507 years since Magellan’s expedition left Sanlúcar, beginning the first voyage around the world
On 20 September 1519 five ships left Sanlúcar de Barrameda for the Atlantic. The expedition had left Seville o...
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243 years since the Montgolfier brothers’ demonstration flight with a sheep, a duck and a rooster
On 19 September 1783, in the forecourt of the Palace of Versailles, Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolf...
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15 years since Mariano Rivera set the MLB record with his 602nd save
On 19 September 2011, at Yankee Stadium, Mariano Rivera finished the ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins...
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37 years since the bombing of UTA Flight 772, commemorated in the Ténéré Desert
On 19 September 1989 a UTA DC-10 bound for Paris broke up over the Ténéré Desert in Niger. The aircraft had le...
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53 years since the death of Gram Parsons, an advocate of “Cosmic American Music”
Gram Parsons died on 19 September 1973, aged 26, at Joshua Tree, California, from the toxic effects of drug us...
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92 years since the birth of Brian Epstein, the manager who helped drive the Beatles’ rise
Brian Epstein was born in Liverpool on 19 September 1934 into a family of retailers. At the NEMS record shop,...
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163 years since the Battle of Chickamauga began, one of the American Civil War’s fiercest clashes
On 19–20 September 1863, in the woods by Chickamauga Creek in north-western Georgia, the Army of the Cumberlan...
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Four years since the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
On 19 September 2022, Westminster Abbey hosted the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. 19 September 2026 mark...
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31 years since publication of the document that helped identify the Unabomber attacker
On 19 September 1995, The Washington Post published, as a special supplement, a text of about 35,000 words sen...
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53 years since Carl XVI Gustaf publicly assumed his role as King of Sweden
Carl Gustaf became King of Sweden on 15 September 1973, after the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf. H...
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98 years since the birth of Adam West, the actor who turned Batman into a pop phenomenon
William West Anderson was born on 19 September 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington. Under the stage name Adam West...
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74 years since the birth of Nile Rodgers, the guitarist connecting disco, funk and pop
Nile Rodgers was born on 19 September 1952. On 19 September 2026 the American guitarist, songwriter and produc...
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180 years since the reported Marian apparition at La Salette
On 19 September 1846, in the mountain pastures above the village of La Salette-Fallavaux in the French Alps, t...
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61 years since the birth of astronaut Sunita Williams, a veteran of three space missions
Former NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams turns 61 on 19 September 2026. She was born in Euclid, Ohio, grew...
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50 years since Turkish Airlines Flight 452 crashed near Isparta
September 19, 2026 marks 50 years since the crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 452, one of the deadliest acciden...
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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, inde...
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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...
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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 Stat...
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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 F...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 dis...
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16 years since the Macondo well was declared “effectively dead” after the Deepwater Horizon disaster
On 19 September 2010, Admiral Thad Allen, the federal response coordinator, announced that the Macondo 252 wel...
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105 years since the birth of Paulo Freire, one of the 20th century’s most influential educators
Paulo Freire was born on 19 September 1921 in Recife, in north-eastern Brazil. He died on 2 May 1997 in São Pa...
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66 years since India and Pakistan signed the Indus Waters Treaty
On 19 September 1960, in Karachi, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Mohammad Ayub...
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69 years since Rainier, the first fully contained underground nuclear explosion
On 19 September 1957 the United States detonated the Rainier device in a tunnel cut into Rainier Mesa at the N...
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230 years since the publication of George Washington’s Farewell Address
On 19 September 1796, George Washington’s farewell message appeared in David C. Claypoole’s Philadelphia newsp...
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670 years since the Battle of Poitiers, where the King of France was captured
On 19 September 1356, south of Poitiers, the Anglo-Gascon army led by Edward of Woodstock defeated the forces...
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43 years since the independence of Saint Kitts and Nevis
On 19 September 1983, the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis became a sovereign state, ending associated stat...
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56 years since the first Glastonbury Festival
On 19 September 1970, farmer Michael Eavis opened the Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival at Worthy Farm in Some...
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80 years since Winston Churchill’s speech on European unity
On 19 September 1946, Winston Churchill spoke at the University of Zurich about a Europe leaving war with ruin...
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