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 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 103 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 6, 2025 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 488,400 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 ‘dihectahexacontadigon’ day.
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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 151 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 4,655 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 19 Historical Events
- 1356 –Battle of Poitiers: an English army under the command of Edward, the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures the French king, John II.
- 1778 –The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the United States.
- 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.
- 1940 –Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance.
- 1973 –King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture.
- 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.
- 1991 –Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by German tourists.
Who were born on September 19?
- 1811 –Orson Pratt, American religious leader (d. 1881)
- 1908 –Alberto Socarras, Cuban-American flautist (d. 1987)
- 1910 –Margaret Lindsay, American actress (d. 1981)
- 1946 –Brian Henton, English racing driver
- 1963 –Jarvis Cocker, English musician (Pulp)
- 1965 –Alexandra Vandernoot, Belgian actress
- 1970 –Dan Bylsma, American ice hockey player
- 1978 –Nick Johnson, American baseball player
- 1980 –Sara Quin, Canadian musician
- 1984 –Danny Valencia, American baseball player
Who died on September 19?
- 1812 –Mayer Amschel Rothschild, (b. 1744)
- 1843 –Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis, French scientist (b. 1792)
- 1936 –Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician (b. 1860)
- 1949 –George Shiels, Irish dramatist (b. 1886)
- 1972 –Robert Casadesus, French pianist (b. 1899)
- 2000 –Anthony Robert Klitz, British artist (b. 1917)
- 2002 –Duncan Hallas, prominent member of the Trotskyist movement in Great Britain. (b. 1925)
- 2006 –Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (b. 1950)
- 2009 –Eduard Zimmermann, German broadcaster (b. 1929)
- 2011 –Johnny Răducanu, Romanian jazz pianist (b. 1931)
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