This Day in History October 19: Notable Historical Events on October 19
This Day in History October 19th. The most notable events that took place on October 19th range from political historical events to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on October 19
October 19, 1946:Traditional Day of the Hanoi Capital Armed Forces. Born from the revolutionary movement of the masses, the Hanoi Capital Armed Forces have inherited and promoted the nation's heroic and indomitable tradition of fighting against foreign invaders, overcoming all difficulties and challenges to establish resounding victories.
October 19, 2017:The 2017 APEC Senior Finance Officials Meeting within the framework of the 24th APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting (FMM) and related meetings took place in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province.
October 19, 1982:The Vietnam - Cuba Friendship and Cooperation Treaty was signed in Havana during the official visit to Cuba by the Party and State delegation led by comrade Truong Chinh.
International events taking place on October 19
October 19, 1469:Fernando II of Aragon married Isabel I of Castile, a marriage that allowed Aragon and Castile to unite into a single state, Spain.
October 19, 1781:British General Charles Cornwallis signed the terms of surrender to George Washington's army, ending the siege of Yorktown.
October 19, 1813:The Battle of Leipzig ended with Napoleon Bonaparte suffering one of his worst defeats.
October 19, 1943:The first antibiotic to cure tuberculosis, Streptomycin, was successfully developed by researchers at Rutgers University.
October 19, 1956:Japan and the Soviet Union signed a joint declaration, ending the state of war between the two sides and restoring diplomatic relations.
October 19, 1960:The United States government imposed a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.
October 19, 1987:Considered a dark memory for stock players in the US when the Dow Jones industrial index fell by 508 points (equivalent to 22.6%). Investors simultaneously withdrew money from the stock market. October 19, 1987 is called "Black Monday" and is most often used to compare the percentage decline of the stock market.
October 19, 2003:Mother Teresa was beatified by Pope John Paul II.
October 19, 2015:Scientists from the University of California (Los Angeles, USA) have found evidence that life on Earth may have begun 4.1 billion years ago, 300 million years earlier than previously thought.
October 19, 2020:The first commercial flight has been launched from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Israel. According to UAE Airlines, "Etihad has become the first Gulf airline to operate passenger flights to Israel and this is just the beginning."
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