All Events

Historical Events on October 19

  • Isabella I of Castile

    1469

    Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.

  • Battle of Ulm

    1805

    Napoleonic Wars: Austrian General Mack surrenders his army to the Grande Armée of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Ulm; 30,000 prisoners are captured and 10,000 casualties inflicted on the losers.

  • Napoleon

    1812

    Napoleon Bonaparte retreats from Moscow.

  • League of Nations

    1933

    Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.

  • Fascist Italy (1922-43)

    1935

    The League of Nations places economic sanctions on fascist Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.

  • Korean War

    1950

    The People's Republic of China joins the Korean War by sending thousands of troops across the Yalu River to fight United Nations forces.

  • Point Four Program

    1950

    Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.

  • United States embargo against Cuba

    1960

    Cold War: The United States government imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.

  • Jerzy Popiełuszko

    1984

    Roman Catholic priest from Poland, Jerzy Popiełuszko, associated with the Solidarity Union, is murdered by three agents of the Polish Communist internal intelligence agency.

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Famous Birthdays on October 19

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Famous Deaths on October 19

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