On October 19, history records 48 notable events, 228 famous births and 101 deaths, spanning the years 439 to 1789.
Events on this day include: The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa. (439); King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry. (1216).
Notable people born on October 19 include Empress Shulü Ping (879), Prince Hisaaki (1276), Marsilio Ficino (1433).
Notable figures who died on this day include Frithuswith (727), Conrad I of Burgundy (993), John, King of England (1216).
Events on 19 October 48
See all →King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.
The Universität Heidelberg holds its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.
The Hundred Years' War ends with the French recapture of Bordeaux, leaving English control only on Calais
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.
At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis hand over Cornwallis' sword and formally surrender to George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau.
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Birthdays on 19 October 228
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