Lou Gehrig
b. 1903
American baseball player
On This Day · The 170th day of the year
June 19
June 19 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1718 and 2012. At least 73,000 people died in the 1718 Tongwei–Gansu earthquake due to landslides in the Qing dynasty.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 2026
What happened on June 19?
June 19 is the 170th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1718 and 2012. Famous people born on June 19 include Lou Gehrig, Blaise Pascal and José Rizal.
The shape of the day
June 19's record stretches 294 years, from 1718 to 2012. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.
Gemini is the sign for June 19 — read more on the Gemini page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on June 19
Movies, games, albums & shows2025
- Game Rematch
- Game Tower Wizard
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 1718
1718 Tongwei–Gansu earthquake
At least 73,000 people died in the 1718 Tongwei–Gansu earthquake due to landslides in the Qing dynasty.
- 1785
King's Chapel
The Boston King's Chapel adopts James Freeman's revised prayer book, without the Nicene Creed, establishing it as the first Unitarian congregation in the United States.
- 1862
Abraham Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln signs the Territorial Slavery Act of 1862, which prohibits slavery in all current and future United States territories.
- 1903
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
- 1953
Cold War
Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
- 1961
Kuwait
Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1965
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.
- 1988
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.
- 2009
Shishou incident
Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef.
- 2012
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army; he will remain there until 2019.
Famous birthday twins
Born on June 19Blaise Pascal
b. 1623
French mathematician and physicist
José Rizal
b. 1861
Filipino journalist, author, and poet
Christian Wulff
b. 1959
German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany
Rahul Gandhi
b. 1970
Indian politician
Atticus Shaffer
b. 1998
American actor and YouTuber
Aung San Suu Kyi
b. 1945
Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate
Erna Schneider Hoover
b. 1926
American mathematician and inventor
Deaths
- 2014Gerry Goffin
- 1993William Golding
- 1953Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
- 1650Matthäus Merian the Elder
- 1504Bernhard Walther
Holidays & observances
- —Christian feast day: Deodatus (or Didier) of Nevers (or of Jointures)
- —Christian feast day: Gervasius and Protasius (Catholic Church)
- —Christian feast day: Hildegrim of Châlons
- —Christian feast day: Juliana Falconieri
- —Christian feast day: Romuald
- —Christian feast day: Ursicinus of Ravenna
- —Christian feast day: Zosimus
- —Christian feast day: June 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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