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Through history51 events, 259 births and 125 deaths in Wikipedia's lists for the date

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The front pages of November 19, 1926

What 66 American newspapers printed that day, as the Library of Congress keeps them.

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The front page of Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 19, 1926Evening starWashington, D.C.Read it, zoom in, mark it →
57 more front pages that day

All 66 front pages at the Library of Congress ↗From Chronicling America. Public domain: in the Library's words, newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.

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What happened on November 19

The anniversaries Wikipedia's editors chose for the date, oldest first (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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  1. 1794232 years ago

    The United States and Great Britain signed the Jay Treaty, the basis for ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.

  2. 1824202 years ago

    Temenggong Abdul Rahman of Johor and Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor ceded the governance of Singapore to the British East India Company.

  3. 1863163 years ago

    American Civil War: U.S. president Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. · Gettysburg National Cemetery

    Photo: Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt IvesPublic domain
  4. 193393 years ago

    A coalition of right-wing parties won the majority of seats in the Congress of Deputies in the first general election in Spain with suffrage extended to women. · 1933 Spanish general election

  5. 194185 years ago

    World War II: The Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran destroyed each other in the Indian Ocean. · World War II · HMAS Sydney (D48)

    Photo: Richard OpitzCC BY-SA 3.0 de
  6. 194284 years ago

    World War II: Soviet troops launched Operation Uranus at the Battle of Stalingrad with the goal of encircling Axis forces, turning the tide of the battle in their favour. · World War II · Axis powers

    Photo: Richard OpitzCC BY-SA 3.0 de
  7. 196957 years ago

    Playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama in the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian footballer Pelé scored his thousandth goal (commemorative stamp pictured). · Santos FC · CR Vasco da Gama

  8. 198541 years ago

    The first of five summits (pictured) between Soviet general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. president Ronald Reagan began in Geneva. · Geneva Summit (1985)

    Photo: President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office.…Public domain
  9. 199135 years ago

    Mexican singer Luis Miguel released the album Romance, which led to a revival of interest in bolero music.

    Photo: camposartCC BY 2.0
  10. 200224 years ago

    The Greek oil tanker Prestige split in two and sank off the coast of Galicia after spilling 420 thousand barrels (17.8 million US gallons) of oil, in the worst environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history. · MV Prestige · Prestige oil spill

    Photo: Bahamas Maritime AuthorityCC BY-SA 4.0
  11. 200521 years ago

    Iraq War: A group of United States Marines massacred 25 people in the town of Haditha. · United States Marine Corps · Haditha massacre

    Photo: Technical Sergeant John L. Houghton, Jr., United States Air ForcePublic domain
  12. 201016 years ago

    The first of four explosions occurred at the Pike River Mine in the West Coast in New Zealand's worst mining disaster in nearly a century. · Pike River Mine disaster · West Coast Region

  13. 201313 years ago

    A double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killed 23 people and injured at least 160 others. · 2013 Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut

    Photo: TUBSCC BY-SA 3.0
All 51 events Wikipedia lists for November 19, by year

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Born on November 19

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1917Indira GandhiIndian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India (died 1984)174 languages
  2. 1831James A. GarfieldAmerican general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (died 1881)148 languagesPhoto: author on the file pagePublic domain
  3. 1962Jodie FosterAmerican actress, director, and producer118 languagesPhoto: Bryan BerlinCC BY-SA 4.0
  1. 1600Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (died 1649)112
  2. 1711Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian physicist, chemist, astronomer, and geographer (died 1765)110
  3. 1954Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egyptian field marshal and politician, 6th President of Egypt105
  4. 1888José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban-American chess player and theologian (died 1942)89
  5. 1933Larry King, American journalist and talk show host (died 2021)85
  6. 1909Peter Drucker, Austrian-American theorist, educator, and author (died 2005).78
  7. 1875Mikhail Kalinin, Russian civil servant and politician, 1st Head of State of The Soviet Union (died 1946)77
  8. 1961Meg Ryan, American actress and producer76
  9. 1938Ted Turner, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Turner Broadcasting System (died 2026)74
  10. 1828Rani Lakshmibai, Indian queen (died 1858)71
  11. 1925Zygmunt Bauman, Polish-English sociologist, historian, and academic (died 2017)68
  12. 1887James B. Sumner, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1955)63
  13. 1959Allison Janney, American actress63
  14. 1975Sushmita Sen, Indian actress, model and Miss Universe 199463
  15. 1805Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and engineer, developed the Suez Canal (died 1894)61
  16. 1900Anna Seghers, German author and politician (died 1983)61
  17. 1983Adam Driver, American actor61
  18. 1912George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)60
  19. 1965Laurent Blanc, French footballer and manager59
  20. 1942Calvin Klein, American fashion designer, founded Calvin Klein Inc.58
  21. 1976Jack Dorsey, American businessman, co-founded Twitter56
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Died on November 19

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1828Franz SchubertAustrian pianist and composer (born 1797)174 languagesPhoto: Wilhelm August RiederPublic domain
  2. 2017Charles MansonAmerican cult leader and mass murderer (born 1934)95 languagesPhoto: California Department of Corrections and RehabilitationPublic domain
  3. 1665Nicolas PoussinFrench-Italian painter (born 1594)91 languagesPhoto: Nicolas PoussinPublic domain
  1. 2013Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)87
  2. 496Pope Gelasius I84
  3. 498Pope Anastasius II78
  4. 2023Rosalynn Carter, American mental health activist, First Lady of the United States (1977–1981), and of Georgia (1971–1975) (born 1927)73
  5. 2014Mike Nichols, German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1931)61
  6. 1092Malik-Shah I, Seljuk Sultan (born 1055)57
  7. 1942Bruno Schulz, Polish painter and critic (born 1892)57
  8. 1850Richard Mentor Johnson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 9th Vice President of the United States (born 1780)55
  9. 2017Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player (born 1968)53
  10. 1949James Ensor, Belgian painter (born 1860)51
  11. 2004John Vane, English pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)51
  12. 1938Lev Shestov, Ukrainian-Russian philosopher and theologian (born 1866)47
  13. 1998Alan J. Pakula, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928)46
  14. 2012Boris Strugatskiy, Russian author (born 1933)46
  15. 1557Bona Sforza, Italian wife of Sigismund I the Old (born 1494)43
  16. 1703Man in the Iron Mask, French prisoner39
  17. 1887Emma Lazarus, American poet (born 1849)39
  18. 1915Joe Hill, Swedish-born American labor activist (born 1879)37
  19. 1672John Wilkins, English bishop and philosopher (born 1614)36
  20. 2022Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (born 1973)35
  21. 1798Wolfe Tone, Irish general (born 1763)33
Everyone else died on November 19: 101 more, by year

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Observed on November 19

Holidays, feast days and observances, as Wikipedia lists them for the date.

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