Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Oct 19, 202 BC |
Battle of Zama: Hannibal Barca, leader of the invading Carthaginian army, defeated by Roman legions under Scipio Africanus. |
Oct 19, 439 |
The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa. |
Oct 19, 615 |
St Deusdedit I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |
Oct 19, 1031 |
Abbot Humbertus van Echternach opens grave of Saint Willibrord |
Oct 19, 1216 |
King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry. |
Oct 19, 1298 |
Rindfleisch-140 Jews of Heilbron Germany are murdered |
Oct 19, 1453 |
2nd Battle at Castillon: French forces defeat beats the English, end of The Hundred Years' War |
Oct 19, 1466 |
The Thirteen Years' War ends with the Second Peace of Thorn, Germany |
Oct 19, 1492 |
Columbus sites "Isabela" (Fortune Island, Bahamas) |
Oct 19, 1512 |
Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia). |
Oct 19, 1576 |
Dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence |
Oct 19, 1630 |
In Boston the 1st general court is held |
Oct 19, 1634 |
Beach Island in North Sea destroyed by a heavy storm flood |
Oct 19, 1682 |
English Lord Shaftesbury flees to Holland |
Oct 19, 1722 |
Frenchman C Hopffer patents fire extinguisher |
Oct 19, 1739 |
England declares war on Spain [OS=Oct 30] |
Oct 19, 1765 |
Stamp Act Congress met in NY, wrote decl of rights & liberties |
Oct 19, 1781 |
British General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown at 2 pm; US Revolutionary War ends |
Oct 19, 1812 |
Napoleon's forces begin their retreat from Moscow |
Oct 19, 1818 |
US Government & Chicasaw Indians sign a treaty |
Oct 19, 1822 |
In Parnaíba; Simplício Dias da Silva, João Cândido de Deus e Silva and Domingos Dias declare the independent state of Piauí. |
Oct 19, 1845 |
Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhäuser," premieres in Dresden |
Oct 19, 1853 |
1st flour mill in Hawaii begins operations |
Oct 19, 1856 |
James Kelly & Jack Smith fight bareknuckle for 6h15m in Melbourne |
Oct 19, 1859 |
Wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope |
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