Assassination of John
Death of John, poisoned by his own supporters
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October 19 in History
This permanent archive page contains 216 World History Database records for October 19, spanning 1216 to 2025. Recorded topics include Assassination of John; Death of Henry III; Death of John.
Total: 216Events: 186Births: 2Deaths: 6Battles: 22Countries: 34
Events on October 19
Disputed Kingship
Claims the German crown against Louis IV of Bavaria.
Royal Election
Elected King of the Romans by part of the electoral college.
Arrest of Roger Mortimer
Arrests Mortimer in the Queen Mothers Chamber Nottingham Castle
Arrest of Roger Mortimer
Seized by Edward III in the Queen Mothers Chamber Nottingham Castle
Nottingham Coup
Seizes Roger Mortimer and begins personal rule
Capture of Bordeaux
Captures Bordeaux again from the English, thereafter the city remains French
Capture of Bordeaux
The capital of Aquitaine is surrendered to the French, England is left with Calais
Rule of Bordeaux
Captures Bordeaux again from the English, thereafter the city remains French
Second Peace of Thorn
Receives Royal Prussia from the Teutonic Order after the Thirteen Years War.
Second Peace of Thorn
Recognises the settlement ending war between the Teutonic Knights and Poland.
Marriage
Meets his new wife Princess Margaret for the 1st time
Capture of Mons
Surrenders Mons to the Spanish but most of the Dutch towns are occupied by Calvinists
Entry into Krakow
Swedish forces enter Krakow during the invasion of the Commonwealth
Occupation of Krakow
Helps secure Krakow for Sweden after the city's surrender
Declaration of War
Declares war on Spain for breaches of the Pravdo Convention
Result of Surrender of Cornwallis's Army at Yorktown
Cornwallis's army is removed from the field, effectively ending major fighting in the American War of Independence.
Result of Surrender of Cornwallis's Army at Yorktown
The capitulation at Yorktown ends major combat and confirms the collapse of Britain's southern campaign.
Surrender of Cornwallis's Army at Yorktown
Surrenders 7,000 soldiers ending the American Revolution & the War of Independence
Surrender of Cornwallis's Army at Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis surrenders with 7,000 men marking the end of fighting in the war
Major
Appointed Major
Major
Appointed Major
Major
Napoleon I was appointed major.
Cadiz Departure
Leaves Cadiz with Spanish ships in the combined fleet.
Cadiz Departure
Sails from Cadiz with the combined fleet.
Invasion of Bavaria
The Austrians ally with Britain & invaded Bavaria
Surrender near Stuttgart
Surrenders to Bonaparte near Stuttgart
Siege of Moscow
After a 35 day stay & no negotiations with the Russians the Grande Armee leaves Moscow
Allied Entry into Leipzig
Enters Leipzig after the French withdrawal and Coalition victory.
Allied Entry into Leipzig
His Army of Silesia presses into Leipzig as French forces retreat.
Leipzig Rearguard
Commands rearguard forces covering Napoleon's withdrawal from Leipzig.
Retreat from Leipzig
Withdraws westward while French rearguards defend routes through the city.
Movements of Mazzini and Kossuth
Publishes a Tribune article discussing Mazzini, Kossuth, Louis Napoleon and European revolutionary politics.
Exile of Paulus Kruger
Leaves for Europe
Constitution of Russia
Begins organising government after the October Manifesto.
Council of Ministers
Forms the new government after the October Manifesto.
Prime Minister of Russia
Appointed Russia's first chairman of the Council of Ministers.
Prime Minister of Russia
Becomes chairman of the Council of Ministers.
Prime Minister of Russia
Heads the new Council of Ministers after the manifesto.
