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19 June

On This Day: 19 June

The original Nicene Creed is presented at the First Council of Nicaea Click to show or hide the answer
King Louis IX of France decrees that all Jews must wear an identifying yellow badge in public, with a penalty of ten livres of silver Click to show or hide the answer
Battle of Methven: Robert the Bruce is defeated by Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, acting for Edward I Click to show or hide the answer
Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall and favourite of Edward II, beheaded Click to show or hide the answer
Louis XI of France creates a (private) Royal Mail service Click to show or hide the answer
English colonists leave Roanoke Island, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America Click to show or hide the answer
The French Assembly abolishes hereditary nobility Click to show or hide the answer
The Battle of Trebbia River ends in Suvarov's defeat of the French Click to show or hide the answer
Battle of Hochstadt: French army under General Jean Moreau defeats the Austrians under General Baron Paul Kray von Krajowa Click to show or hide the answer
Curwen's Act limits the power of British Governments to manipulate seats in Parliament Click to show or hide the answer
At the climax of a long dispute in the fur trade in western Canada, the North West Company (supported by the Métis people) wins a decisive victory over the Hudson's Bay Company in the Battle of Seven Oaks Click to show or hide the answer
Metropolitan Police established by Act of Parliament (Sir Robert Peel's Police Act) Click to show or hide the answer
New York Base Ball Club (a.k.a. the New York Nine) defeats the Knickerbockers 23–1 in the first official baseball match played under Alexander Cartwright's rules at Elysian Fields, Hoboken, New Jersey; Cartwright umpires Click to show or hide the answer
The Earl of Rosse announces his discovery of spiral nebulae Click to show or hide the answer
The US Congress prohibits slavery in US territories Click to show or hide the answer
Emperor Maximilian of Mexico (younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria) is executed by firing squad in Querétaro, in central Mexico – as depicted by Manet Click for more information Click to show or hide the answer
The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York from France Click to show or hide the answer
The first dirigible airship – Deutschland – is launched Click to show or hide the answer
Father's Day is instituted by Mrs. John Bruce Dodd of Spokane, Washington Click to show or hide the answer
Portugal is declared a republic Click to show or hide the answer
The Natives Land Act – the first major piece of segregation legislation passed by the South African Parliament – is implemented Click to show or hide the answer
The British Royal family renounces all German titles and names, adopts the name Windsor; George V confers peerages on members of the Teck and Battenberg families Click to show or hide the answer
HM Government agrees to a massive increase in German naval strength – overriding the Treaty of Versailles Click to show or hide the answer
Battle of the Philippine Sea begins Click to show or hide the answer
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, American citizens who spied on behalf of the Soviet Union, are executed in Sing Sing prison Click to show or hide the answer
The first ever NASCAR race is held at Charlotte (North Carolina) Motor Speedway Click for more information Click to show or hide the answer
Kuwait declares its independence from the United Kingdom Click to show or hide the answer
The contraceptive pill is made available free of charge on Britain's NHS Click to show or hide the answer
The US Civil Rights Act – outlawing discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, or national origin – is approved after an 83–day filibuster led by Senators Richard Russell of Georgia and Strom Thurmond of South Carolina Click to show or hide the answer
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta, with General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu as the figurehead chief of state Click to show or hide the answer
Garfield – later to become the world's most widely syndicated comic strip – appears for the first time, in 41 newspapers through United Features Syndicate Click to show or hide the answer
21 people are killed, and 45 others injured, by a car bomb at a Barcelona shopping centre – one of the most violent attacks committed by the Basque separatist group ETA Click to show or hide the answer
Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs Click for more information Click to show or hide the answer
William Hague, 36, is elected as the youngest leader of the Conservative Party since William Pitt the Younger (24) in 1783 Click to show or hide the answer
Pol Pot's forces surrender to Khmer Rouge rivals Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Edward marries Sophie Rhys–Jones in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Click to show or hide the answer
The bodies of 58 illegal Chinese immigrants are found in a Dutch freight lorry at Dover Click to show or hide the answer
At least 78 people are killed, and another 218 injured, when a truck bomb explodes in front of the Shia Al–Khilani Mosque in Baghdad – presumed to be the work of Sunnis Click to show or hide the answer
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London Click to show or hide the answer

© Haydn Thompson 2019