Disasters with highest death tolls
1718 Gansu Earthquake
1718 Gansu earthquake occurred on June 19, 1718 in Qing Empire (now China), there were an estimated 73,000 deaths.
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- Napoleon
Tsar Alexander sent an envoy to seek an armistice with Napoleon
On 19 June, Tsar Alexander sent an envoy to seek an armistice with Napoleon. The latter assured the envoy that the Vistula River represented the natural borders between French and Russian influence in Europe. On that basis, the two emperors began peace negotiations at the town of Tilsit after meeting on an iconic raft on the River Niemen. The very first thing Alexander said to Napoleon was probably well-calibrated: "I hate the English as much as you do".
- Juneteenth
Freedmen in Texas organized the first of what became the annual celebration
Formerly enslaved people in Galveston celebrated after the announcement. Freedmen in Texas organized the first of what became the annual celebration of "Jubilee Day" on June 19. Early celebrations were used as political rallies to give voting instructions to newly freed slaves. Early independence celebrations often occurred on January 1 or 4.
- Father's Day
Father's Day celebration was held in Spokane, Washington
On June 19, 1910, a Father's Day celebration was held at the YMCA in Spokane, Washington, by Sonora Smart Dodd. Her father, the civil war veteran William Jackson Smart, was a single parent who raised his six children there. She was also a member of Old Centenary Presbyterian Church (now Knox Presbyterian Church), where she first proposed the idea. After hearing a sermon about Jarvis' Mother's Day in 1909 at Central Methodist Episcopal Church, she told her pastor that fathers should have a similar holiday to honor them. Although she initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors did not have enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday in June. Several local clergymen accepted the idea, and on June 19, 1910, the first Father's Day, "sermons honoring fathers were presented throughout the city".
- John F. Kennedy
Baptized
Kennedy lived in Brookline for the first ten years of his life and attended the local St. Aidan's Church, where he was baptized on June 19, 1917.
- Irish War of Independence
First cycle of attacks
The first cycle of attacks and reprisals broke out in the summer of 1920. On 19 June a week of inter-sectarian rioting and sniping started in Derry, resulting in 18 deaths.
- Francisco Franco
Wanted to enter the war
On 19 June 1940, Franco pressed along a message to Hitler saying he wanted to enter the war, but Hitler was annoyed at Franco's demand for the French colony of Cameroon, which had been German before World War I, and which Hitler was planning on taking back for Plan Z.
- Charles de Gaulle
De Gaulle denied the legitimacy of the government at Bordeaux
In his next broadcast on 19 June de Gaulle denied the legitimacy of the government at Bordeaux. He called on the North African troops to live up to the tradition of Bertrand Clausel, Thomas Robert Bugeaud, and Hubert Lyautey by defying orders from Bordeaux. The British Foreign Office protested to Churchill.
- Marilyn Monroe
1st Marriage
In early 1942, the company that employed Doc Goddard (a friend of her mother's husband, Grace McKee Goddard) relocated him to West Virginia.California child protection laws prevented the Goddards from taking Monroe out of state, and she faced the possibility of having to return to the orphanage.As a solution, she married their neighbors' 21-year-old son, a factory worker James "Jim" Dougherty; the wedding took place on June 19, 1942, just after her 16th birthday.
- World War II
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Imperial Japanese Navy received heavy defeat from the U.S. forces in The Philippine Sea battle. The battle took place on 19-20 June 1944.
- Pope John Paul II
Successfully defended his doctoral thesis
He resided in the Belgian Pontifical College during this time, under presidency of Mgr Maximilien de Furstenberg. Wojtyła earned a licence in July 1947, passed his doctoral exam on 14 June 1948, and successfully defended his doctoral thesis titled Doctrina de fide apud S. Ioannem a Cruce (The Doctrine of Faith in St. John of the Cross) in philosophy on 19 June 1948.
- Ayman al-Zawahiri
Born
Ayman al-Zawahiri was born in 1951 in the neighborhood of Maadi, Cairo, in the then Kingdom of Egypt, to Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri and Umayma Azzam.
