September 19 in History

Historical Events on September 19

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Flavius Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle, emperor Constantine I.
634

Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.
1356

Battle of Poitiers: An English army under the command of Edward, the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures the French king, John II.
1676

Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
1777

American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
1778

The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
1796

George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
1799

French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.
1846

Two French shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette.
1862

American Civil War: Battle of Iuka: Union troops under General William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Sterling Price.
1863

American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.
1864

American Civil War: Third Battle of Winchester: Union troops under General Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley and was not only militarily decisive in that region of Virginia, but also played a role in securing Abraham Lincoln's election in 1864.
1868

La Gloriosa begins in Spain.
1870

Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris begins, which will result on January 28, 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory.
1870

Having invaded the Papal States a week earlier, the Italian Army lays siege to Rome, entering the city the next day, after which the Pope described himself as a Prisoner in the Vatican.
1879

The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
1881

U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting. Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes President upon Garfield's death.
1893

Women's suffrage: In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
1916

During the East African Campaign of World War I, colonial armed forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of General Charles Tombeur captured the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
1939

World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
1940

World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance.
1944

World War II: Battle of Hürtgen Forest between United States and Nazi Germany begins.
1944

Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union is signed, marking the end of the Continuation War.
1946

The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
1952

The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
1957

First American underground nuclear bomb test (part of Operation Plumbbob).
1970

The first Glastonbury Festival is held, at a farm belonging to Michael Eavis.
1970

Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.
1971

Montagnard troops of South Vietnam revolt against the rule of Nguyễn Khánh, killing 70 ethnic Vietnamese soldiers.
1973

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture.
1976

Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Osmaniye, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.
1976

Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object when both independently lose instrumentation and communications as they approach, only to have them restored upon withdrawal.
1978

The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
1982

Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.
1983

Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.
1985

A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
1985

Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.
1989

A terrorist bomb explodes UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing 171.
1995

The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto.
1997

Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria where 53 people are killed.
2006

The Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
2010

The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
2011

Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all time saves leader with 602.
2016

In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.
2017

On the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, a powerful earthquake struck Mexico resulting in 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.

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