Historical Events on November 19

November 18 November 20

14 significant historical events occurred on November 19. November 19 is known for several major historical events. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. In 1972, West Germany held a federal election. The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe was signed in 1990. On this same day in 2005, the tragic Haditha massacre occurred in Iraq. These events highlight key moments in political, diplomatic, and military history.

Total Events

14

Time Span

1614–2021

Categories

4

Top Category

war

5 events

19 famous birthdays on November 19

Including James B. Sumner, Earl W. Sutherland, Jr., José Raúl Capablanca

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density

17th C.21st C.

17th Century

1 event

war

1614 battle, part of the siege of Osaka

18th Century

1 event

politics

1795 treaty between the United States and Great Britain

19th Century

2 events

war

1861 battle of the American Civil War in Oklahoma

politics

Gettysburg Address — speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln

20th Century

7 events

war

1941 military action of Operation Crusader in World War II

war

1941 naval battle during World War II

politics

1972 West German federal election — federal election in West Germany

politics

1976 multilateral treaty

general

1978 terrorist attack

disaster

1984 industrial disaster in Mexico

general

1995 militant attack in Islamabad, Pakistan

21st Century

3 events

general

Haditha massacre — incident in which 24 unarmed Iraqi men, women and children were killed by a group of US Marines

war

2012 last battle fought by the state of Azawad

politics

November 2021 riots in the Netherlands

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