Major Events
- 1356 English forces under Edward the Black Prince defeat French at the Battle of Poitiers and capture the French King John II during the Hundred Years' War
- 1870 Siege of Paris by Prussian Forces begins (lasts until January 28 1871)
- 1893 New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all women the right to vote
- 1985 8.1 earthquake in Mexico City kills an estimated 10,000 and leaves 250,000 homeless
- 1986 US Federal health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients
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Sep 19 in Film & TV
- 1970 "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" premieres on CBS
Sep 19 in Music
- 1960 Chubby Checker's "The Twist" hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Sep 19 in Sport
- 2017 New MLB record for most home runs in a season, no. 5,694 hit by Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals
Did You Know?
Antoninus Pius
Henry III of France
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William Golding
Cass Elliot
Joe Morgan
Jeremy Irons
Twiggy
Trisha Yearwood
Jimmy Fallon
Brian Epstein
Emil Zátopek
Duke Snider
Al Oerter
Brittany Lincicome
Lewis Koumas
Fun Fact About September 19
Ötzi the Iceman, 3,300 BCE old mummy discovered by German tourists in Italian alps - oldest surviving corpse from Europe
Famous Weddings
- 1945 Actress Shirley Temple (17) weds actor John Agar (24) in an Episcopal ceremony at Wilshire Methodist Church
- 1959 Academy award-winning actor Rod Steiger (34) weds stage and film actress Claire Bloom (28) in Los Angeles, California
- 1964 Author Peter Benchley (24) weds Winifred B. Wesson
Famous Divorces
- 1972 Canadian-American graphic artist and future actor Phil Hartman (23) divorces American artist Gretchen Lewis after 2 years of marriage
- 2016 Actress Angelina Jolie (41) files for divorce from fellow actor Brad Pitt (52) citing irreconcilable differences
- 2023 Actor Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner settle their divorce after an acrimonious legal battle [1]
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Mayer Amschel Rothschild
James Garfield
Guy Gibson
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Jake LaMotta
John TurnerArticles, Photos and Quiz
The First Country to Grant Women the Vote
In the late 19th century the women's suffrage movement was widespread in Europe, America, Britain and its colonies. But who was first to grant women the vote?
September 19, 1893
The Twist Dance Craze
Young people in Berlin taking part in the Twist dance craze, 1964
September 19, 1960
