September 19 in History

49 events 96 – 2023

September 19 spans 49 recorded events across recorded history — from 96 – 2023. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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

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

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The 2022 Michoacán earthquake occurred on 19 September 2022, at 13:05:06 local time, with its epicentre 35 km southwest of the town of Aquila.

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The earthquake had a maximum intensity of VIII on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale, indicating severe shaking.

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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the earthquake's magnitude as 7.6–7.7 and its depth as 26.9 km.

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At least 35 people were injured across several states, in addition to the two people killed by the earthquake.

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A magnitude 6.8 aftershock struck on 22 September, causing three more deaths and further damage in the region.


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.
AD 96 (XCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valens and Vetus. The denomination AD 96 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
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96
Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.
Part of the Muslim Conquest of Syria
The siege of Damascus (634) lasted from 21 August to 19 September 634 before the city fell to the Rashidun Caliphate. Damascus was the first major city of the Eastern Roman Empire to fall in the Muslim conquest of Syria.
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634
Battle of Poitiers: An English army under the command of Edward the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures King John II.
1356 battle of the Hundred Years' War
The Battle of Poitiers was fought on 19 September 1356, during the Hundred Years' War, between a French army commanded by King John II and an Anglo-Gascon force under Edward, the Black Prince. It took place in western France, 5 miles (8 km) south of Poitiers, when approximately 14,000 to 16,000 French attacked a strong defensive position held by 6,000 Anglo-Gascons.
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1356
End of the Siege of Marienburg: The State of the Teutonic Order repulses the joint Polish—Lithuanian forces.
Part of the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War
The siege of Marienburg was an unsuccessful two-month siege of the castle in Marienburg (Malbork), the capital of the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights. The joint Polish and Lithuanian forces, under command of King Władysław II Jagiełło and Grand Duke Vytautas, besieged the castle between 26 July and 19 September 1410 in a bid for complete conquest of Prussia after the great victory in the Battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg). However, the castle withstood the siege and the Knights conceded only to minor territorial losses in the Peace of Thorn (1411). Marienburg defender Heinrich von Plauen is credited as the savior of the Knights from complete annihilation.
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1410
Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
Town and fort established in the Virginia Colony
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of present-day Williamsburg. It was established by the London Company as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 O.S., and considered permanent, after a brief abandonment in 1610. It followed failed attempts, including the Roanoke Colony, established in 1585. Despite the dispatch of more supplies, only 60 of the original 214 settlers survived the 1609–1610 Starving Time. In mid-1610, the survivors abandoned Jamestown, though they returned after meeting a resupply convoy in the James River.
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1676
American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
1775–1783 conflict in North America
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The war's outcome seemed uncertain for most of the war, but Washington and the Continental Army's decisive victory in the Siege of Yorktown in 1781 led King George III and the Kingdom of Great Britain to negotiate an end to the war. In 1783, in the Treaty of Paris, the British monarchy acknowledged the independence of the Thirteen Colonies, leading to the establishment of the United States as an independent and sovereign nation.
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1777
The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
Convention of delegates that became the governing body of the United States (1774–1789)
The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, who acted as the Provisional Government for the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain in North America, and the newly declared United States before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War. The Continental Congress refers to both the First and Second Congresses of 1774–1781 and at the time, also described the Congress of the Confederation of 1781–1789. The Confederation Congress operated as the first federal government until being replaced following ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Until 1785, the Congress met predominantly at what is today Independence Hall in Philadelphia, though it was relocated temporarily on several occasions during the Revolutionary War and the fall of Philadelphia.
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1778
George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
1796 letter by George Washington
Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by President George Washington as a valedictory to "friends and fellow-citizens" after 20 years of public service to the United States. He wrote it near the end of the second term of his presidency before retiring to his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia.
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1796
French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.
1792–1802 wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and several other countries. The wars are divided into two periods: the War of the First Coalition (1792–1797) and the War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802). Initially confined to Europe, the fighting gradually assumed a global dimension. After a decade of constant warfare and aggressive diplomacy, France had conquered territories in the Italian peninsula, the Low Countries, and the Rhineland with its very large and powerful military which had been totally mobilized for war against most of Europe with mass conscription of the vast French population. French success in these conflicts ensured military occupation and the spread of revolutionary principles over much of Europe.
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1799
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.
Supernatural appearance by Mary, mother of Jesus
A Marian apparition is a reported supernatural appearance of Mary, the mother of Jesus. While sometimes described as a type of vision, apparitions are generally regarded as external manifestations, whereas visions are more often understood as internal, spiritual experiences. Throughout history, both Marian apparitions and visions have been associated with religious messages, devotional practices, and pilgrimage traditions.
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1846
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What happened on September 19?

A featured event on this date is 2022: A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán. This page also lists 49 events from other years on the same day.

Why is September 19 remembered in history?

September 19 brings together events, births, and deaths across many eras, which makes it useful for seeing how one calendar date connects different historical turning points.

Who was born on September 19?

Notable birthdays on this date include Precious Achiuwa, Nolan Patrick, Trae Young.

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Who died on September 19?

Notable deaths on this date include John Challis, Jimmy Greaves, Dinky Soliman.

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What happened on September 19 in history?

On September 19, one notable event in history was 2022: A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán..

This date currently highlights 49 recorded events on thisDay.info, spanning 96 – 2023.

DateSeptember 19
Featured year2022
LocationMexico
Events listed49

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