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On This Day · The 262nd day of the year

September 19

As calendar dates go, September 19 keeps a short memory — its record stays close to the present. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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Virgo is the sign for September 19 — read more on the Virgo page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on September 19?

September 19 is the 262nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1862 and 2023. Famous people born on September 19 include Giuseppe Saragat, Emperor Muzong of Liao and Sally Pearson.

Released on September 19

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree
  • Game Jump Space
  • Game Eclipsium
  • Movie Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

2024

  • Game Copycat
  • Game Enotria: The Last Song
  • Game Death End Re;Quest Code Z

2022

  • Game Return to Monkey Island

2021

  • TV Family Secrets

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1862

    American Civil War

  2. 1893

    Women's suffrage in New Zealand

  3. 1939

    World War II

  4. 1950

    Korean War

  5. 1970

    Kostas Georgakis

  6. 1985

    1985 Mexico City earthquake

  7. 1991

    Ötzi

  8. 1995

    Industrial Society and Its Future

  9. 2011

    Mariano Rivera

  10. 2023

    Azerbaijan

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 19

Giuseppe Saragat

b. 1898

Emperor Muzong of Liao

b. 931

Sally Pearson

b. 1986

Tatsuo Shimabuku

b. 1908

Germán Valdés

b. 1915

Leo VI the Wise

b. 866

Umberto Bossi

b. 1941

Deaths

  • 2020John Turner
  • 2009Eduard Zimmermann
  • 1935Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
  • 1881James A. Garfield
  • 1812Mayer Amschel Rothschild
  • 1123Emperor Taizu of Jin

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Alonso de Orozco Mena
  • —Christian feast day: Emilie de Rodat
  • —Christian feast day: Goeric of Metz
  • —Christian feast day: Januarius (Western Christianity) Feast of San Gennaro
  • —Christian feast day: Our Lady of La Salette
  • —Christian feast day: Theodore of Tarsus (Anglican Communion, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon
  • —Christian feast day: September 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn 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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