South Pole Expedition
A second attempt, with a team made up of Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, Oscar Wisting, and Amundsen, depart base camp. They took four sledges and 52 dogs
South Pole Expedition
Sets out from Framheim with Bjaaland, Hanssen, Hassel and Wisting for the successful South Pole journey
South Pole Expedition
A second attempt, with a team made up of Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, Oscar Wisting, and Amundsen, depart base camp. They took four sledges and 52 dogs
South Pole Expedition
A second attempt, with a team made up of Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, Oscar Wisting, and Amundsen, depart base camp. They took four sledges and 52 dogs
South Pole Expedition
A second attempt, with a team made up of Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, Oscar Wisting, and Amundsen, depart base camp. They took four sledges and 52 dogs
First Ypres Defence Directed
French directs BEF operations as German attacks intensify around Ypres during the First Battle of Flanders.
Race to the Sea
German operations extend north toward Ypres.
Declaration of War
Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria
Declaration of War
Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria
Declaration of War
Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria
Resignation of Edward Carson
Resigns over the war in the Balkans, which had left two British and one French division in Salonica instead of being dispatched to support the Serbs who were being attacked by from the north and Bulgaria from the east. Carson becomes the leader of those Unionists who were not members of the Government, effectively Leader of the Opposition in the Commons
Capture of Bruges
Bruges is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
Capture of Bruges
Bruges is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
Liberation of Bruges
Allied advances liberate Bruges near the end of the war.
Assassination of Antonio Granjo
Antonio Granjo is assassinated
Carlton Club
Among the Conservatives who decide to leave the coaltion Government by 188 to 85 votes
Election
The Conservative Party decides to contest the election independently of the coaltion
Election
The Conservatives decide to contest the election independently of the coalition
Resignation of David Lloyd George
Resigns as Prime Minister
Reichswehr Command Dispute
Places Reichswehr units stationed in Bavaria under his authority during the escalating constitutional dispute with Berlin.
Völkischer Beobachter Dispute
Refuses Reich Defence Minister Otto Geßler's order to ban the Völkischer Beobachter for attacks on the Reich government.
Petrich Incident
Greek troops enter Bulgaria after a border clash.
Petrich Incident
Bulgaria appeals to the League during the border crisis.
Invasion of Abyssinia
Britain supports the League of Nations sanctions against Italy for invading Abyssinia
Sanctions
Britain supports the League of Nations sanctions against Italy for invading Abyssinia
Invasion of France
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Invasion of France
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Operation Fall Gelb
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Operation Fall Gelb
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Pact between Turkey, France and Great Britain
A pact of mutual assistance is signed between Turkey, France & Britain
Wehrmacht
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Wehrmacht
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Siege of Moscow
Beria brings in several regiments of the NKVD in to preserve order. A state of siege is declared
Command of Brescia
Brunetti assumes command of Brescia during the final days before the British offensive at El Alamein.
Command of Folgore
Bignami assumes acting command of Folgore after Frattini leaves the division.
Commando Order Supplement Transmitted
Jodl's staff transmits a restricted explanation concerning implementation of the Commando Order.
Relinquishes Folgore Command
Frattini leaves command of the Folgore Division shortly before the main British offensive at El Alamein.
Formation of Special Attack Unit
Tamai helps organize the first special-attack unit at Mabalacat and selects Seki to lead the Shikishima squadron.
Special Attack Planning
Inoguchi serves on Onishi's staff during the organization of the first naval special-attack units in the Philippines.
Suggests Black Sea Conference Area
Suggests that the next Big Three meeting take place in the Black Sea area.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of the Revolutionary Government Junta of Venezuela
Revolutionary Government Junta
Romulo Betancourt became chairman of the Revolutionary Government Junta after the October Revolution.
You and the Atomic Bomb
Publishes You and the Atomic Bomb.
Capture of Chamdo
Chinese forces capture Chamdo and take Tibetan governor Ngabo Ngawang Jigme prisoner.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Resignation of Stafford Cripps
Resigns as Chancellor of the Exchequer due to ill health
Anglo-Egyptian Agreement
Accepts a timetable for British withdrawal from the Suez Canal base while preserving emergency access arrangements.
Anglo-Egyptian Agreement
Signs an agreement requiring British evacuation from the Suez Canal base under specified conditions.
British Evacuation
Signs terms requiring British forces to evacuate the Suez Canal base within twenty months.
