September 19th, 1808

Born on September 19th, 1808

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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, 2022

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.

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

Born on September 19th, 1808

57

Claude Paris

French composer

*September 19th, 1808, Lyon †July 25th, 1866, Paris

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63

Ehrenreich Eichholz

German journalist

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

37

Peter Vack

American actor

*September 19th, 1986, West Village

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

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

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

77

Vicente López Portaña

Spanish painter (1772-1850)

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

20

Tanya Hemanth

Badminton player

*September 19th, 2003, Mysore

72

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre

French mathematician and astronomer

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

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

88

Adam West

American actor (1928–2017)

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

49

Victoria Silvstedt

Swedish model, actress, singer, and television personality

*September 19th, 1974, Skellefteå Sankt Olov Parish

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

93

James Lipton

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

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

45

Ramin Karimloo

Iranian-Canadian actor, singer and composer

*September 19th, 1978, Tehran

57

Claudia Schmutzler

German actress

*September 19th, 1966, Dresden

91

Lajos Kossuth

Hungarian politician

*September 19th, 1802, Monok †March 20th, 1894, Turin

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66

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

*December 29th, 1808, Raleigh †July 31st, 1875, Elizabethton

64

Napoleon III

President and Emperor of the French (1808–1873)

*April 20th, 1808, Paris †January 9th, 1873, Chislehurst

62

Michael William Balfe

Irish composer

*May 15th, 1808, Dublin †October 20th, 1870, Hertfordshire

79

Alexander William Doniphan

American politician and soldier (1808-1887)

*July 9th, 1808, Mason County †August 8th, 1887

46

Gérard de Nerval

French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

*May 22nd, 1808, Paris †January 26th, 1855, Paris

37

Henrik Wergeland

Norwegian writer (1808–1845)

*June 17th, 1808, Kristiansand Municipality †July 12th, 1845, Christiania

81

Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865

*June 3rd, 1808, Fairview †December 6th, 1889, New Orleans

74

Abdelkader El Djezairi

Algerian religious and military leader (1808–1883)

*September 6th, 1808, Guittena †May 26th, 1883, Damascus

68

Antoine Elwart

French composer (1808-1877)

*November 19th, 1808, Paris †October 14th, 1877, 18th arrondissement of Paris

85

Charles Merivale

English historian and churchman (1808-1893)

*March 8th, 1808, London †December 27th, 1893, Ely

56

Hugh Falconer

Scottish scientist (1808–1865)

*February 29th, 1808, Forres †January 31st, 1865, London

85

Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta

Third President of the French Republic (1808–1893)

*May 13th, 1808, Sully †October 16th, 1893, Montcresson

70

Honoré Daumier

French artist (1808–1879)

*February 26th, 1808, Marseille †February 10th, 1879, Valmondois

74

Philipp Christoph Zeller

German entomologist (1808–1883)

*April 8th, 1808, Steinheim an der Murr †March 27th, 1883, Szczecin

83

Thomas Cook

English founder of the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son

*November 22nd, 1808, Derbyshire †July 18th, 1892, Leicester

65

Salmon P. Chase

American politician and lawyer (1808–1873)

*January 13th, 1808, Cornish †May 7th, 1873, New York City

34

José de Espronceda

Spanish poet (1808-1842)

*March 25th, 1808, Almendralejo †May 23rd, 1842, Madrid

63

Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso

Italian noblewoman, patriot, editor and philantropist

*June 28th, 1808, Milan †July 5th, 1871, Milan

28

Maria Malibran

Spanish opera singer (1808–1836)

*March 24th, 1808, Paris †September 23rd, 1836, Manchester

62

Johann Andreas Schubert

German railway pioneer

*March 19th, 1808, Wernesgrün †October 6th, 1870, Dresden

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Leap year

Yes: 1808 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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