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November 19

A look at November 19 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Indira Gandhi and Laurent Blanc, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2013

    2013 Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut

    A double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in Beirut kills 23 people and injures 160 others.

    Sunni Islamist terror bombing
  2. 2010

    Pike River Mine disaster

    The first of four explosions takes place at the Pike River Mine in New Zealand. Twenty-nine people are killed in the nation's worst mining disaster since 1914.

    2010 coal mining accident
  3. 1988

    Serbia

    Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yugoslavia and a foreign conspiracy to destroy Serbia and Yugoslavia.

    Country in Southeast and
  4. 1969

    Association football

    Association football player Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.

    Team sport played with
  5. 1946

    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations.

    Country in Central and
  6. 1944

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the sixth War Loan Drive, aimed at selling US$14 billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.

    President of the United
  7. 1943

    The Holocaust

    The Holocaust: Nazis liquidate Janowska concentration camp in Lemberg (Lviv), western Ukraine, murdering at least 6,000 Jews after a failed uprising and mass escape attempt.

    Genocide of European Jews
  8. 1941

    World War II

    World War II: Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The two ships sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 German seamen.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  9. 1863

    American Civil War

    American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

    1861–1865 conflict in the
  10. 1794

    Jay Treaty

    The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.

    1794 treaty between the
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Famous birthday twins

Born on November 19

Indira Gandhi

b. 1917

Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India

Laurent Blanc

b. 1965

French footballer and manager

Rashad Khalifa

b. 1935

Egyptian-American biochemist and scholar

Nina Bari

b. 1901

Russian mathematician

James A. Garfield

b. 1831

American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States

Matt Sorum

b. 1960

American drummer, songwriter, and producer

Jodie Foster

b. 1962

American actress, director, and producer

Sean Parnell

b. 1962

American lawyer and politician, 12th Governor of Alaska

Deaths

  • 2014Mike Nichols, German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 2012Warren Rudman, American lawyer and politician
  • 1998Alan J. Pakula, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1883Carl Wilhelm Siemens, German-English engineer
  • 1828Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist and composer
  • 1665Nicolas Poussin, French-Italian painter

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Giacomo Benefatti
  • —Christian feast day: Mechthild of Hackeborn
  • —Christian feast day: Obadiah (Eastern Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Raphael Kalinowski
  • —Christian feast day: Severinus, Exuperius, and Felician
  • —Christian feast day: November 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Day of Discovery of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)
  • —Day of Missile Forces and Artillery (Russia, Belarus)

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