British Evacuation Agreement
Signs an agreement establishing a timetable for British withdrawal from the Canal Zone.
Home Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Home Secretary
Polish October Negotiations
Travels to Warsaw during the Polish October crisis and accepts Wladyslaw Gomulka's return to power.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy left Washington for campaign appearances while advisers continued secret deliberations about Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy maintained scheduled campaign appearances while secret crisis deliberations continued in Washington.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Robert Kennedy argued that an unannounced air strike could resemble the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Prime Minister
Becomes Prime Minister after Harold Macmillan resigns.
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
Higgs Boson
Publishes Broken Symmetries and the Masses of Gauge Bosons, explicitly identifying the massive scalar excitation later called the Higgs boson.
Higgs Boson
Shows that spontaneous symmetry breaking in a gauge theory can avoid an unwanted massless particle while leaving a massive scalar particle in the theory.
Siege of Plei Me
Beckwith is involved with US Special Forces support during the Plei Me siege
Siege of Plei Me
North Vietnamese Army troops attack the U.S. Special Forces camp at Plei Me in a prelude to the Battle of Ia Ia Drang
Siege of Plei Me
Chu Huy Man commands communist forces in the Central Highlands campaign
Siege of Plei Me
Vinh Loc commands South Vietnamese II Corps during the siege of Plei Me
Mariner 5 Venus Flyby
Mariner 5 passes close to Venus and performs radio-occultation and plasma measurements of the planet's environment.
Venus Bow Shock
Mariner 5 observations show that Venus's ionosphere creates a bow shock that deflects the solar wind despite the lack of a strong magnetic field.
Cream
Creams farewell album, Goodbye, features live performances recorded live at The Forum, Los Angeles, October 19, 1968, and it is released shortly after Cream disbanded in 1968
New Morning
Releases New Morning.
Paris European Summit
Represents Italy as the Paris summit begins discussions on economic, monetary and political development.
Paris European Summit
Represents Germany as the Paris summit begins discussions on economic, monetary and political development of the Communities.
Paris Summit European Union Goal
Pompidou hosted Community leaders as they set broader ambitions for economic, monetary and political cooperation.
Military Aid
The USA sends $2.2 billion in military aid to Israel to counter Soviet arms shipments to Egypt
Military Aid Agreement
The USA sends $2.2 billion in military aid to Israel to counter Soviet arms shipments to Egypt
Pin Ups
Releases Pin Ups, an album of cover versions paying tribute to songs from his 1960s influences.
Stennis Compromise
Cox refused the compromise.
Stennis Compromise
Nixon, looking toward a solution to the tape dispute, offered what later came to known as the Stennis Compromise. U.S. Senator John C. Stennis (D-MS) would independently review the tapes and summarize them for the special prosecutor's office.
Stennis Compromise
Nixon, looking toward a solution to the tape dispute, offered what later came to known as the Stennis Compromise. U.S. Senator John C. Stennis (D-MS) would independently review the tapes and summarize them for the special prosecutor's office.
Stennis Compromise
Proposes that Senator John Stennis review Watergate tapes and authenticate presidential summaries instead of giving the recordings directly to Special Prosecutor Cox.
Stennis Compromise
Cox refused the compromise.
Stennis Compromise
Is proposed as the independent reviewer who would authenticate presidential summaries of subpoenaed Watergate tapes under Nixon's proposed compromise.
Stennis Compromise
Nixon, looking toward a solution to the tape dispute, offered what later came to known as the Stennis Compromise. U.S. Senator John C. Stennis (D-MS) would independently review the tapes and summarize them for the special prosecutor's office.
Privatization
Lawson announces plans to transfer BNOC's oil-producing business to the private sector and to dispose of selected British Gas Corporation oil interests as part of wider energy-market reform.
Coup
Overthrown by a military pro-Soviet coup, Bishop is shot dead
Coup
A pro-Soviet military coup overthrows the Marxist Government in Grenada
Government
A pro-Soviet military coup overthrows the Marxist Government in Grenada
Assassination of Jerzy Popieluszko
Security police assassinate Jerzy Popieluszko
Black Monday
"Black Monday", the Dow Jones index falls by 22.6% a volume of 604.33 million shares.
