# What happened on September 19 in history?

**Date:** September 19  
**Events recorded:** 49  
**Years spanned:** 96 – 2023  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/september/19/

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## Featured Event

**2022** — A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Michoac%C3%A1n_earthquake)

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## Events on this date

- **96** — Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_96))
- **634** — Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Damascus_(634)))
- **1356** — Battle of Poitiers: An English army under the command of Edward the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures King John II. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poitiers))
- **1410** — End of the Siege of Marienburg: The State of the Teutonic Order repulses the joint Polish—Lithuanian forces. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Marienburg_(1410)))
- **1676** — Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown%2C_Virginia))
- **1777** — American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War))
- **1778** — The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Congress))
- **1796** — George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington's_Farewell_Address))
- **1799** — French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Wars))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_apparition))
- **1852** — Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annibale_de_Gasparis))
- **1862** — American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War))
- **1863** — American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chickamauga))
- **1864** — American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Winchester))
- **1868** — La Gloriosa begins in Spain. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution_(Spain)))
- **1870** — Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city held out for over four months before surrendering. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War))
- **1893** — In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_suffrage_in_New_Zealand))
- **1902** — A stampede at Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, leads to the death of 115 attendees. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiloh_Baptist_Church_stampede))
- **1916** — World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I))
- **1939** — World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1940** — World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki))
- **1944** — World War II: The Battle of Hürtgen Forest begins. It will become the second-longest individual battle that the U.S. Army has ever fought. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_H%C3%BCrtgen_Forest))
- **1944** — World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed, which officially ended the Continuation War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Armistice))
- **1946** — The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Europe))
- **1950** — Korean War: An attack by North Korean forces was repelled at the Battle of Nam River. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War))
- **1960** — Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign the Indus Waters Treaty for the control and management of the Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru))
- **1970** — Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Eavis))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostas_Georgakis))
- **1976** — Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines_Flight_452))
- **1976** — Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Tehran_UFO_incident))
- **1978** — The Solomon Islands join the United Nations. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands))
- **1982** — Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Fahlman))
- **1983** — Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis))
- **1985** — A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Mexico_City_earthquake))
- **1985** — Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipper_Gore))
- **1989** — A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTA_Flight_772))
- **1991** — Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi))
- **1995** — The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber Manifesto. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Society_and_Its_Future))
- **1997** — The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelb_El-Kebir_massacre))
- **2006** — The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Thai_coup_d'%C3%A9tat))
- **2008** — A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learjet_60))
- **2010** — The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill))
- **2011** — Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Rivera))
- **2016** — In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_New_York_and_New_Jersey_bombings))
- **2017** — The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Puebla_earthquake))
- **2021** — The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbre_Vieja))
- **2022** — The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Elizabeth_II))
- **2022** — A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Michoac%C3%A1n_earthquake))
- **2023** — Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan))

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## Notable births on September 19

- **1999** — **Precious Achiuwa** — Nigerian basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_Achiuwa))
- **1998** — **Nolan Patrick** — Canadian ice hockey player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_Patrick))
- **1998** — **Trae Young** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trae_Young))
- **1996** — **Brandon Clarke** — Canadian-American basketball player (died 2026) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Clarke))
- **1996** — **Dejounte Murray** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejounte_Murray))
- **1996** — **Chris Silva** — Gabonese basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Silva))
- **1995** — **Brent Faiyaz** — American singer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Faiyaz))
- **1995** — **Rachel Sennott** — American actress ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Sennott))
- **1993** — **Pi'erre Bourne** — American record producer and rapper ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi'erre_Bourne))
- **1992** — **Jiro Kuroshio** — Japanese wrestler ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiro_Kuroshio))

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## Notable deaths on September 19

- **2021** — **John Challis** — English actor (born 1942) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Challis))
- **2021** — **Jimmy Greaves** — English footballer (born 1940) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Greaves))
- **2021** — **Dinky Soliman** — Filipino politician, 23rd Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (born 1953) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinky_Soliman))
- **2020** — **John Turner** — Canadian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1929) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Turner))
- **2019** — **Zine El Abidine Ben Ali** — Tunisian soldier, politician, 2nd President of Tunisia  (born 1936) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine_El_Abidine_Ben_Ali))
- **2018** — **Arthur Mitchell** — American ballet dancer & choreographer (born 1934) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Mitchell_(dancer)))
- **2018** — **Bernard "Bunny" Carr** — Irish TV presenter (born 1927) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Carr))
- **2017** — **Leonid Kharitonov** — Russian bass-baritone (born 1933) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Kharitonov_(singer)))
- **2015** — **Jackie Collins** — English novelist (born 1937) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Collins))
- **2015** — **Todd Ewen** — Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1966) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Ewen))

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