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June 19
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{{PAGENAME}} is the 170th day of the year (171st in
leap years) in the
Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining.
Events
*
1179 - The
Norway Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside
Nidaros.
Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.
*
1269 - King
Louis IX of France orders all
Jews found in public without an identifying
yellow badge to be fined ten
livres of
silver.
*
1306 - The
Earl of Pembroke's defeat
Robert the Bruce Bruce's Scottish army at the
Battle of Methven.
*
1767 -
Jean Chastel killed the
Beast of Gévaudan.
*
1770 -
Emanuel Swedenborg reports the completion of the
Second Coming of Christ in his work ''True Christian Religion''
*
1816 -
Battle of Seven Oaks (1816) Battle of Seven Oaks between Northwest Company and Hudson Bay Company, near
Winnipeg,
Manitoba,
Canada
*
1821 - Decisive defeat of the
Philikà EtaireÃa by the
Ottoman Empire Ottomans at
Drăgăşani (in
Wallachia).
*
1846 - First
history of baseball baseball game under recognizable modern rules in
Hoboken, New Jersey,
United States.
*
1860 -
Louise of Orange-Nassau marries King
Charles XV of Sweden Charles XV of
Sweden-Norway.
*
1862 -
U.S. Congress prohibits
slavery in United States territories, nullifying the
Dred Scott Case.
*
1865 - Over two years after the
Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in
Galveston, Texas,
United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is henceforth unofficially celebrated as
Juneteenth.
*
1867 -
Maximilian I of Mexico Maximilian I of the
Mexican Empire is
capital punishment executed by a
Execution by firing squad firing squad in
Querétaro, Querétaro.
*
1870 - After all of the
Confederate States of America Southern States are formally readmitted to the
United States of America, the Confederate States of America (AKA the CSA) ceases to exist.
*
1912 - The
Eight-hour day eight-hour work day is established in the
United States.
*
1934 - The
Communications Act of 1934 establishes the
United States U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
*
1943 -
Race riots occur in
Beaumont, Texas.
*
1944 - The
Battle of the Philippine Sea takes place.
*
1949 -
NASCAR sanctions the first
Stock car racing "strictly stock" race, which will evolve into the modern
Nextel Cup.
Jim Roper wins the event.
*
1950 - The first commercial
drag strip, the
Santa Ana Drags, begins at
John Wayne Airport Orange County Airport at
Santa Ana, California Santa Ana, in Southern
California, United States. Admission wss 50 cents; or 75 cents if the ticket holder wanted to watch the mechanics work.
*
1954 - The last regular-service
streetcar operated by
Twin City Rapid Transit runs in
Minneapolis, United States.
* 1954 - The animated
Bugs Bunny short ''
Devil May Hare'' debuts in theaters, introducing
The Tasmanian Devil.
*
1961 -
Kuwait declares independence from the
United Kingdom.
*
1970 - The
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is signed.
*
1976 - King
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden marries
Silvia Sommerlath.
*
1978 - First appearance of the
comic strip ''
Garfield''.
*
1999 -
Turin, Italy Turin,
Italy, is picked as the host city of the
2006 Winter Olympics.
* 1999 - Author
Stephen King is struck by a minivan in a hit-and-run accident.
*
2000 -
Datapoint, the company that commissioned the
Intel 8008 microprocessor, sells its European operations and changes its name to Dynacore.
Births
*
1301 -
Prince Morikuni, Japanese shogun (d.
1333)
*
1507 -
Annibale Caro, Italian poet (d.
1566)
*
1566 - King
James I of England James I of England and VI of Scotland (d.
1625)
*
1606 -
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (d.
1649)
*
1623 -
Blaise Pascal, French mathematician and philosopher (d.
1662)
*
1633 -
Philipp van Limborch, Dutch protestant theologian (d.
1712)
*
1764 -
José Gervasio Artigas, father of Uruguay (d.
1850)
*
1771 -
Joseph Gergonne, French mathematician, logician
*
1792 -
Gustav Schwab, German author (d.
1850)
*
1834 -
Charles Spurgeon, English preacher (d.
1892)
*
1846 -
Antonio Abetti, Italian astronomer (d.
1928)
*
1861 -
Douglas Haig, British soldier (d.
1928)
* 1861 -
José Rizal, Filipino poet and national hero (d.
1896)
*
1865 -
Dame May Whitty, English entertainer (d.
1948)
*
1874 -
Peder Oluf Pedersen, Danish engineer and physicist (d.
1941)
*
1896 -
Wallis Simpson,
Duchess of Windsor (d.
1986)
*
1897 -
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist,
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize laureate (d.
1967)
* 1897 -
Moe Howard, American actor and comedian (d.
1975)
*
1898 -
James Joseph Sweeney, American Catholic prelate (d.
1968)
*
1902 -
Guy Lombardo, Canadian bandleader (d.
1977)
*
1903 -
Lou Gehrig, baseball player (d.
1941)
* 1903 -
Wally Hammond, English cricketer (d.
1965)
*
1906 -
Ernst Boris Chain, German-born biochemist, recipient of the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d.
1979)
*
1907 -
Clarence Wiseman, the 10th General of
The Salvation Army (d.
1985)
*
1910 -
Paul Flory, American chemist,
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize laureate (d.
1985)
*
1914 -
Alan Cranston, American politician (d.
2000)
*
1915 -
Julius Schwartz, American editor and agent
*
1922 -
Aage Niels Bohr, Danish physicist,
Nobel Prize laureate
*
1928 -
Nancy Marchand, American actress (d.
