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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