June 19 in history — What Happened Today in History
Curious what June 19 in history holds? From 2020 back through the centuries, our timeline gathers everything that happened on June 19 — events, birthdays and deaths on one cozy page.
On this page, June 19 in history is arranged as a timeline of major events in reverse order, with birthdays and deaths in their own sections, plus a short FAQ about June 19 in history at the bottom.
Major Events on June 19 in History 40
- 2020
Animal rights advocate Regan Russell is run over and killed by a transport truck outside of a pig slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario.
- 2018
The 10,000,000th United States Patent is issued.
- 2018
Antwon Rose II is fatally shot in East Pittsburgh by East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld after being involved in a near-fatal drive-by shooting.
- 2012
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.
- 2009
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.
- 2009
War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
- 2007
The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.
- 2005
Following a series of Michelin tire failures during the United States Grand Prix weekend at Indianapolis, and without an agreement being reached, 14 cars from seven teams in Michelin tires withdraw after completing the formation lap, leaving only six cars from three teams on Bridgestone tires to race.
- 1991
The last Soviet army units in Hungary are withdrawn.
- 1990
The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.
- 1990
The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow.
- 1988
Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.
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- 1987
Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.
- 1987
Aeroflot Flight N-528 crashes at Berdiansk Airport in present-day Ukraine, killing eight people.
- 1985
Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.
- 1982
The People's Armed Police is de facto founded; it is officially established 10 months later on April 5, 1983.
- 1978
Garfield's first comic strip, originally published locally as Jon in 1976, goes into nationwide syndication.
- 1965
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.
- 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
- 1961
Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1960
Charlotte Motor Speedway holds its first NASCAR race, the inaugural World 600.
- 1953
Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
- 1947
Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near Mayadin, Syria, killing 15 and injuring 21.
- 1945
The Smoke Tragedy leaves 355 workers dead in the underground copper mine of El Teniente, Chile.
- 1943
The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.
- 1934
The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
- 1926
King Roger, an opera about Roger II of Sicily by Karol Szymanowski, is premiered at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw.
- 1921
The village of Knockcroghery, Ireland, is burned by British forces.
- 1913
Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
- 1910
The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
- 1903
Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
- 1875
The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
- 1867
Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.
- 1865
Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are officially informed of their freedom. The anniversary was officially celebrated in Texas and other states as Juneteenth. On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States.
- 1862
President Abraham Lincoln signs the Territorial Slavery Act of 1862, which prohibits slavery in all current and future United States territories.
- 1850
Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden–Norway.
- 1846
The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23–1. Cartwright umpired.
- 1821
Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia).
- 1816
Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- 1811
The Carlton House Fête is held in London to celebrate the establishment of the Regency era.
Famous Birthdays on June 19 in History 25
- 2004
Millie Gibson, English actress
- 2002
Bennedict Mathurin, Canadian basketball player
- 2002
Nuno Mendes, Portuguese footballer
- 1999
Jordan Poole, American basketball player
- 1998
Atticus Shaffer, American actor and YouTuber
- 1998
Joshua Da Silva, Trinidadian cricketer
- 1994
Lejla Njemčević, Bosnian cross-country and mountain bike cyclist
- 1993
KSI, English YouTuber
- 1992
Keaton Jennings, South African-English cricketer
- 1992
C. J. Mosley, American football player
- 1990
Ashly Burch, American actress, writer, and director
- 1990
Moa Hjelmer, Swedish sprinter
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- 1990
Xavier Rhodes, American football player
- 1988
Jacob deGrom, American baseball player
- 1987
Rashard Mendenhall, American football player
- 1986
Aoiyama Kōsuke, Bulgarian sumo wrestler
- 1986
Lázaro Borges, Cuban pole vaulter
- 1986
Marvin Williams, American basketball player
- 1985
Ai Miyazato, Japanese golfer
- 1985
José Ernesto Sosa, Argentinian footballer
- 1985
Dire Tune, Ethiopian runner
- 1984
Paul Dano, American actor
- 1984
Wieke Dijkstra, Dutch field hockey player
- 1984
Andri Eleftheriou, Cypriot sport shooter
- 1983
Macklemore, American rapper
Notable Deaths on June 19 in History 25
- 2020
Ian Holm, British actor (born 1931)
- 2019
Etika, American YouTuber and streamer (born 1990)
- 2018
Koko, western lowland gorilla and user of American Sign Language (born 1971)
- 2017
Otto Warmbier, American college student detained in North Korea (born 1994)
- 2016
Anton Yelchin, American actor (born 1989)
- 2015
James Salter, American novelist and short-story writer (born 1925)
- 2014
Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt, German general (born 1915)
- 2014
Gerry Goffin, American songwriter (born 1939)
- 2014
Ibrahim Touré, Ivorian footballer (born 1985)
- 2013
Vince Flynn, American author (born 1966)
- 2013
James Gandolfini, American actor (born 1961)
- 2013
Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1932)
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- 2013
Dave Jennings, American football player and sportscaster (born 1952)
- 2013
Filip Topol, Czech singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1965)
- 2013
Slim Whitman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923)
- 2012
Norbert Tiemann, American soldier and politician, 32nd Governor of Nebraska (born 1924)
- 2010
Manute Bol, Sudanese-American basketball player and activist (born 1962)
- 2010
Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton, English philosopher and academic (born 1925)
- 2010
Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican writer, journalist and political activist (born 1938)
- 2008
Barun Sengupta, Bengali journalist, founded Bartaman (born 1934)
- 2007
Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1919)
- 2007
Alberto Mijangos, Mexican-American painter and educator (born 1925)
- 2007
Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (born 1947)
- 2007
Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist and author (born 1932)
- 2004
Clayton Kirkpatrick, journalist and newspaper editor (born 1915)
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What happened on June 19 in history?
The biggest event on June 19 in history is: 2020 — Animal rights advocate Regan Russell is run over and killed by a transport truck outside of a pig slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario.. In total, 40 major events are recorded for this day.
Who was born on June 19?
25 famous people were born on June 19 in history, the best known being 2004 — Millie Gibson, English actress.
Who died on June 19?
25 notable people died on June 19 in history, including 2020 — Ian Holm, British actor (born 1931).
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