Black Monday
A record stock market fall from a record high of 2722 in Aug to 1738 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped by 508 points to 1738.74 (22.61%).
Black Monday
The crash began in Far Eastern markets the morning of October 19,later that morning.
Black Monday
Two US warships shelled an Iranian oil platform in the Persian Gulf in response to Irans Silkworm missile attack on the US flagged ship MV Sea Isle City.
Economy of USA
US Congressman Edward J. Markey, who had been warning about the possibility of a crash, stated that "Program trading was the principal cause"
Economy of USA
"Black Monday", the Dow Jones index falls by 22. 6% a volume of 604. 33 million shares. A record stock market fall from a record high of 2722 in Aug to 1738 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped by 508 points to 1738.
Economy of USA
74 (22. 61%)
Economy of USA
The crash began in Far Eastern markets the morning of October 19,later that morning, two US warships shelled an Iranian oil platform in the Persian Gulf in response to Irans Silkworm missile attack on the US flagged ship MV Sea Isle City.
Economy of USA
US Congressman Edward J. Markey, who had been warning about the possibility of a crash, stated that "Program trading was the principal cause".
Iran-Contra Affair
A record stock market fall from a record high of 2722 in Aug to 1738 points
Stock Market Crash
Dramatic falls in the stock market following "black monday" in Wall St
Diplomatic Relations
Britain and Argentina agree at Madrid in October 1989 on steps toward restoring normal relations, including arrangements for consular and diplomatic contacts.
Apartheid
The South African National Party opens its membership to all races
Coal Industry
Makes a major Commons statement on contraction and proposed closures in the coal industry.
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto begins her second term as Prime Minister.
Bombing of Tel Aviv
A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 22 Israelis and wounds 48 in a bus explosion in Tel Aviv, Hamas take responsibility
Hamas
A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 22 Israelis and wounds 48 in a bus explosion in Tel Aviv, Hamas take responsibility
Suicide
A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 22 Israelis and wounds 48 in a bus explosion in Tel Aviv, Hamas take responsibility
End of First Jens Stoltenberg Government
The First Jens Stoltenberg Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Prime Minister of Norway
Appointed Prime Minister of Norway, 2nd term
Second Kjell Magne Bondevik Government
Begins the Second Kjell Magne Bondevik Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Second Nice Treaty Referendum
Irish voters approve Nice at the second referendum, allowing Ahern's government to complete ratification.
Second Nice Treaty Referendum
Irish voters reverse the earlier Nice rejection and approve the treaty by 62.89 percent.
Health of Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
Blair given electric shocks to regulate heart palpitations in the first health scare of his premiership
Honours
Bert Trautman is awarded the OBE by Queen Elizabeth II, for promoting British-German understanding through football
Prime Minister Takes Office
Soe Win becomes Prime Minister after Khin Nyunt's removal
Iraqi Special Tribunal
The first trial began before the Iraqi Special Tribunal on 19 October 2005
Trial
attempt on 8 July 1982, during the Iran mins Iraq War.
Trial
He added, "Neither do I recognize the body that has designated and authorized you, nor the aggression because all that has been built on false basis is false."
Trial
He rejected the tribunal's legitimacy and independence from the control of the foreign occupation. "I do not respond to this so-called court, with all due respect to its people, and I retain my constitutional right as the president of Iraq", Saddam declared.
Trial
Iraqi authorities put Saddam and seven other former Iraqi officials on trial on 19 October 2005, four days after the 15 October 2005 referendum on the new Iraq constitution.
Trial
Particular attention was paid during the trial to activities in violent campaigns against the Kurds in the north during the Iran mins Iraq War, against the Shiites in the south in 1991 and 1999 to put down revolts, and in Dujail after a failed assassination
Trial
Saddam asserted in his defense that he had been unlawfully overthrown, and was still the president of Iraq. 1st day of the trial
Trial
The first trial began before the Iraqi Special Tribunal on 19 October 2005. Remained in custody by United States forces at Camp Cropper in Baghdad, along with eleven senior Baathist officials.
