On November 19, history records 45 notable events, 242 famous births and 108 deaths, spanning the years 461 to 1885.
Events on this day include: Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the magister militum Ricimer. (461); The Rashidun Caliphate defeated the Sasanian Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in Iraq. (636).
Notable people born on November 19 include Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern (1417), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Gelasius I (496), Pope Anastasius II (498), Yan Keqiu (930).
Events on 19 November 45
See all →Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the magister militum Ricimer.
The Rashidun Caliphate defeated the Sasanian Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in Iraq.
Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed Puerto Rico).
The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.
American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.
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Birthdays on 19 November 242
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