September 19th, 1776

Born on September 19th, 1776

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 90,000 days old!

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What happened on September 19th?

September 19th, 2011

Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career leader in saves.

September 19th, 1995

Industrial Society and Its Future, the manifesto of American domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, was published in The Washington Post almost three months after it was submitted.

September 19th, 1991

Ötzi, a well-preserved natural mummy of a man dating from about 3300 BC, was discovered by two German tourists in the Alps.

September 19th, 1985

An earthquake registering Mw 8.0 struck Mexico City, killing at least 9,000 people and leaving up to 100,000 homeless.

September 19th, 1970

The first Glastonbury Festival was held at Michael Eavis's farm in Glastonbury, England.

September 19th, 1950

Korean War: A North Korean attack was repelled by Allied forces at the Battle of Nam River.

September 19th, 1944

World War II: Finland, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom signed the Moscow Armistice to end the Continuation War.

September 19th, 1940

World War II: Polish resistance leader Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be captured by German forces and sent to Auschwitz to gather intelligence.

September 19th, 1893

New Zealand became the first country to introduce universal suffrage following the women's suffrage movement led by Kate Sheppard.

September 19th, 1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga began in northwestern Georgia and would end in the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater.

September 19th, 1846

Near La Salette-Fallavaux in southeastern France, shepherd children Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud reported a Marian apparition, now known as Our Lady of La Salette (statue pictured).

September 19th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British troops engaged American forces at the first Battle of Saratoga in New York.

September 19th, 1692

Salem witch trials: Giles Corey was crushed to death for refusing to enter a plea to charges of witchcraft, reportedly asking officials for "more weight".

September 19th, 1356

Hundred Years' War: English forces led by Edward the Black Prince decisively won the Battle of Poitiers and captured John II of France.

September 19th, 2023

Chinese authorities cancelled a run of performances of The Mongol Khan, the first Mongolian play to be performed internationally, forty minutes before its planned premiere in Hohhot.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 19th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 19th?

77

Vicente López Portaña

Spanish painter (1772-1850)

*September 19th, 1772, Valencia †July 22nd, 1850, Madrid

37

Peter Vack

American actor

*September 19th, 1986, West Village

72

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre

French mathematician and astronomer

*September 19th, 1749, Amiens †August 19th, 1822, Paris

87

Hermann Heimpel

German medievalist and historian (1901-1988)

*September 19th, 1901, Munich †December 23rd, 1988, Göttingen

90

David McCallum

Scottish actor (1933-2023)

*September 19th, 1933, Maryhill †September 25th, 2023, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

63

Ehrenreich Eichholz

German journalist

*September 19th, 1807, Berlin †January 14th, 1871, Hanover

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

20

Tanya Hemanth

Badminton player

*September 19th, 2003, Mysore

83

Paul Williams

American composer, singer, songwriter and actor

*September 19th, 1940, Omaha

89

Giuseppe Saragat

5th President of Italy (1898-1988)

*September 19th, 1898, Turin †June 11th, 1988, Rome

49

Victoria Silvstedt

Swedish model, actress, singer, and television personality

*September 19th, 1974, Skellefteå Sankt Olov Parish

88

Adam West

American actor (1928–2017)

*September 19th, 1928, Walla Walla †June 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

96

Rosemary Harris

English-American actress and narrator

*September 19th, 1927, Suffolk

32

Cass Elliot

American singer (1941–1974)

*September 19th, 1941, Baltimore †July 29th, 1974, Mayfair

68

Rex Smith

American actor and singer

*September 19th, 1955, Jacksonville

52

Sanaa Lathan

American actress

*September 19th, 1971, New York City

45

Ramin Karimloo

Iranian-Canadian actor, singer and composer

*September 19th, 1978, Tehran

57

Claudia Schmutzler

German actress

*September 19th, 1966, Dresden

93

James Lipton

Poet, talk show host, writer, teacher (1926-2020)

*September 19th, 1926, Detroit †March 2nd, 2020, Manhattan

75

Jeremy Irons

British actor (born 1948)

*September 19th, 1948, Cowes

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55

Sophie Germain

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)

*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, Paris

79

Amedeo Avogadro

Italian scientist

*August 9th, 1776, Turin †July 9th, 1856, Turin

46

E. T. A. Hoffmann

German Romantic author (1776-1822)

*January 24th, 1776, Königsberg †June 25th, 1822, Berlin

54

Barthold Georg Niebuhr

Danish-German statesman and historian (1776–1831)

*August 27th, 1776, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 1831, Bonn

60

John Constable

English painter (1776-1837)

*June 11th, 1776, East Bergholt †March 31st, 1837, Charlotte Street

248

Vani Hari

American blogger

*March 22nd, 1776, Charlotte

33

Johann Wilhelm Ritter

German chemist, physicist and philosopher

*December 16th, 1776, Zamienice †January 23rd, 1810, Munich

70

Henri Dutrochet

French physician (1776-1847)

*November 14th, 1776, Poitou †February 4th, 1847, Paris

76

Mary Anne Clarke

English courtesan and diarist

*April 3rd, 1776, London †June 21st, 1852, Paris

90

George Thomas Smart

English musician (1776-1867)

*May 10th, 1776, London †February 23rd, 1867, London

84

Christian Friedrich Brendel

German miner (1776-1861)

*December 26th, 1776, Neustädtel †November 20th, 1861, Freiberg

34

Nikolay Kamensky

Russian officer

*December 27th, 1776, Russian Empire †May 4th, 1811, Odesa

76

Bernardino Drovetti

Italian diplomat, explorer and scholar

*January 4th, 1776, Barbania †March 9th, 1852, Turin

74

Jean-Pierre Boyer

2nd President of Haiti (1776-1850)

*February 15th, 1776, Port-au-Prince †July 9th, 1850, Paris

65

Eusebio Bardají y Azara

Prime Minister of Spain (1776-1842)

*December 19th, 1776, Graus †March 7th, 1842, Huete

94

Landgravine Auguste of Hesse-Homburg

Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1776-1871)

*November 28th, 1776, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †April 1st, 1871, Ludwigslust

66

Johann Diederich Gries

German poet and translator

*February 7th, 1776, Hamburg †February 9th, 1842, Hamburg

62

Mariano Lagasca

Spanish doctor, writer and botanist (1776-1839)

*October 4th, 1776, Encinacorba †June 23rd, 1839, Barcelona

71

John Walter

British newspaperman and politician (1776-1847)

*February 23rd, 1776, London †July 28th, 1847, London

58

Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy

German banker; father of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy

*December 10th, 1776, Berlin †November 19th, 1835, Berlin

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Leap year

Yes: 1776 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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