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Oct
19

On This Day

48 events  ·  101 deaths  ·  228 births

Events on 19 October 48

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Year 439

The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.

Year 1216

King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.

Year 1386

The Universität Heidelberg holds its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.

Year 1453

The Hundred Years' War ends with the French recapture of Bordeaux, leaving English control only on Calais

Year 1466

The Thirteen Years' War ends with the Second Treaty of Thorn.

Year 1469

Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.

Year 1512

Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia).

Year 1649

New Ross town, County Wexford, Ireland, surrenders to Oliver Cromwell.

Year 1781

At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis hand over Cornwallis' sword and formally surrender to George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau.

Year 1789

John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.

Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 4

Birthdays on 19 October 228

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Empress Shulü Ping
b. 879 – d. 953
Yingtian, empress of the Khitan Liao Dynasty (d. 953)
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Prince Hisaaki
b. 1276 – d. 1328
Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)
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Marsilio Ficino
b. 1433 – d. 1499
Marsilio Ficino, Italian astrologer and philosopher (d. 1499)
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Viglius
b. 1507 – d. 1577
Viglius, Dutch politician (d. 1577)
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John Juvenal Ancina
b. 1545 – d. 1604
John Juvenal Ancina, Italian Oratorian and bishop (d. 1604)
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George Abbot (bishop)
b. 1562 – d. 1633
George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (d. 1633)
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Dmitry of Uglich
b. 1582 – d. 1591
Dmitry of Uglich (d. 1591)
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Thomas Browne
b. 1605 – d. 1682
Thomas Browne, English physician and author (b. 1605)
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Gerrard Winstanley
b. 1609 – d. 1676
Gerrard Winstanley, English Protestant religious reformer (d. 1676)
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James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
b. 1610 – d. 1688
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English-Irish general, academic, and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1688)
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Charles of Sezze
b. 1613 – d. 1670
Charles of Sezze, Italian Franciscan friar and saint (d. 1670)
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Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
b. 1658 – d. 1704
Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1704)

Deaths on 19 October 101

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Frithuswith
d. 727 (b. 650)
Frithuswith, English saint (b. 650)
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Conrad I of Burgundy
d. 993
Conrad I, King of Burgundy (b. c. 925)
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John, King of England
d. 1216 (b. 1166)
John, King of England (d. 1216)
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Bohemond VII, Count of Tripoli
d. 1287
Bohemond VII, Count of Tripoli
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Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada
d. 1354 (b. 1318)
Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada (b. 1318)
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John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
d. 1432 (b. 1392)
John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of England (b. 1392)
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel
d. 1595 (b. 1557)
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (b. 1537)
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Martin Delrio
d. 1608 (b. 1551)
Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and author (b. 1551)
Jacobus Arminius
Jacobus Arminius
d. 1609 (b. 1560)
Jacobus Arminius, Dutch Reformed theologian (b. 1560)
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Fujiwara Seika
d. 1619 (b. 1561)
Fujiwara Seika, Japanese philosopher and educator (b. 1561)
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Marcin Kazanowski
d. 1636 (b. 1566)
Marcin Kazanowski, Polish politician (b. 1566)
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten
d. 1678 (b. 1627)
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (b. 1627)