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June 19 in History
Historical Events on June 19
1846
The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired.
1862
The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
1903
Benito Mussolini, then a radical Socialist, arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
1943
The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.
1944
World War II: First day of the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
1961
Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
1987
Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.
1988
Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.
2012
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army.
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Famous Birthdays on June 19
1861
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
1861
José Rizal
1945
Aung San Suu Kyi
1964
Boris Johnson
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Famous Deaths on June 19
1867
Maximilian I of Mexico
1937
J. M. Barrie
1984
Lee Krasner
2013
James Gandolfini
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