What Happened On November 19

What Happened On Nov 19 Events

1493 Nov 19 Christopher Columbus Arrives In Puerto Rico
When Christopher Columbus arrived in Puerto Rico during his second voyage on November 19, 1493, the island was inhabited by a group of Arawak Indians known as Taínos. They called the isla...
1523 Nov 19 Giulio Medici (Clement VII) elected Pope
He was born in Florence one month after his father, Giuliano de' Medici, was assassinated in the Pazzi Conspiracy. Although his parents had not had a formal marriage, a canon law loophole...
1776 Nov 19 Battle Of Fort Lee
The Battle of Fort Lee was fought on November 19, 1776 between American and British forces. The British were led by Charles Cornwallis and 'Wilhelm von Knyphausen, while the Americans wer...
1861 Nov 19 Battle of Round Mountain - Confederates Defeat Opothleyahola's Loyal Indians
The Battle of Round Mountain (also known as Round Mountains) No primary source documents report the engagement as having occurred at a place named "Round Mountains". The name originates f...
1863 Nov 19 Abraham Lincoln Delivers The Gettysburg Address
On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech at the close of ceremonies dedicating the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Requested to offer a ...
1897 Nov 19 Quentin Roosevelt Is Born
Quentin was the youngest child of the Roosevelt family including half-sister Alice, sister, Ethel, and brothers Theodore Jr., Kermit and Archibald "Archie". Quentin was only three year...
1923 Nov 19 Wright Marries Miriam Noel
Immediately after the tragic death of Mamah Cheney on August 15, 1914, Miriam Noel sent condolences to Wright. Within weeks Wright became involved with Miriam and she moved into Taliesin....
1931 Nov 19 "La Chienne" Is Released
La Chienne, is a 1931 French film by director Jean Renoir. It is the second sound film by the director and the twelfth of his career. The literal English translation of the film's titl...
1942 Nov 19
to 1942 Nov 23
 Operation Uranus
Operation Uranus (Russian: Операция «Уран», romanised: Operatsiya Uran) was the codename of the Soviet strategic operation in World War II which led to the encirclement of the German Sixt...
1967 Nov 19
to 1967 Nov 23
 Siege of Dak To
The battle for Hill 875 took place in the Vietnamese Central Highlands during the Vietnam War. It was fought between the 2nd and 4th Battalions of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, US Army, and...
1975 Nov 19 "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" Is Released
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman. The film is an adaptation of the 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. The movie...
1979 Nov 19 "Joe's Garage (Acts II & III)" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III is a 1979 rock opera by Frank Zappa, which tells the story of what could possibly happen if music was made illegal. The album features Ike Willis as the voi...
1984 Nov 19 San Juanico Disaster
The San Juanico Disaster was an industrial disaster caused by a massive series of explosions at a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) tank farm in San Juanico, Mexico (outside of Mexico City, Mexi...
1984 Nov 19 Stephen King publishes Thinner
Thinner is a 1984 novel by Stephen King, published under his pseudonym, Richard Bachman. It would be the last novel which King released under the Richard Bachman pseudonym until the relea...
1986 Nov 19 "Manon Des Sources" Is Released
Manon des Sources (released in North America as Manon of the Spring) is a critically acclaimed and commercially successful 1986 French language motion picture. Based upon the 1966 two-par...
1986 Nov 19 Muhammad Ali marries Yolanda Ali
On November 19, 1986, Ali married Yolanda Ali. They had been friends since 1964 in Louisville. They have one adopted son at 5 year old, Asaad Amin.
1991 Nov 19 Fatal Fury is Released
Fatal Fury (餓狼伝説, Garōu Densetsu, "Legend of the Hungry Wolf") is a fighting game series developed by SNK for the Neo Geo system. Producers Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto, who...
1991 Nov 19 U2 releases seventh studio album, "Achtung Baby"
Achtung Baby is the seventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released on 19 November 1991. Stung by criticism of their previous album, Rattle and Hum, the album was a calculated change...
1994 Nov 19 MST3K Ep. 614 - "San Francsco International"
This pilot for the TV series San Francisco International Airport details the hijackings, kidnappings, and marital problems that plague the airport manager. Features a large cast of '70s T...
1995 Nov 19 Attack on the Egyptian Embassy
On November 19, 1995 the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan was attacked. The attack started in the morning between 9 and 9:30 a.m.. Two men killed the security team with guns and other weapo...
1995 Nov 19 The bombing of the Egyptian Embassy
In Islamabad, Pakistan on November 19, 1995 Zawahiri's men from his al-jihad operation bombed the Egyptian Embassy. Two men with Samsonite briefcases, one filled with weapons approache...
