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June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in Leap Year s) in the Gregorian Calendar , with 195 days remaining.
Events
- 1179 - The Norwegian Battle Of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros . Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.
- 1269 - King Louis IX Of France orders all Jew s found in public without an identifying Yellow Badge to be fined ten Livre s of Silver .
- 1306 - The Earl Of Pembroke 's defeat Bruce 's Scottish army at the Battle Of Methven .
- 1770 - Emanuel Swedenborg reports the completion of the Second Coming Of Christ in his work ''True Christian Religion''
- 1807 - Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle Of Athos .
- 1816 - Battle Of Seven Oaks between Northwest Company and Hudson Bay Company, near Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada
- 1821 - Decisive defeat of the Philikí Etaireía by the Ottomans at Drăgăşani (in Wallachia ).
- 1846 - First Baseball game under recognizable modern rules in Hoboken, New Jersey , United States .
- 1860 - Louise Of Orange-Nassau marries King Charles XV of Sweden-Norway .
- 1862 - U.S. Congress prohibits Slavery in United States territories, nullifying the Dred Scott Case .
- 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 .
- 1867 - Maximilian I of the Mexican Empire is Executed by a Firing Squad in Querétaro, Querétaro .
- 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.
- 1912 - The Eight-hour Work Day is established in the United States .
- 1934 - The Communications Act Of 1934 establishes the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
- 1943 - Race Riot s occur in Beaumont, Texas .
- 1944 - The Battle Of The Philippine Sea takes place.
- 1949 - NASCAR sanctions the first "strictly Stock" Race , which will evolve into the modern Nextel Cup . Jim Roper wins the event.
- 1961 - Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom .
- 1970 - The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is signed.
- 1976 - King Carl XVI Gustaf Of Sweden marries Silvia Sommerlath .
Births
- 1301 - Prince Morikuni , Japanese shogun (d. 1333 )
- 1507 - Annibale Caro , Italian poet (d. 1566 )
- 1566 - King James I of England and VI of Scotland (d. 1625 )
- 1606 - James Hamilton, 1st Duke Of Hamilton , Scottish statesman (d. 1649 )
- 1623 - Blaise Pascal , French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1662 )
- 1633 - Philipp Van Limborch , Dutch protestant theologian (d. 1712 )
- 1764 - José Gervasio Artigas , father of Uruguay (d. 1850 )
- 1771 - Joseph Gergonne , French mathematician, logician
- 1792 - Gustav Schwab , German author (d. 1850 )
- 1834 - Charles Spurgeon , English preacher (d. 1892 )
- 1846 - Antonio Abetti , Italian astronomer (d. 1928 )
- 1861 - Douglas Haig , British soldier (d. 1928 )
- 1861 - José Rizal , Filipino poet and national hero (d. 1896 )
- 1865 - Dame May Whitty , English entertainer (d. 1948 )
- 1874 - Peder Oluf Pedersen , Danish engineer and physicist (d. 1941 )
- 1896 - Wallis Simpson , Duchess Of Windsor (d. 1986 )
- 1897 - Cyril Norman Hinshelwood , English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967 )
- 1897 - Moe Howard , American actor and comedian (d. 1975 )
- 1898 - James Joseph Sweeney , American Catholic prelate (d. 1968 )
- 1902 - Guy Lombardo , Canadian bandleader (d. 1977 )
- 1903 - Lou Gehrig , baseball player (d. 1941 )
- 1903 - Wally Hammond , English cricketer (d. 1965 )
- 1906 - Ernst Boris Chain , German-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (d. 1979 )
- 1907 - Clarence Wiseman , the 10th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1985 )
- 1910 - Paul Flory , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985 )
