Browse Historical Events by Day: What Happened on September 19th?

The Battle of Sant'Andrea takes place during the Italian Wars, where the forces of Florence and Venice defeat the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples.

The Battle of Lund takes place during the Scanian War, where Sweden defeats Denmark.

The last hangings resulting from the Salem witch trials take place in Massachusetts, United States.

George Washington Farewell address to the nation is published. Washington composed his political statement to the nation with the assistance of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. It was designed to inspire and guide future generations, and embodied a classic statement of Federalist doctrine. Washington believed, that the stability of the Republic and the eight year-old Constitution were threatened by the forces of geographical sectionalism, political factionalism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation’s domestic affairs. More

New Zealand governor, Lord Glasgow, sign a new Electoral Act into law which makes New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections. More

The world's first recorded automobile accident occurs in New York City, involving a motor vehicle and a cyclist.

Argentina's President Peron is deposed after a revolt by the army and navy. He had ben reelected to his second term by a wide margin in 1952. He left Argentina and lived in exile and returned to Argentina in 1973 and was soon elected President for a third time. More

The US Military conducts the first-ever underground nuclear explosion as part of Operation Plumbbob. The test took place in Nevada. More

Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day from the UK.

An 8.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico City, causing widespread devastation and resulting in the deaths of 10,000 people, 30,000 injured and thousands left homeless. More

The 35,000-word Unabomber manifesto of Ted Kaczynski' is published by The New York Times and The Washington Post . The manifesto called for revolution against a corrupt industrial-technological society and was instrumental in identifying and capturing him. Kaczynski entered Harvard University when he was 16-year-old on a scholarship, after skipping the sixth and 11th grades. During Kaczynski’s sophomore year at Harvard, in 1959, he was recruited for a psychological experiment that, unbeknownst to him, would last three years. The Washington Post and others have reported that the experiment run by Harvard psychologist Henry A. Murray was backed by the Central Intelligence Agency. More

A powerful earthquake strikes Mexico.