October 19 in History

Historical Events on October 19

1812 Napoleon Bonaparte retreats from Moscow.

1912 Italy takes possession of Tripoli, Libya from the Ottoman Empire.

1933 Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.

1950 The People's Republic of China joins the Korean War by sending thousands of troops across the Yalu River to fight United Nations forces.

1950 Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.

1956 The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.

1960 Cold War: The United States government imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.

1973 President Richard Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.

1984 Roman Catholic priest from Poland, Jerzy Popiełuszko, associated with the Solidarity Union, is murdered by three agents of the Polish Communist internal intelligence agency.

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Famous Birthdays on October 19

1851 Empress Myeongseong

1954 Sam Allardyce

1962 Evander Holyfield

1980 José Bautista

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Famous Deaths on October 19

1216 John, King of England

1745 Jonathan Swift

1893 Lucy Stone

1970 Lázaro Cárdenas

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