- 1914 - Alan Cranston , American politician (d. 2000 )
- 1915 - Julius Schwartz , American editor and agent
- 1922 - Aage Niels Bohr , Danish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1928 - Nancy Marchand , American actress (d. 2000 )
- 1928 - Barry Took , British comedy writer and broadcaster (d. 2002 )
- 1930 - Gena Rowlands , American actress
- 1932 - Pier Angeli , Italian-born actress (d. 1972 )
- 1933 - Viktor Patsayev , cosmonaut
- 1935 - John Spencer , English snooker player
- 1938 - Wahoo McDaniel , American football player and wrestler (d. 2002 )
- 1941 - Václav Klaus , Czech politician and President
- 1945 - Aung San Suu Kyi , Burmese politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1945 - Radovan Karadžić , Serbian-Bosnian politician
- 1947 - Salman Rushdie , Indian author
- 1948 - Phylicia Rashad , American actress
- 1948 - Nick Drake , British guitarist
- 1951 - Ann Wilson , American singer
- 1954 - Kathleen Turner , American actress
- 1957 - Anna Lindh , Swedish politician (d. 2003 )
- 1960 - Luke Morley , British guitarist and songwriter
- 1962 - Paula Abdul , American singer and choreographer
- 1963 - Rory Underwood , English rugby player
- 1964 - Boris Johnson , British politician and journalist
- 1966 - Joichi Ito , Japanese Activist and Entrepreneur
- 1967 - Bjørn Dæhlie , Norwegian skier
- 1968 - Alastair Lynch , Australian footballer
- 1970 - Quincy Watts , American athlete
- 1970 - Rahul Gandhi , Indian Politician
- 1970 - Brian Welch , American guitarist (formerly of KoЯn )
- 1972 - Brian McBride , American soccer player
- 1972 - Poppy Montgomery , Australian actress (claims 1975 as her birth year)
- 1974 - Joshua John Fanene , American artist
- 1975 - Anthony Parker , American basketball player
- 1976 - Bryan Hughes , English footballer
- 1977 - Peter Warrick , American football player
- 1978 - Dirk Nowitzki , German basketball player
- 1979 - John Duddy , Northern Irish boxer
- 1979 - Quentin Jammer , American football player
- 1982 - David Pollack , American football player
Deaths
- 1312 - Piers Gaveston , French favorite of Edward II Of England
- 1542 - Leo Jud , Swiss reformer (b. 1482 )
- 1584 - François, Duke Of Anjou (b. 1555 )
- 1608 - Alberico Gentili , Italian jurist (b. 1551 )
- 1650 - Matthäus Merian , Swiss engraver (b. 1593 )
- 1692 - Rebecca Nurse , accused American witch (hanged)
- 1747 - Alessandro Marcello , Italian composer (b. 1669 )
- 1762 - Johann Ernst Eberlin , German composer (b. 1702 )
- 1768 - Benjamin Tasker , provincial Governor of Maryland (b. 1690 )
- 1805 - Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée , French painter (b. 1724 )
- 1820 - Joseph Banks , English naturalist and botanist (b. 1743 )
- 1844 - Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire , French naturalist (b. 1772 )
- 1902 - Albert, King Of Saxony (b. 1828 )
- 1921 - Ramón López Velarde , Mexican poet (b. 1888 )
- 1937 - J. M. Barrie , Scottish author (b. 1860 )
- 1939 - Grace Abbott , American social worker and activist (b. 1878 )
- 1953 - Julius Rosenberg , American spy (executed) (b. 1918 )
- 1953 - Ethel Rosenberg , American spy (executed) (b. 1915 )
- 1966 - Ed Wynn , American actor (b. 1886 )
- 1968 - James Joseph Sweeney , American Catholic prelate (b. 1898 )
- 1975 - Sam Giancana , gangster (b. 1908 )
- 1977 - Ali Shariati , Iranian sociologist (b. 1933 )
- 1977 - Lady Olave Baden-Powell , English Chief Girl Guide (b. 1889 )
- 1979 - Paul Popenoe , American eugenicist (b. 1888 )
- 1993 - William Golding , English writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911 )
- 1996 - G. David Schine , American businessman (b. 1927 )
- 2003 - Laura Sadler , English actress (b. 1980 )
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