All Events

Historical Events on October 19

  • Napoleon

    1812

    Napoleon Bonaparte retreats from Moscow.

  • Italy

    1912

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

  • Germany

    1933

    Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.

  • Korean War

    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.

  • Iran

    1950

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

  • Soviet Union

    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.

  • Cold War

    1960

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

  • Richard Nixon

    1973

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

  • Poland

    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 Deaths on October 19

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