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What happened in history on this day: June 19?
On June 19 in ...
- 1778 - George Washington's troops finally leave Valley Forge.
- 1835 - New Orleans gives US government Jackson Square to be used as a mint.
- 1846 - In Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, the first baseball game under recognizable modern rules is played (Cartwright Rules); New York Nines 23, Knickerbockers 1.
- 1862 - Slavery outlawed in US territories.
- 1864 - CSS Alabama sunk by USS Kearsarge off Cherbourg, France.
- 1865 - All slaves in Texas are freed.
- 1868 - Major General E R S Canby removes mayor of Columbia, South Carolina.
- 1875 - Formal opening of US Marine Hospital at Presidio.
- 1910 - Father's Day celebrated for first time (Spokane, Washington, USA).
- 1914 - A radiotelegraphic link is established between Germany and the United States - German Emperor Wilhelm II and U.S. President Woodrow Wilson exchange telegrams to mark the event.
- 1931 - First photoelectric cell installed commercially, in West Haven, Connecticut, USA.
- 1931 - In an attempt to stop the banking crisis in Central Europe from causing a worldwide financial meltdown, President Herbert Hoover issues the Hoover Moratorium.
- 1934 - US Congress pases the Silver Purchase Act, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase silver until market price reaches $1.2929 per ounce, or until value of silver stock reaches one-third of gold stock.
- 1934 - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created.
- 1938 - Olympian Flyer express train crashes in Montana, USA, killing 47.
- 1944 - The Battle of the Philippine Sea takes place, over two days. Allied ships sink three Japanese aircraft carriers, damage two more, and destroy 426 of 473 planes.
- 1947 - First plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc, California.
- 1950 - In Orange County, California, USA, C.J. Hart opens the world's first commercial automotive dragstrip.
- 1953 - Albert W Dent is elected president of National Health Council.
- 1959 - US Senate rejects President Dwight Eisenhower's appointment of Lewis Strauss for Secretary of Commerce.
- 1961 - US Supreme Court strikes down a provision in Maryland's constitution.
- 1969 - State troopers ordered to Cairo, Illinois, to quell racial disturbances.
- 1971 - Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus, Georgia, USA, for racial disturbance.
- 1977 - Pope Paul VI makes 19th-century bishop John Neumann first US male saint.
- 1978 - The Garfield comic strip debuts, eventually growing to produce over US$1 billion in revenue in over 110 countries.
- 1987 - Geffen Records sign their first artist (Donna Summer).
- 1987 - The Supreme Court of the United States rules that a Louisiana law requiring that creation science be taught in public schools whenever evolution was taught is unconstitutional.
- 2006 - A meteor show is observed in various places in Pennsylvania, USA.
- 2018 - The United States announces it will withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Births on June 19
- 1877 - Birth of Charles Coburn in Macon, Georgia, USA; actor (Academy Award-1943, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes).
- 1896 - Birth of Bessie Wallis Warfield AKA Wallace Simpson to Teackle Warfield and Alice Montague in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, USA; married Edward, Duke of Windsor.
- 1900 - Birth of Laura Hobson in New York City, New York, USA; TV writer/panelist (I've Got a Secret).
- 1908 - Birth of Mildred Natwick in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actress (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon).
- 1912 - Birth of Jerry Jerome in Brooklyn, New York, USA; saxophonist (Words and Music).
- 1912 - Birth of Martin Gabel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; TV host (With this Ring).
- 1914 - Birth of Harry Lauter in White Plains, New York, USA; actor (Waterfront).
- 1928 - Birth of Nancy Marchand in Buffalo, New York, USA; actress (Beacon Hill, Margaret - Lou Grant).
- 1936 - Birth of Gena Rowlands in Cambria, Wisconsin, USA; actress (Gloria, Tempest, Brinks Job).
- 1939 - Birth of Al Wilson in Meridian, Mississippi, USA; soul singer (The Snake, Show and Tell, Count the Days) (dies 2008).
- 1941 - Birth of Marlene Warfield in Queens, New York, USA; actress (Victoria - Maude).
- 1945 - Birth of Tim Hovey in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid).
- 1947 - Birth of Phylicia Ayers-Allen Rashad in Houston, Texas, USA; actress (Clair - Bill Cosby).
- 1949 - Birth of Kathleen Turner in Springfield, Missouri, USA; actress (Peggy Sue Got Married).
- 1950 - Birth of Connie Forslund in San Diego, California, USA; actress (Shining Season).
- 1951 - Birth of Ann Wilson in San Diego, California, USA; singer (Heart - "What About Love").
- 1962 - Birth of Paula Julie Abdul in Van Nuys, California, USA; singer/choreographer (Straight Up).
- 1986 - Birth of Marvin Williams, American basketball player.
Deaths on June 19
- 1939 - Grace Abbott, social worker (US Children Bureau), dies at age 60.
- 1953 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets, are executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York.
- 1975 - Death of Sam Giancana, shot in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1986 - Len Bias, American basketball player (Boston Celtics), suffers fatal cocaine-induced seizure (born 1963).
- 1986 - Murray P Haydon, artificial heart recipient, dies in Louisville, Kentucky.
- 2001 - Death of Steve Broadie, voice actor in video games Sonic Adventure, Sonic Shuffle and Sonic Adventure 2.
- 2009 - Ken Roberts, American radio and TV announcer (The Secret Storm and Love of Life), founder of broadcast performers' union (AFTRA), dies at age 99.
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