June 19
is the 170th day of the year (171st in
leap years) in the
Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining.
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1179 - The
Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside
Nidaros.
Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.
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1269 - King
Louis IX of France orders all
Jews found in public without an identifying
yellow badge to be fined ten
livres of
silver.
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1306 - The
Earl of Pembroke's defeat
Bruce's
Scottish army at the
Battle of Methven.
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1770 -
Emanuel Swedenborg reports the completion of the
Second Coming of Christ in his work
True Christian Religion.
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1807 -
Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the
Ottoman fleet in the
Battle of Athos.
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1816 -
Battle of Seven Oaks between
Northwest Company and
Hudson Bay Company, near
Winnipeg,
Manitoba,
Canada.
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1821 - Decisive defeat of the
Philikí Etaireía by the
Ottomans at
Drăgăşani (in
Wallachia).
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1846 - The first
baseball game under recognizable modern rules is played in
Hoboken, New Jersey,
United States.
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1860 -
Louise of Orange-Nassau marries King
Charles XV of
Sweden-Norway.
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1862 -
U.S. Congress prohibits
slavery in
United States territories, nullifying the
Dred Scott Case.
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1865 - Over two years after the
Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in
Galveston, Texas,
United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is henceforth unofficially celebrated as
Juneteenth.
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1867 -
Maximilian I of the
Mexican Empire is
executed by a
firing squad in
Querétaro, Querétaro.
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1870 - After all of the
Southern States are formally readmitted to the
United States of America, the
Confederate States of America (AKA the
CSA) ceases to exist.
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1885 - The
Statue Of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor as a symbol of
Franco-American friendship.
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1912 - The
eight-hour work day is established in the
United States.
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1934 - The
Communications Act of 1934 establishes the
U.S. Federal Communications Commission (
FCC).
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1938 - defeats 4-2 during the
1938 FIFA World Cup to become the first national team to defend a title.
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1939 -
Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with
"Lou Gehrig's disease" on his 36th
birthday.
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1943 -
Race riots occur in
Beaumont, Texas.
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1944 - The
Battle of the Philippine Sea takes place.
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1949 -
NASCAR sanctions the first
"strictly stock" race, which will evolve into the modern
Nextel Cup.
Jim Roper wins the event.
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1961 -
Kuwait declares independence from the
United Kingdom.
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1970 - The
Patent Cooperation Treaty (
PCT) is signed.
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1976 - King
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden marries
Silvia Sommerlath.
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1978 - First
comic strip of
Garfield is published.
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1301 -
Prince Morikuni, Japanese shogun (d.
1333)
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1507 -
Annibale Caro, Italian poet (d.
1566)
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1566 - King
James I of England and VI of Scotland (d.
1625)
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1606 -
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (d.
1649)
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1623 -
Blaise Pascal, French mathematician and philosopher (d.
1662)
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1633 -
Philipp van Limborch, Dutch protestant theologian (d.
1712)
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1717 -
Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (d.
1757)
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1764 -
José Gervasio Artigas, father of Uruguay (d.
1850)
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1771 -
Joseph Gergonne, French mathematician
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1792 -
Gustav Schwab, German author (d.
1850)
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1815 -
Cornelius Krieghoff, Canadian painter (d.
1872)
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1816 -
William Henry Webb, American industrialist (d.
1899)
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1834 -
Charles Spurgeon, English preacher (d.
1892)
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1846 -
Antonio Abetti, Italian astronomer (d.
1928)
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1861 -
Douglas Haig, British soldier (d.
1928)
* 1861 -
José Rizal, Filipino poet and national hero (d.
1896)
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1865 -
Dame May Whitty, English entertainer (d.
1948)
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1874 -
Peder Oluf Pedersen, Danish engineer (d.
1941)
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1877 -
Charles Coburn, American actor (d.
1961)
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1896 -
Wallis Simpson,
Duchess of Windsor (d.
1986)
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1897 -
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist,
Nobel laureate (d.
1967)
* 1897 -
Moe Howard, American actor (d.
1975)
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1898 -
James Joseph Sweeney, American Catholic prelate (d.
1968)
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1902 -
Guy Lombardo, Canadian bandleader (d.
1977)
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1903 -
Lou Gehrig, baseball player (d.
1941)
* 1903 -
Wally Hammond, English cricketer (d.
1965)
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1905 -
Mildred Natwick, American actress (d.
1994)
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1906 -
Ernst Boris Chain, German-born biochemist,
Nobel laureate (d.
1979)
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1907 -
Clarence Wiseman, 10th General of
The Salvation Army (d.
1985)
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1910 -
Paul Flory, American chemist,
Nobel laureate (d.
1985)
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1912 -
Don Gutteridge, baseball player
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1914 -
Alan Cranston, American politician (d.
2000)
* 1914 -
Lester Flatt, American musician (d.
1979)
* 1914 -
Anthony Bloom, Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church
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1915 -
Julius Schwartz, American editor and agent
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1919 -
Pauline Kael, American movie critic (d.