- Martin Luther King
Doctoral Studies
King began doctoral studies in systematic theology at Boston University and received his Ph.D. degree on June 5, 1955
- Algerian War
Two FLN prisoners were executed
On 19 June 1956 two FLN prisoners were executed by guillotine at the Barberousse Prison.
- Juneteenth
Ralph Abernathy made June 19 the "Solidarity Day of the Poor People’s Campaign"
It soon saw a revival as black people began tying their struggle to that of ending slavery. In Atlanta, some campaigners for equality wore Juneteenth buttons. During the 1968 Poor People's Campaign to Washington, DC, called by Rev. Ralph Abernathy, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference made June 19 the "Solidarity Day of the Poor People’s Campaign".
- Jimmy Hoffa
Resignation
While still in prison, Hoffa resigned as the head of the Teamsters Union, on June 19, 1971.
- Flag of Bhutan
Bhutan flag code of conduct
On 8 June 1972 the National Assembly of Bhutan approved Resolution 28, bringing into effect National Flag Rules drafted by the Cabinet. The rules have eight provisions covering the description and symbolism of the flag's colouring, fields and design elements. Other rules relate to the size of the flag as well as flag protocol.
- Juneteenth
30,000 people attended festivities at Sycamore Park
Around 30,000 people attended festivities at Sycamore Park in Fort Worth the following year.
- Juneteenth
Milwaukee celebration was described as drawing over 100,000 attendees
The 1978 Milwaukee celebration was described as drawing over 100,000 attendees.
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The protests in Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan on June 19, 1989, young men carrying guns, firebombs, iron bars and stones rioted in Zhanaozen, causing a number of deaths. The youths tried to seize a police station and a water-supply station.
- Bosnian War
A conflict in Novi Travnik
On 19 June, a conflict between the units of the TO on one side, and HVO and HOS units on the other side broke out in Novi Travnik.
- Amazon
Amazon's logotype
Since June 19, 2000, Amazon's logotype has featured a curved arrow leading from A to Z, representing that the company carries every product from A to Z, with the arrow-shaped like a smile.
- Rafael Nadal
A knee Injury
On 19 June, Nadal withdrew from the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, citing his recurring knee injury.
- Apple Inc.
iTunes Store
The iTunes Store quickly became the market leader in online music services, with over five billion downloads by June 19, 2008.
- Prince Harry
Harry's Resign
On 19 June 2015 he resigned his short service commission.
- Pope Francis
Met with Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II
In June 2015, Pope Francis met with Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
- LeBron James
Won the 15-16 Playoffs
Won the 15-16 Playoffs with Cleveland.
- LeBron James
15-16 season Champion
15-16 season Champion with Cavaliers.
- Brexit
Negotiations commenced
Negotiations commenced on 19 June 2017.
- Juneteenth
Apple added Juneteenth to its calendars in iOS under official US holidays
In 2018, Apple added Juneteenth to its calendars in iOS under official US holidays.
- Juneteenth
Juneteenth Independence Day
In 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker issued a proclamation that the day would be marked as "Juneteenth Independence Day". This followed the filing of bills by both the House and Senate to make Juneteenth a state holiday. Baker did not comment on these bills specifically, but promised to grant the observance of Juneteenth greater importance.
- Juneteenth
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum announced that the state would formally recognize Friday
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum announced that the state would formally recognize Friday, June 19, 2020, as Juneteenth Day in North Dakota for the year 2020.
- Juneteenth
Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota proclaimed June 19, 2020, as Juneteenth Day
Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota proclaimed June 19, 2020, as Juneteenth Day, spurring calls for it to be recognized annually, rather than just for 2020.
- Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak
The UK Reach 300K Infections
On 19 June, the UK reached 300K of total infections but managed to keep their number of daily infections decreasing through the process.
Thomas Fuller Birth
The History of the Worthies of Britain was written by Thomas Fuller, a British scholar, preacher and historian, who was born in Northamptonshire.
John Barrow Birth
The founder of the Royal Geographical Society, John Barrow, was born in Ulverston, England.