This Day in History – November 19
Discover important historical events that happened on this day. Explore key moments in politics, science, culture, and more — organized by date and year.
NOVEMBER 19, 2002
The Greek oil tanker Prestige split in two and sank off the coast of Galicia after spilling 420 thousand barrels (17.8 million US gallons) of oil, in the worst environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history.
MV Prestige was an oil tanker owned by a Greek company based in Athens and operating under a Bahamian flag of convenience,
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NOVEMBER 19, 1969
Playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian footballer Pelé (pictured) scored his thousandth goal.
Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a bairro in the city of Santos. It plays in
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NOVEMBER 19, 1985
The first of five summits (pictured) between Soviet general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. president Ronald Reagan began in Geneva.
The Geneva Summit of 1985 was a Cold War-era meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. It was held on November 19‑21, 1985, between U.S.
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Famous Birthdays on November 19
Vincent Herring
1964
American saxophonist and flute player
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"Vincent Herring" by Professor Bop - CC BY 2.0
JAZZ: Vincent Herring
Ofra Haza
1957
Israeli singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2000)
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"Ofra Haza 1981 (עפרה חזה 1981)" by Yaakov Saar - CC BY-SA 3.0
This is available from National Photo Collection of Israel, Photography dept. Government Press Office (link), under the digital ID D499-068.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
Bob Boone
1947
American baseball player and manager
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"Bob Boone 081323" by PistonsFan2223 - CC BY-SA 4.0
Arthur R. von Hippel
1898
German-American physicist and academic (d. 2003)
Ann Curry
1956
Guamanian-American journalist
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"Ann Curry 2022 (52165115547) (cropped)" by Collision Conf - CC BY 2.0
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Anna Seghers
1900
German author and politician (d. 1983)
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" Berlin, 1. DSV-Jahreskonferenz, Anna Seghers " by Hochneder, Christa - CC BY-SA 3.0 de
This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation only using the originals (negative and/or positive), resp. the digitalization of the originals as provided by the Digital Image Archive.
Benjamin Chew
1722
American lawyer and judge (d. 1810)
Terry Farrell
1963
American actress
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"Terry Farrell at GalaxyCon Austin - B300534 (53162590275) (cropped)" by Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA - CC BY 2.0 Original Source
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