2000)
* 1928 -
Barry Took, British comedy writer and broadcaster (d.
2002)
*
1930 -
Gena Rowlands, American actress
*
1932 -
Pier Angeli, Italian-born actress (d.
1972)
*
1933 -
Viktor Patsayev, cosmonaut
*
1935 -
John Spencer (snooker player) John Spencer, English snooker player
*
1938 -
Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (d.
2002)
*
1945 -
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize
* 1945 -
Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician
*
1947 -
Salman Rushdie, Indian author
*
1948 -
Phylicia Rashad, American actress
* 1948 -
Nick Drake, British guitarist
*
1951 -
Ann Wilson, American singer
*
1954 -
Kathleen Turner, American actress
*
1957 -
Anna Lindh, Swedish politician (d.
2003)
*
1960 -
Luke Morley, British guitarist and songwriter
*
1963 -
Paula Abdul, American singer
* 1963 -
Rory Underwood, English rugby player
*
1964 -
Boris Johnson, British politician and journalist
*
1966 -
Joichi Ito, Japanese Activist and Entrepreneur
*
1967 -
Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier
*
1968 -
Alastair Lynch, Australian footballer
*
1970 -
Quincy Watts, American athlete
* 1970 -
Rahul Gandhi, Indian Politician
* 1970 -
Brian Welch, American guitarist (formerly of
Korn KoЯn)
*
1972 -
Brian McBride, American soccer player
*1972 -
Poppy Montgomery, Australian actress (claims
1975 as her birth year)
*
1974 -
Joshua John Fanene, American artist
*
1976 -
Bryan Hughes, English footballer
*
1977 -
Peter Warrick, American football player
*
1978 -
Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player
*
1979 -
John Duddy (boxer) John Duddy, Northern Irish boxer
*
1982 -
David Pollack, American football player
Deaths
*
1312 -
Piers Gaveston, French favorite of
Edward II of England
*
1542 -
Leo Jud, Swiss reformer (b.
1482)
*
1584 -
François, Duke of Anjou (b.
1555)
*
1608 -
Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b.
1551)
*
1650 -
Matthäus Merian, Swiss engraver (b.
1593)
*
1692 -
Rebecca Nurse, accused American witch (hanged)
*
1747 -
Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer (b.
1669)
*
1762 -
Johann Ernst Eberlin, German composer (b.
1702)
*
1768 -
Benjamin Tasker, provincial Governor of Maryland (b.
1690)
*
1805 -
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (b.
1724)
*
1820 -
Joseph Banks, English naturalist and botanist (b.
1743)
*
1844 -
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist (b.
1772)
*
1902 - King
Albert of Saxony (b.
1828)
*
1921 -
Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet (b.
1888)
*
1937 -
J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (b.
1860)
*
1939 -
Grace Abbott, American social worker and activist (b.
1878)
*
1953 -
Julius Rosenberg, American spy (executed) (b.
1918)
* 1953 -
Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (executed) (b.
1915)
*
1966 -
Ed Wynn, American actor (b.
1886)
*
1968 -
James Joseph Sweeney, American Catholic prelate (b.
1898)
*
1975 -
Sam Giancana, gangster (b.
1908)
*
1977 -
Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist (b.
1933)
* 1977 - Lady
Olave Baden-Powell, English Chief Girl Guide (b.
1889)
*
1979 -
Paul Popenoe, American eugenicist (b.
1888)
*
1993 -
William Golding, English writer,
Nobel Prize in Literature Nobel Prize laureate (b.
1911)
*
1996 -
G. David Schine, American businessman (b.
1927)
*
2003 -
Laura Sadler, English actress (b.
1980)
Holidays and observances
*
Juneteenth – celebrates the
Emancipation Proclamation
External links
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BBC: On This Day
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June 18 -
June 20 -
May 19 -
July 19 –
historical anniversaries listing of all days
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ar:19 يونيو
an:19 de chunio
ast:19 de xunu
bg:19 юни
be:19 чÑ?рвенÑ?
bs:19. juni
ca:19 de juny
ceb:Hunyo 19
cv:Çĕртме, 19
co:19 di ghjugnu
cs:19. Ä?erven
cy:19 Mehefin
da:19. juni
de:19. Juni
et:19. juuni
el:19 Ιουνίου
es:19 de junio
eo:19-a de junio
eu:Ekainaren 19
fo:19. juni
fr:19 juin
fy:19 juny
ga:19 Meitheamh
gl:19 de xuño
ko:6ì›” 19ì?¼
hr:19. lipnja
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id:19 Juni
ia:19 de junio
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jv:19 Juni
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ka:19 ივნისი
csb:19 czerwińca
ku:19'ê pûşperê
la:19 Iunii
lt:Birželio 19
lb:19. Juni
hu:Június 19
mk:19 јуни
ml:ജൂണ�� 19
ms:19 Jun
mn:06 Ñ?арын 19
nap:19 'e giùgno
nl:19 juni
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nn:19. juni
oc:19 de junh
pl:19 czerwca
pt:19 de Junho
ro:19 iunie
ru:19 июнÑ?
se:Geassemánu 19.
sq:19 Qershor
scn:19 di giugnu
simple:June 19
sk:19. jún
sl:19. junij
sr:19. јун
fi:19. kesäkuuta
sv:19 juni
tl:Hunyo 19
tt:19. Yün
te:జూన� 19
th:19 มิถุนายน
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