October 19

What happened on October 19 in history

6 events fall on October 19, from 1216 to 1987. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on October 19

  1. 1216

    King John dies

    He dies at Newark, a year after Magna Carta, with his baggage lost in the Wash.

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  2. 1781

    Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown

    The surrender effectively ends the American Revolutionary War.

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  3. 1812

    Napoleon leaves Moscow

    The retreat from Russia begins as winter closes in.

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  4. 1935

    Sanctions on Italy

    The League of Nations acts against the invasion of Abyssinia.

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  5. 1943

    Streptomycin is isolated

    The first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis is found at Rutgers.

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  6. 1987

    Black Monday

    Stock markets fall further in a day than at any point since 1929.

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