1997 Nov 19 South Park Episode 109 - "Starvin' Marvin"
The four boys are at Cartman's house watching the "Terrance & Philip Thanksgiving Special" on television. During a break from the show, a Sally Struthers commercial convinces the boys tha...
1999 Nov 19 The World Is Not Enough released
The World Is Not Enough (1999) is the nineteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Mi...
1999 Nov 19 UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2
UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 1999 at Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Tokyo, Japan. UFC 23 was the second UFC ...
2001 Nov 19 Kabuki Warriors is Released for the Xbox
Kabuki Warriors, our choice for worst game of 2001, epitomizes just how bad a bad game can be, as there are truly no redeeming qualities to it. The gameplay mechanics are simplistic and u...
2001 Nov 19 Mick Jagger Releases "Goddess in the Doorway"
Goddess in the Doorway is the fourth solo album by Mick Jagger, released in 2001. The most recent offering from Jagger as a solo artist, it marked his first release with Virgin Records, w...
2001 Nov 19 Nelson Mandela became first living honorary Canadian citizen
Nelson Mandela will become an honorary Canadian citizen Monday, making it the first time in history the distinction has been given to a living person. BACKGROUNDER: Nelson Mandela The f...
2001 Nov 19 U2 releases "Walk On" single
"Walk On" is the fourth single from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. The song was written about Aung San Suu Kyi. It won the "Grammy Award for Record of the Year" in 2002...
2002 Nov 19 Dead Prez Releases "Turn off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 1"
Despite a dispute with their previous home at Loud that has temporarily stripped M1 and Sticman of their Dead Prez moniker, the pair continues to run with the same politically aware baton...
2002 Nov 19 Prestige Oil Spill
The oil spill from the tanker Prestige, which sank off Spain in November 2002, has been far worse than previously claimed, the Spanish government has disclosed. Environmentalists are now ...
2003 Nov 19 South Park Episode 712 - "All About the Mormons?"
A Mormon kid moves to South Park and Stan has to kick his ass. But when Stan and his dad meet their new Mormon neighbors, they become fascinated with how genuinely nice they are. Meanwhil...
2005 Nov 19 UFC 56: Full Force
UFC 56: Full Force was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2005. It was held at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, b...
2006 Nov 19 New England Patriots defeat Green Bay Packers, 35-0
Defensive lineman Richard Seymour expressed remorse after yesterday's victory over the Packers, confirming a CBS television report that he was fined $7,500 for stepping on Colts offensive...
2006 Nov 19 Nintendo Releases the Wii
The Wii (ウィー, Uī, pronounced /ˈwiː/, like the pronoun we) is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's X...
2007 Nov 19 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune released
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is an action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Combining platformin...
2008 Nov 19 BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is Released
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (ブレイブルー, Bureiburū) (pronounced /bleɪz blu/) is a two-dimensional arcade fighting game by Arc System Works, the developer behind the Guilty Gear series. The gam...
2008 Nov 19 Boston Bruins defeat Buffalo Sabres, 7-4
Now that's entertainment! Well . . . sort of . . . uh, kinda . . . OK, fine, I take that back. The Bruins' 7-4 thumping of the Sabres at the Garden last night was to good hockey wha...
2008 Nov 19 South Park Episode 1214 - "The Ungroundable"
2009 Nov 19 Boston Bruins defeat Atlanta Thrashers, 4-3
ATLANTA - The 2-0 second-period lead? Gone. The 3-2 advantage with less than a minute remaining in regulation? Wiped out, thanks to a Maxim Afinogenov goal at 19:18. But unlike other g...
2009 Nov 19 Minnesota Golden Gophers defeat Utah Valley Wolverines, 76-51
What's up, Gophers fans? Before I get into tonight's Utah Valley (1-1) v. Minnesota (2-0) matchup, a team source told me that Lawrence Westbrook is sick today and his status is unknow...
2009 Nov 19 Santa America Requests Consideration for Priority H1N1 Vaccination
Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Many of the nation’s Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine and not just because of those runny-nosed kids. There’s also the not-so-little ...
2010 Nov 19 Pat Burns Dies
Pat Burns, who enjoyed instant success wherever he coached and who capped his tumultuous career by guiding the New Jersey Devils to Stanley Cup glory in 2003, has died of cancer. He was 5...
2011 Nov 19 Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and President Obama Hold Impromptu Summit on Economic and Security Issues
President Obama and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China held an unscheduled meeting on Saturday at the end of an Asian forum to discuss economic issues and China's festering disputes with ...
2011 Nov 19 Mommar Gadhafi Son Saif Caught
Free Libya TV broadcast an image said to be Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam after his arrest in the south of Libya, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011.