78 years since the birth of actor Jeremy Irons
British actor Jeremy Irons turns 78 on 19 September 2026. His career links classical theatre, television, independent film and popular productions....
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187 years since the birth of George Cadbury, the industrialist who helped develop Bournville
September 19, 2026 marks 187 years since the birth of George Cadbury, the Birmingham Quaker businessman linked to the family’s cocoa and chocolate fir...
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145 years since the death of US President James A. Garfield
September 19, 2026 marks 145 years since the death of James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States. He died at Elberon, New Jersey, not...
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249 years since the First Battle of Saratoga opened the confrontation that changed the American Revolution
September 19, 2026 marks 249 years since the First Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Freeman’s Farm. The US National Park Service descri...
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32 years since ER premiered and changed the pace of medical drama
On 19 September 1994, NBC broadcast the ER pilot “24 Hours”: nearly two hours on a Monday night, to about 23.8 million viewers. It was the only episod...
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41 years since the death of Italo Calvino, the writer who combined fable, history and literary experiment
Italo Calvino died in Siena on 19 September 1985, after a cerebral haemorrhage. He was 61. Born on 15 October 1923 in Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba, to...
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48 years since Solomon Islands was admitted to the United Nations
On 19 September 1978, Solomon Islands became a member of the United Nations. Independence from the United Kingdom had been declared on 7 July that yea...
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74 years since Charlie Chaplin was prevented from freely returning to the United States
On 19 September 1952, while Charlie Chaplin was at sea bound for Europe, United States Attorney General James P. McGranery announced that the artist w...
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82 years since the Moscow Armistice ended hostilities between Finland and the Soviet Union
On 19 September 1944, Finland signed in Moscow an armistice with the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. The document ended fighting in the Continuat...
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86 years since Witold Pilecki deliberately entered a roundup for his Auschwitz mission
On 19 September 1940, Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be caught in a German roundup in Warsaw’s Żoliborz district. It was not a chance trap: the Pol...
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156 years since the Siege of Paris began during the Franco-Prussian War
On 19 September 1870, Prussian armies and troops from allied German states closed the roads and railways into Paris. The siege lasted until the capitu...
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11 years since the “Brighton Miracle”, Japan’s Rugby World Cup victory over South Africa
On 19 September 2015, at Brighton Community Stadium, Japan beat South Africa 34–32 at the Rugby World Cup. Karne Hesketh’s try after the 80th minute c...
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