What happened this day in history September 19

What are the important events that happened on September 19? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 19: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 19 is the 263rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 103 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 6, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 479,640 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectahexacontatrigon’ day.

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 132 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,290 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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September 19 Historical Events

  • 1692
    Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead in the Salem witch trials.
  • 1870
    Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris begins, which will result on January 28, 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory.
  • 1944
    Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union is signed. (End of the Continuation War).
  • 1973
    King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture.
  • 1976
    Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object when both independently lose instrumentation and communications as they approach, only to have them restored upon withdrawal.
  • 1978
    The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
  • 1982
    Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University Bulletin Board System.
  • 1983
    Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.
  • 1985
    A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
  • 1985
    Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.

Who were born on September 19?

  • 1887
    Lovie Austin, American jazz pianist (d. 1972)
  • 1907
    Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr., American Supreme Court Justice (d. 1998)
  • 1922
    Damon Knight, American writer (d. 2002)
  • 1933
    Gilles Archambault, Canadian novelist
  • 1941
    “Mama” Cass Elliot, American musician (d. 1974)
  • 1956
    Charlie Reliford, American baseball umpire
  • 1962
    Cheri Oteri, American actress and comedian
  • 1969
    Tapio Wilska, Finnish singer
  • 1976
    Raja Bell, American basketball player
  • 1983
    Eamon, American pop singer

Who died on September 19?

  • 1668
    William Waller, English soldier
  • 1906
    Maria Georgina Grey, British writer and founder of the Girls’ Day School Trust (b. 1816)
  • 1935
    Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky, Russian rocket scientist (b. 1857)
  • 1967
    Monica Proietti, Canadian criminal (b. 1940)
  • 1973
    Gram Parsons, American musician (b. 1946)
  • 1995
    Orville Redenbacher, American botanist and businessman (b. 1907)
  • 1997
    Rich Mullins, American singer (b. 1955)
  • 2000
    Anthony Robert Klitz, British artist (b. 1917)
  • 2004
    Skeeter Davis, American singer (b. 1931)
  • 2009
    Roc Raida, Turntablist (b. 1972)

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