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  • Japan
    Monday Sep 19, 1498
    11:00:00 PM
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    1498 Meiō Nankaidō Earthquake

    Japan
    Monday Sep 19, 1498
    11:00:00 PM

    The 1498 Nankai earthquake (明応地震 Meiō Jishin) occurred off the coast of Nankaidō, Japan, at about 08:00 local time on 20 September 1498. It had a magnitude estimated at 8.6 Ms and triggered a large tsunami. The death toll associated with this event is uncertain, but between 5,000 and 41,000 casualties were reported.




  • U.S.
    Monday Sep 19, 1796
    George Washington

    Farewell Address

    U.S.
    Monday Sep 19, 1796

    On September 19, 1796, David Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser published the final version of the address.




  • Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Friday Sep 19, 1902
    The Wright brothers

    Tries

    Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Friday Sep 19, 1902

    From September 19 to October 24 they made between 700 and 1,000 glides, the longest lasting 26 seconds and covering 622.5 feet (189.7 m). Hundreds of well-controlled glides after they made the rudder steerable convinced them they were ready to build a powered flying machine.




  • Yugoslavia
    Friday Sep 19, 1941
    Josip Broz Tito

    Tito held talks with Chetnik leader Draža Mihailović

    Yugoslavia
    Friday Sep 19, 1941

    Despite conflicts with the rival monarchic Chetnik movement, Tito's Partisans succeeded in liberating territory, notably the "Republic of Užice". During this period, Tito held talks with Chetnik leader Draža Mihailović on 19 September and 27 October 1941.




  • Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Ndola, Zambia)
    Tuesday Sep 19, 1961
    United Nations

    Dag Hammarskjöld death

    Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Ndola, Zambia)
    Tuesday Sep 19, 1961

    While traveling to meet rebel leader Moise Tshombe during the conflict, Dag Hammarskjöld, often named as one of the UN's most effective Secretaries-General, died in a plane crash; months later he was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.




  • Malaysia
    Sunday Sep 19, 1971
    Communist insurgency in Sarawak

    The official date of the formation of the party to coincide with the Pontianak Conference

    Malaysia
    Sunday Sep 19, 1971

    However, 19 September 1971 was chosen as the official date of the formation of the party to coincide with the Pontianak Conference, which had been held on 17–19 September 1965.




  • Tokyo, Japan
    Monday Sep 19, 1988
    Hirohito

    The Emperor suffered from continuous internal bleeding

    Tokyo, Japan
    Monday Sep 19, 1988

    The Emperor appeared to be making a full recovery for several months after the surgery. About a year later, however, on September 19, 1988, he collapsed in his palace, and his health worsened over the next several months as he suffered from continuous internal bleeding.


  • Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday Sep 19, 1991
    Bosnian War

    The JNA moved extra troops to the area around the city of Mostar

    Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday Sep 19, 1991

    On 19 September 1991, the JNA moved extra troops to the area around the city of Mostar, which was publicly protested by the local government.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 19, 2006
    Amazon

    Amazon launches Fulfillment by Amazon

    U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 19, 2006

    Amazon launches Fulfillment by Amazon, giving small businesses the ability to use Amazon.com's own order fulfillment and customer service infrastructure - and customers of Amazon.com shipping offers when buying from 3rd-party sellers.


  • New England, North Dakota, U.S.
    Sunday Sep 19, 2010
    Aaron Hernandez

    Debut

    New England, North Dakota, U.S.
    Sunday Sep 19, 2010

    Hernandez made his professional regular-season debut and the first career start in the Patriots' season-opener against the Bengals and recorded one reception for 45-yards during their 38–24 victory. On September 19, 2010, he caught a season-high six receptions for a total of 101 receiving yards during the Patriots' 28–14 loss at the New York Jets in Week 2. Hernandez became the youngest player since 1960 to have more than 100 receiving yards in a single game. In Week 3, Hernandez led all Patriots receivers with six catches for 65-yards during a 38–30 win against the Buffalo Bills. He also had his first career carry for a three-yard gain against the Bills in Week 3. On November 7, 2010, Hernandez caught five passes for 48-yards and scored the first two touchdowns of his career during a 34–14 loss at the Cleveland Browns in Week 9. He caught his first career touchdown on a two-yard pass by Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady during the second quarter. His second touchdown of the game was scored on a one-yard pass by Brady in the fourth quarter.


  • South San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Thursday Sep 19, 2013
    Google LLC

    Google announced The Launch of Calico

    South San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Thursday Sep 19, 2013

    Google announced the launch of a new company, called Calico, on September 19, 2013, to be led by Apple, Inc. chairman Arthur Levinson. In the official public statement, Page explained that the "health and well-being" company would focus on "the challenge of ageing and associated diseases".


  • Santa Monica, California, U.S.
    Saturday Sep 19, 2015
    Lady Gaga

    Til It Happens to You

    Santa Monica, California, U.S.
    Saturday Sep 19, 2015

    She and Diane Warren co-wrote the song "Til It Happens to You" for the documentary The Hunting Ground, which earned them the Satellite Award for Best Original Song and an Academy Award nomination in the same category.


  • Brazil
    Monday Sep 19, 2016
    Lula da Silva

    Money Laundering

    Brazil
    Monday Sep 19, 2016

    On 19 September 2016, 13th Circuit (Paraná) federal judge Sérgio Moro, who was leading the corruption probe, accepted an indictment for money laundering against Lula and his wife Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva.


  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
    Monday Sep 19, 2016
    Charles Antetokounmpo

    Antetokounmpo extended his contract with the Bucks

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
    Monday Sep 19, 2016

    On September 19, 2016, Antetokounmpo agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the Bucks.


  • Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, Spain
    Wednesday Sep 19, 2018
    Cristiano Ronaldo

    First Champions League match for Juventus

    Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, Spain
    Wednesday Sep 19, 2018

    On 19 September, in his first Champions League match for Juventus, he was sent off in the 29th minute for "violent conduct", his first red card in 154 tournament appearances.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 19, 2018
    Facebook, Inc.

    News Distribution Outside The United States

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 19, 2018

    On September 19, Facebook announced that, for news distribution outside the United States, it would work with U.S. funded democracy promotion organizations, International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute, which are loosely affiliated with the Republican and Democratic parties.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Sep 19, 2019
    iOS

    Latest iOS

    U.S.
    Thursday Sep 19, 2019

    The latest version is iOS 13, released on September 19, 2019. It is available for iPhone 6S and later, and the seventh-generation iPod Touch. Alongside iOS 13, Apple debuted iPadOS 13 at its annual WWDC keynote on June 4, 2019. It was released on September 24, 2019. iPadOS is available on iPad Air 2 and later, iPad fifth-generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later and all versions of the iPad Pro.


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