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NOVEMBER 19, 1921
Rioting broke out in Bombay, India, during the visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, leading to at least 58 deaths.
The Prince of Wales riots occurred in Bombay, British India, between 19 and 22 November 1921 during the visit of Edward, Prince Read More
NOVEMBER 19, 1991
Mexican singer Luis Miguel released the album Romance, which led to a revival of interest in bolero music.
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico to an Italian mother and a Spanish Read More
NOVEMBER 19, 1824
Temenggong Abdul Rahman of Johor and Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor ceded the governance of Singapore to the British East India Company.
Temenggong Tun Daeng Abdul Rahman bin Almarhum Temenggong Tun Daeng Abdul Hamid Al-Aidaroos was the Temenggong of Johor during the Bendahara dynasty Read More
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
A double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killed 23 people and injured at least 160 others.
The 2013 Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut was a double suicide bombing in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on Read More
NOVEMBER 19, 1794
The United States and Great Britain signed the Jay Treaty, the basis for ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, commonly known as the Jay Read More
NOVEMBER 19, 1942
World War II: Soviet troops launched Operation Uranus at the Battle of Stalingrad with the goal of encircling Axis forces, turning the tide of the battle in their favour.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
NOVEMBER 19, 1941
World War II: The Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran destroyed each other in the Indian Ocean.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
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, Read More
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. Read More
NOVEMBER 19, 1863
American Civil War: Confederate forces began the Siege of Knoxville against Union fortifications, surrounding most of the city.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in Read More
NOVEMBER 19, 1933
The Union of the Right, a coalition of right-wing parties, won the majority of seats in the 1933 Spanish general election, the first election in the country with suffrage extended to women.
Elections to Spain's legislature, the Cortes Generales, were held on 19 November 1933 for all 473 seats in the unicameral Cortes of Read More
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 Read More
NOVEMBER 19, 2005
Iraq War: A group of United States Marines allegedly massacred twenty-four people in the town of Haditha.
The Iraq War, also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. Read More
NOVEMBER 19, 1620
The Mayflower (depicted), which brought the Pilgrims from England to the New World, sighted Cape Cod.
Mayflower was an English sailing ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the Read More
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
The first of four explosions occurred at the Pike River Mine in the West Coast in New Zealand's worst mining disaster in nearly a century.
The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010 in the Pike River Mine, 46 km Read More

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