November 19

Events

 * - goes ashore on an island he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed ).
 * - The and the  sign, which attempts to clear up some of the lingering problems left over from the.
 * - is established.
 * - The second railway line, the  and  Railway, is opened.
 * - becomes, a position he held until his death in.
 * - :  delivers the  at the military cemetery dedication ceremony at.
 * - A lands near the village of Großliebenthal, southwest of.
 * - and  establish  (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers).
 * - In, famous director  ("The Father of the ") dies of a  in his bed (beliefs still persist that he was murdered).
 * - : . The two ships sink each other off the coast of, with the loss of 645 ns and about 77 seamen.
 * - World War II: -  forces under General  launch the  s at, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor.
 * - World War II:  announces the 6th, aimed at selling $14 billion  in s to help pay for the war effort.
 * -, and  join the.
 * - US General becomes supreme commander of
 * - publishes its first issue.
 * - announces the discontinuation of the unpopular.
 * -, son of governor , disappears in the jungles near ,.
 * - The establishment of, the first wireless commercial in.
 * - : astronauts  and  land at  ("Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth s to walk on the.
 * - The is withdrawn from the market.
 * - takes office as the first President of the Regional Government of,.
 * - ian President becomes the first  leader to officially visit, when he meets with Israeli prime minister  and speaks before the  in , seeking a permanent peace settlement.
 * 1977  -   727 crashes in  killing 130.
 * - : ian leader  orders the release of 13 female and black   being held at the US  in.
 * - A series of explosions at the  storage facility at San Juan Ixhuatepec in  ignites a major fire and kills about 500 people.
 * - : In,  and  leader  meet for the first time.
 * 1985  -  wins a $10.53 billion  verdict against, in the largest civil verdict in the , stemming from Texaco executing a contract to buy  after Pennzoil had entered into an unsigned, yet still binding, buyout contract with Getty.
 * -  are stripped of their  because the duo did not sing at all on the  album.  had provided all the vocals.
 * - In, the first draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.
 * - The case of the comes to trial.
 * 1996  - Lt. Gen.  of  arrives in  to lead a multi-national policing force in.
 * - In, gives birth to  in the second known case where all seven babies were born alive. They would go on to become the first set of septuplets to survive infancy, with all seven alive in.
 * - : The begins  hearings against.
 * 1998  - 's  sells at auction for $71.5 million.
 * - : The launches its first.
 * 1999  - In, the  ends a two-day summit by calling for a political settlement in  and adopting a.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, English statesman (d. )
 * -, Electress of Bavaria (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * 1600  -, Dutch historian and statesman (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, French abbot and physicist (d. )
 * -, Russian writer and polymath (d. )
 * -, Austrian physician (d. )
 * 1722  -, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (d. )
 * -, American military leader (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, French diplomat and Suez Canal engineer (d. )
 * -, 20th (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, German physicist (d. )
 * -, Indian Queen (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, Russian composer (d. )
 * -, American evangelist (d. )
 * -, President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (d. )
 * -, Russian/Dutch mathematician (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Cuban chess player (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, French classical trumpet player (d. )
 * -, American photographer (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * -, son of  (d. )
 * -, German-born physicist (d. )
 * -, American poet and critic (d. )
 * -, Russian scientist (d. )
 * 1900  -, German writer (d. )
 * 1900  -, Irish ice hockey promoter (d. )
 * -, American bandleader (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American management theorist (d. )
 * -, son of (d. )
 * -, Romanian cell biologist,  laureate
 * -, American physiologist, laureate (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, British-born American actor
 * 1919  -, Italian film director (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * 1921  -, American Baptist minister
 * -, Russian epigrapher (d. )
 * 1922  -, Indian music composer, poet, writer, dramatist and filmmaker  (d. )
 * -, British actor
 * -, U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations (d. )
 * -, Slovenian musician
 * 1929  -, Canadian medieval scholar (d. )
 * -, American TV personality
 * 1933  -, American jurist; husband of
 * -, Egyptian imam (d. )
 * 1935  -, American businessman
 * -, American talk show host
 * 1936  -, Taiwanese-born chemist,  laureate
 * -, American businessman
 * -, American politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1941  -, former U.S. Governor of
 * -, American clothing designer
 * 1942  -, American poet
 * -, Cuban-born player (d. )
 * 1943  -, American musician
 * -, player
 * 1944  -, Greek mezzo-soprano
 * -, former baseball player
 * -, baseball player and manager
 * 1947  -, American politician
 * -, English actor
 * -, American football player and sportscaster
 * -, Indian actress
 * 1951  -, British lawyer and politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1953  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American journalist
 * 1956  -, American actress
 * -, Israeli singer (d. )
 * -, sports analyst
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American professional wrestling manager (d. )
 * 1960  -, American musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * 1963  -, British field hockey player
 * 1963  -, Hungarian fencer
 * -, French footballer
 * 1965  -, Irish comedian
 * -, American athlete
 * 1966  -, American actor
 * 1966  -, American chef
 * -, Venezuelan singer
 * 1969  -, American actress
 * 1969  -, Belgian racing driver
 * -, English bassist
 * -, American folk singer
 * 1971  -, American motorcycle racer
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, ese
 * 1973  -, American dancer and choreographer
 * 1973  -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, Indian beauty queen and actress
 * -, Japanese singer and songwriter
 * 1976  -, Czech ice hockey player
 * 1976  -, Belgian duathlete (d. )
 * 1976  -, Greek footballer
 * -, American gymnast
 * -, Czech athlete
 * 1978  -, Canadian jazz musician / vocalist
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1979  -, American football player
 * 1979  -, English footballer
 * -, English actress
 * -, Canadian
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * -, world's first surviving set of septuplets

Deaths

 * - Emperor (b. )
 * -, Persian poet (b. )
 * -, Queen of (b. )
 * -, Japanese warlord (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, German scholar (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, English Bishop of Chester (b. )
 * -, Royalist commander in the English Civil War (b. )
 * -, English poet and playwright
 * -, French courtier and soldier (b. )
 * -, American colonial governor of Virginia (b. )
 * -, Irish politician (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, Irish republican (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, French dancer and ballet master (b. )
 * -, German mathematician and physicist (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Georgian general (b. )
 * -, German engineer (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, American educator and historian (b. ).
 * -, American labor activist (executed) (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * -, Chinese poet (b. )
 * -, Russian philosopher (b. )
 * -, Polish writer and painter (shot) (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, US Army chaplain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * - Sir, British architect (b. )
 * -, English bass guitarist (b. )
 * -, American actor and dancer (b. )
 * -, daughter of billionaire (b. )
 * -, Chinese general (b. )
 * -, American songwriter (b. )
 * 1992  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Japanese-born American meteorologist (b. )
 * 1998  -, American film director (b. )
 * -, Quebec painter and artist (b. )
 * -, Australian racing driver (b. )
 * -, Dutch sculptor (b. )
 * 2004  -, German actor (b. )
 * 2004  -, American musician and record producer (b. )
 * 2004  -, British pharmacologist,  (b. )
 * -, Danish TV and film director (b. )
 * -, English rugby league footballer (b. )
 * 2007  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2007  -, American actor (b. )

Holidays and observances

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 * - The Liberation of the People of the coast
 * Feast of
 * - The Liberation of the People of the coast
 * Feast of
 * Feast of
 * Feast of
 * Feast of