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 262nd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 103 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 6, 2023 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,251,360 minutes 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 ‘dihectahexacontadigon’ 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 144 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 3,924 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 19 Historical Events
- 1796 –George Washington’s farewell address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
- 1846 –Two French shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette.
- 1863 –American Civil War: Battle of Chickamauga.
- 1881 –U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting.
- 1939 –World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
- 1959 –Nikita Khrushchev is barred from visiting Disneyland due to security concerns.
- 1970 –Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of Geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.
- 1982 –Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University Bulletin Board System.
- 1990 –Delhi University student Rajiv Goswami attempts Self Immolation during Anti-Reservation agitation in India. Though he survived, his Self Immolation inspired nearly 150 self immolation bids and indirectly led to the Resignation of V P Singh Govt.
- 1995 –The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber’s manifesto.
Who were born on September 19?
- 866 –Leo VI, Byzantine Emperor (d. 912)
- 1947 –Lol Creme, English musician (10cc, Godley & Creme)
- 1952 –Rhys Chatham, American musician, primarily trumpet and guitar, and composer
- 1960 –Mario Batali, American chef and restaurateur
- 1962 –Cheri Oteri, American actress and comedian
- 1968 –Monica Crowley, American author and commentator
- 1973 –Cristiano da Matta, Brazilian racing car driver
- 1976 –Jan Hlaváč, Czech ice hockey player
- 1977 –Akash Chopra, Indian cricketer
- 1990 –Saki Fukuda, Japanese actress
Who died on September 19?
- 1710 –Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer (b. 1644)
- 1868 –William Sprague, American minister and politician (b. 1809)
- 1936 –Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician (b. 1860)
- 1944 –Guy Gibson, British aviator, awarded Victoria Cross (b. 1918)
- 1955 –John D. Dingell, Sr., U.S. Congressman from Michigan (b. 1894)
- 1969 –Rex Ingram, American actor (b. 1895)
- 1990 –Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1910)
- 1995 –Orville Redenbacher, American botanist and businessman (b. 1907)
- 1997 –Jack May, American voice actor (b. 1922)
- 2009 –Eduard Zimmermann, German broadcaster (b. 1929)
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