2001)
* 1919 -
Louis Jourdan, French actor
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1922 -
Aage Niels Bohr, Danish physicist,
Nobel Prize laureate
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1924 -
Leo Nomellini, wrestler (d.
2000)
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1925 -
Charlie Drake, British actor, writer and singer
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1928 -
Nancy Marchand, American actress (d.
2000)
* 1928 -
Barry Took, British comedy writer (d.
2002)
* 1928 -
Tommy DeVito, musician and singer (
The Four Seasons)
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1930 -
Gena Rowlands, American actress
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1932 -
Pier Angeli, Italian-born actress (d.
1972)
* 1932 -
Marisa Pavan, Italian-born actress
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1933 -
Viktor Patsayev, cosmonaut
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1938 -
Wahoo McDaniel, American football player (d.
2002)
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1941 -
Václav Klaus, Czech politician and President
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1942 -
Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, musician (
Spanky and Our Gang)
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1945 -
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician,
Nobel laureate * 1945 -
Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician
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1947 -
Salman Rushdie, Indian author
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1948 -
Phylicia Rashad, American actress
* 1948 -
Nick Drake, British musician (d.
1974)
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1950 -
Ann Wilson, American singer
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1951 -
Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist
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1954 -
Kathleen Turner, American actress
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1957 -
Anna Lindh, Swedish politician (d.
2003)
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1960 -
Luke Morley, British guitarist
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1962 -
Paula Abdul, American singer
* 1962 -
Jeremy Bates, English tennis player
* 1963 -
Rory Underwood, English rugby player
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1964 -
Boris Johnson, British politician
* 1964 -
Brian Vander Ark, American musician (
Verve Pipe)
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1966 -
Joichi Ito, Japanese emtrepreneur
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1967 -
Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier
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1968 -
Alastair Lynch, Australian footballer
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1970 -
Quincy Watts, American athlete
* 1970 -
Rahul Gandhi, Indian politician
* 1970 -
Brian Welch, American guitarist (ex-
KoЯn)
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1972 -
Brian McBride, American soccer player
*1972 -
Poppy Montgomery, Australian actress
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1974 -
Joshua John Fanene, American artist
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1975 -
Anthony Parker, American basketball player
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1976 -
Bryan Hughes, English footballer
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1977 -
Peter Warrick, American football player
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1978 -
Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player
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1978 -
Tyson Dux, Professional wrestler
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1978 -
Claudio Vargas, Professional baseball player
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1979 -
John Duddy, Northern Irish boxer
* 1979 -
Quentin Jammer, American football player
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1982 -
David Pollack, American football player
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1982 -
Alexander Frolov, Russian ice hockey player
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1985 -
Jordan Brown, Australian musician
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1995 -
Blake Woodruff, American actor
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1312 -
Piers Gaveston, French favorite of
Edward II of England*
1542 -
Leo Jud, Swiss reformer (b.
1482)
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1545 -
Abraomas Kulvietis Lithuanian autor, reformer, professor (b.
1509)
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1584 -
François, Duke of Anjou (b.
1555)
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1608 -
Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b.
1551)
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1650 -
Matthäus Merian, Swiss engraver (b.
1593)
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1747 -
Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer (b.
1669)
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1762 -
Johann Ernst Eberlin, German composer (b.
1702)
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1768 -
Benjamin Tasker, provincial Governor of Maryland (b.
1690)
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1805 -
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (b.
1724)
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1820 -
Joseph Banks, English naturalist and botanist (b.
1743)
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1844 -
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist (b.
1772)
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1902 -
Albert, King of Saxony (b.
1828)
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1921 -
Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet (b.
1888)
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1937 -
J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (b.
1860)
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1939 -
Grace Abbott, American social worker and activist (b.
1878)
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1953 -
Julius Rosenberg, American spy (executed) (b.
1918)
* 1953 -
Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (executed) (b.
1915)
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1956 -
Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (
IBM) (b.
1874)
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1966 -
Ed Wynn, American actor (b.
1886)
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1968 -
James Joseph Sweeney, American Catholic prelate (b.
1898)
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1975 -
Sam Giancana, gangster (b.
1908)
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1977 -
Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist (b.
1933)
* 1977 - Lady
Olave Baden-Powell, English Chief Girl Guide (b.
1889)
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1979 -
Paul Popenoe, American eugenicist (b.
1888)
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1986 -
Coluche, French comedian (b.
1944)
*1986 -
Len Bias, American basketball player (b.
1963)
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1988 -
Fernand Séguin, French Canadian biologist and radio/tv host (b.
1922)
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1993 -
William Golding, English writer,
Nobel Prize laureate (b.
1911)
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1996 -
G. David Schine, American businessman (b.
1927)
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1997 -
Bobby Helms, American singer (b.
1933)
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2003 -
Laura Sadler, English actress (b.
1980)
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Juneteenth – celebrates the
Emancipation Proclamation.
Liturgical feasts
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Saint Romuald (died 1027)
*Blessed
Odo of Cambrai*Blessed
Remi Isoré (died 1900)
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Saint Juliana Falconieri*
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