September 19th Events |
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| September 19th, 2006 (September 19 2006) | Event | The Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. Constitution revoked; martial law declared. | Martial Quotes |
| September 19th, 1997 (September 19 1997) | Event | Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria; 53 killed. | |
| September 19th, 1995 (September 19 1995) | Event | The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber s manifesto. | |
| September 19th, 1991 (September 19 1991) | Event | Otzi the Iceman is discovered by a couple of German tourists. | |
| September 19th, 1989 (September 19 1989) | Event | A terrorist bomb explodes UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tunuru Desert, Niger, killing 171. | |
| September 19th, 1988 (September 19 1988) | Event | Greg Louganis suffers a head injury while qualifying for the Seoul Olympics; goes on to win two Gold medals. | |
| September 19th, 1985 (September 19 1985) | Event | A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City. | |
| September 19th, 1985 (September 19 1985) | Event | 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. | Frank Zappa Quotes |
| September 19th, 1983 (September 19 1983) | Event | Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence. | |
| September 19th, 1983 (September 19 1983) | Event | Wheel of Fortune game show was created by Merv Griffin | |
| September 19th, 1976 (September 19 1976) | Event | A Turkish Boeing 727 hits a mountain in southern Turkey killing 155. | |
| September 19th, 1973 (September 19 1973) | Event | King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture. | |
| September 19th, 1972 (September 19 1972) | Event | A parcel bomb sent to Israeli Embassy in London kills one diplomat. | |
| September 19th, 1970 (September 19 1970) | Event | The first Glastonbury Festival is held at Michael Eavis s farm in Glastonbury, UK. | |
| September 19th, 1959 (September 19 1959) | Event | Nikita Khrushchev is barred from visiting Disneyland. | Nikita Khrushchev Quotes |
| September 19th, 1957 (September 19 1957) | Event | First U.S. underground nuclear bomb test. | |
| September 19th, 1957 (September 19 1957) | Event | Dalida is the first artist to be awarded a gold record in France for 300 000 sales of "Bambino". | |
| September 19th, 1952 (September 19 1952) | Event | The U.S. bars Charlie Chaplin from reentering the country after a trip to England. | Charlie Chaplin Quotes |
| September 19th, 1946 (September 19 1946) | Event | The Council of Europe is founded following a speech given by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich. | Winston Churchill Quotes |
| September 19th, 1945 (September 19 1945) | Event | Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London. | |
| September 19th, 1944 (September 19 1944) | Event | Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union signedied in (End of the Continuation War). | |
| September 19th, 1942 (September 19 1942) | Event | Holocaust in Brody, western Ukraine: About 2,500 Brody Jews are deported by German Gestapo to the extermination camp in Belzec. | |
| September 19th, 1940 (September 19 1940) | Event | Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance | |
| September 19th, 1934 (September 19 1934) | Event | Bruno Hauptmann is arrested for the kidnap and murder of Charles Lindbergh III. | |
| September 19th, 1926 (September 19 1926) | Event | The San Siro is inaugurated with a match between AC Milan and Inter. | |
| September 19th, 1900 (September 19 1900) | Event | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid commit their first robbery together. | |
| September 19th, 1893 (September 19 1893) | Event | Women s suffrage: In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote. | |
| September 19th, 1870 (September 19 1870) | Event | Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris begins, which will result on 28 January 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory. | |
| September 19th, 1863 (September 19 1863) | Event | American Civil War: Battle of Chickamauga. | |
| September 19th, 1862 (September 19 1862) | Event | American Civil War: Battle of IukaUnion troops under General William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Sterling Price. | |
| September 19th, 1796 (September 19 1796) | Event | George Washington s farewell address is printed across America as an open letter to the public. | George Washington Quotes |
| September 19th, 1778 (September 19 1778) | Event | The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the United States. | |
| September 19th, 1777 (September 19 1777) | Event | First Battle of Saratoga/Battle of Freeman s Farm/Battle of Bemis Heights. | |
| September 19th, 1692 (September 19 1692) | Event | Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead in the Salem witch trials. | |
| September 19th, 1356 (September 19 1356) | Event | In the Battle of Poitiers, the English defeat the French. | |
| September 19th, 0335 (September 19 0335) | Event | Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. | |
