On September 19, history records 45 notable events, 232 famous births and 78 deaths, spanning the years 335 to 1862.
Events on this day include: Flavius Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle, emperor Constantine I. (335); Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire. (634).
Notable people born on September 19 include Leo VI the Wise (866), Emperor Muzong of Liao (931), Joan of Kent (1328).
Notable figures who died on this day include Goeric of Metz (643), Theodore of Tarsus (690), Helena Lekapene (961).
Events on 19 September 45
See all →Flavius Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle, emperor Constantine I.
Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.
Battle of Poitiers: An English army under the command of Edward, the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures the French king, John II.
Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.
Two French shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette.
American Civil War: Battle of Iuka: Union troops under General William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Sterling Price.
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Birthdays on 19 September 232
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Deaths on 19 September 78
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