Trial
The tribunal specifically charged the defendants with the killing of 148 Shiites from Dujail, in retaliation for the failed assassination attempt of 8 July 1982. As in his pre-trial appearance, at the opening of the 19 October Trial Saddam appeared defiant.
IBEX Launch
Begins the Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission to map energetic neutral atoms created where the outward-flowing solar wind interacts with the surrounding interstellar medium.
Strategic Defence Review
Presents the Strategic Defence and Security Review to Parliament.
Jerusalem Policy
bin Abdullah participates in jerusalem policy connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Letwin Amendment
The Commons passes the Letwin amendment delaying approval of the Brexit deal.
COVID-19
Announces a firebreak lockdown in Wales.
North Korean Troop Warning
Warns partners about North Korean support for Russia.
Presidential Runoff
Paz wins Bolivia's first presidential runoff and ends the MAS government's long tenure.
Births on October 19
Birth of Victor-Francois de Broglie
Birth of Victor-Francois de Broglie
Birth of Simon Ward
Birth of Simon Ward
Deaths on October 19
Death of Henry III
Death of John, Henry IIIs father
Death of John
Death of John, poisoned by his own supporters. Death of John, at Newark Castle, succeeded by 9 yr old son Henry
Death of John de Mowbray
Death of John Mowbray
Death of Poniatowski
Drowns in the White Elster while attempting to escape during the French retreat.
Death of Jerzy Popieluszko
Death of Jerzy Popieluszko, assassinated
Death of Samora Machel
Death of Samora Machel
Battles on October 19
Battle of Yorktown
Surrenders 7,000 soldiers ending the American Revolution & the War of Independence
Battle of Ulm
Surrenders to Bonaparte near Stuttgart
Battle of Leipzig
Commands Russian army on the right wing
Battle of Leipzig
French retreat is underway with most of the armys trains and cavalry & infantry corps cross the Lindeneau bridge & march to safety
Battle of Leipzig
Helps defeat the Napoleonic forces
Battle of Leipzig
Witnesses what he regards as the horror of war at Leipzig, "It haunts one night & day"
Battle of Leipzig
During the fighting, 5,400 Saxons of Jean Reyniers VII Corps defect to the Allies, Napoleon sees that the battle is a lost cause and on the night of the 18th-19th he begins to withdraw the majority of his army across the river Elster
Battle of Leipzig
During the fighting, 5,400 Saxons of Jean Reyniers VII Corps defect to the Allies, Napoleon sees that the battle is a lost cause and on the night of the 18th-19th he begins to withdraw the majority of his army across the river Elster
Battle of Leipzig
Helps defeat Napoleon
Battle of Nations Victory
Emerges as the senior Coalition commander after the decisive Allied victory at Leipzig.
Battle of Ypres, 1st
Allenby leads cavalry during the fighting around Ypres.
Battle of Ypres, 1st
Falkenhayn seeks decision in Flanders around Ypres.
Battle of Ypres, 1st
Foch coordinates French support around Ypres.
Battle of Ypres, 1st
French directs the BEF during the First Battle of Ypres.
Battle of Ypres, 1st
Haig commands I Corps in the Ypres salient.
Battle of Ypres, 1st
Albrecht commands German forces at Ypres.
Battle of Ypres, 1st
Smith-Dorrien holds part of the line near Ypres.
Battle of Flanders
Bruges is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
Battle of Flanders
Bruges is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
Battle of Yenangyaung
The Japanese capture the Yenangyaung oilfields & Magwe
Battle of Ia Drang
1st major battle of the Vietnam War between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)
Battle of Ia Drang
North Vietnamese Army troops attack the U.S. Special Forces camp at Plei Me in a prelude to the Battle of Ia Ia Drang. 1st major battle of the Vietnam War between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)