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What happened in history on this day: September 19?
On September 19 in ...
- 1777 - Battle of Freeman's Farm (Bemis Heights) or first Battle of Saratoga.
- 1796 - US President George Washington gives his farewell address as president.
- 1849 - First commercial laundry established, in Oakland, California.
- 1862 - Battle of Luka, Mississippi, CSA.
- 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Tennessee (near Chattanooga) begins; USA retreat.
- 1864 - Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia.
- 1873 - Black Friday: Jay Cooke and Company fails, causing a securities panic.
- 1881 - Death of James Garfield in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA from a gunshot wound two months previous; 20th President of the USA.
- 1881 - Chester A Arthur is sworn in as 21st US President.
- 1900 - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid commit their first robbery together.
- 1907 - Frank A. Leach becomes US Mint director.
- 1957 - First underground nuclear explosion (Las Vegas, Nevada).
- 1959 - Nikita Krushchev is denied access to Disneyland during visit to USA due to security concerns.
- 1968 - Cornerstone laying ceremony is held for construction of the fourth Philadelphia Mint building.
- 1973 - Pirate Radio Free America (off Cape May, New Jersey) goes on the air.
- 1980 - Titan II missile explosion (Damascus, Arkansas).
- 1981 - Simon and Garfunkel perform The Concert in Central Park, a free concert in New York in front of approximately a half million people.
- 1985 - Allied Chemical (Allied Corp.) changes its company name to Allied-Signal Incorp.
- 1986 - US Federal health officals announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients.
- 1989 - Chase Manhattan Discovery Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens.
- 1994 - American troops stage a bloodless invasion of Haiti in order to restore the legitimate elected leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to power.
- 2001 - In the light of the New York attack by terrorists the German Bundestag votes full support and solidarity with the USA, including military support.
- 2001 - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announces decision to support US-led intervention against Taliban in Afghanistan, mainly to keep US from allying with India.
- 2010 - The oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is finally sealed, after leaking about 4.9 million barrels of oil since April 20.
- 2017 - (to September 20) Hurricane Maria makes landfall on Dominica as a Category 5 hurricane, and Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane. Maria causes at least 112 deaths and damages estimated in excess of US$91.6 billion.
Births on September 19
- 1889 - Birth of Ernest Truex in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; actor (Pop - Pete and Gladys, Mr Peepers).
- 1905 - Birth of Betty Garde in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Aggie - The Real McCoys).
- 1907 - Birth of Lewis F Powell Junior in Virginia, USA; Supreme Court justice (1972-87).
- 1910 - Birth of Margaret Lindsay in Dubuque, Iowa, USA; actress (Take a Guess).
- 1914 - Birth of Rogers Morton in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; US Secretary of Interior (1968-75).
- 1919 - Birth of Blanche Thebom in Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA; mezzo-soprano (Amneris - Aida).
- 1928 - Birth of Adam West in Walla Walla, Washington, USA; actor (Batman, Last Precinct).
- 1931 - Birth of Brook Benton in Camden, South Carolina, USA; singer (Frankie and Johnny).
- 1931 - Birth of Ray Danton in New York City, New York, USA; actor/director (The Longest Day, Psychic Killer).
- 1932 - Birth of Mike Royko in Chicago, Illinois, USA; journalist (Chicago Daily News), author (Boss).
- 1940 - Birth of Bill Medley in Santa Ana, California, USA; rocker (Righteous Bros - "Up Where We Belong").
- 1943 - Birth of Mama Cass Elliot in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; singer (The Mamas and the Papas - "Monday Monday").
- 1945 - Birth of David Bromberg in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; musician ("Demon in Disguise").
- 1945 - Birth of Freda Payne in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer ("Band of Gold").
- 1945 - Birth of Randolph Mantooth in Sacramento, California, USA; actor (Emergency, Loving).
- 1950 - Birth of Joan Lunden in Fair Oaks, California, USA; news host (Good Morning America).
- 1950 - Birth of Rudy Ramos in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Wind - High Chaparral).
- 1952 - Birth of Scott Colomby in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Stash - Sons and Daughters, Szysznyk).
- 1956 - Birth of Rex Smith in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; actor (Solid Gold, Pirates of Penzance).
- 1957 - Birth of Richard M Linnehan in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; US Army Captain/astronaut.
- 1958 - Birth of Kevin Hooks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Sounder, Aaron Loves Angela).
- 1964 - Birth of Kim Richards in Long Island, New York, USA; actress (Nanny and the Professor, James at 15).
- 1965 - Birth of Debbye Turner; Miss America (1990).
- 1982 - Birth of Nicole Voss; American model.
Deaths on September 19
- 1881 - Death of James Garfield in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA from a gunshot wound two months previous; 20th President of the USA.
- 1988 - Oren Lee Staley, first president of US National Farmers Organization (1955-79), dies at age 65.
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