On This Day in History for October 19
Events in History
- 202 BC Battle of Zama: Hannibal Barca and the Carthaginian army are defeated by Roman legions under Scipio Africanus, ending 2nd Punic War
- 439 The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa
- 615 Pope Deusdedit [Adeodatus I] elected to succeed Boniface IV as Catholic Pope
- 1031 Abbot Humbertus van Echternach opens grave of Saint Willibrord
- 1216 King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry III
- 1298 Rindfleisch-140 Jews of Heilbron Germany are murdered
- 1330 17-year-old English King Edward III captures his mother's lover and the country's de facto ruler Roger Mortimer at Nottingham Castle (later has him hanged)
- 1453 French retake Bordeaux following the Battle of Castillon
- More Events in History
Miguel Ángel Asturias
James Bevel
Yakubu Gowon
Peter MaxWeddings in History
- 1926 Pathologist Howard Florey (28) weds Ethel Reed at Holy Trinity Church in Paddington, New South Wales
- 2012 Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg Prince Guillaume (30) weds Countess of Belgium Stephanie de Lannoy (28) in a civil ceremony at the Hotel De Ville in Luxembourg
- 2013 Actress Danielle Fishel (32) weds Tim Belusko in Los Angeles
More Weddings in History
King John
Jonathan Swift
Ernest RutherfordOctober in History
Alaska Purchase
The check used by the United States to purchase Alaska at less than 2 cents an acre
October 18, 1867
Women And Politics: The Passions of Palmerston
Queen Victoria had an intense dislike for her Prime Minister Lord Palmerston. But other women took a quite different view of the man dubbed ‘Lord Cupid’.
October 18, 1865
Sculptor’s Brainwave Produces Amazing Memorial
How do you commemorate Thomas Browne, one of the great thinkers of the 17th Century who was born on this day? Well, why not a giant sculpture of his brain?
October 19, 1605
The Tragedy of Aberfan
One hundred and sixteen young children died on this day when an avalanche of coal tip waste and debris thundered down a hillside and engulfed their school.
October 21, 1966