Today in History
19 September
192 births · 87 deaths · 49 events recorded
Notable Births
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Precious Achiuwa
b. 1999
Nigerian basketball player (born 1999)
Trae Young
b. 1998
American basketball player (born 1998)
Brandon Clarke
b. 1996
Canadian basketball player (born 1996)
Dejounte Murray
b. 1996
American basketball player (born 1996)
Chris Silva
b. 1996
Gabonese basketball player (born 1996)
Brent Faiyaz
b. 1995
American R&B singer (born 1995)
Rachel Sennott
b. 1995
American actress and comedian (born 1995)
Pi'erre Bourne
b. 1993
American record producer and rapper (born 1993)
Notable Deaths
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Jimmy Greaves
d. 2021
English footballer (1940–2021)
John Challis
d. 2021
English actor (1942–2021)
Dinky Soliman
d. 2021
Filipino politician, activist, and social worker (1953–2021)
John Turner
d. 2020
Prime Minister of Canada in 1984
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
d. 2019
President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011
Arthur Mitchell (dancer)
d. 2018
American ballet dancer and choreographer (1934–2018)
Leonid Kharitonov (singer)
d. 2017
Russian choir-soloist and concert singer
Jackie Collins
d. 2015
English novelist (1937–2015)
On This Day in History
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2023
Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population.
Azerbaijan
2022
The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.
Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II
2022
A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán.
2022 Michoacán earthquake
2021
The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.
Cumbre Vieja
2017
The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.
2017 Puebla earthquake
2016
In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.
2016 New York and New Jersey bombings
2011
Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.
Mariano Rivera
2010
The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill