October 19th
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
For Those With Birthdays 19th October or looking for specific year these years are Included on this date 1927, 1937, 1947, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2001, Born This Day,
Find Out What Happened This Day in History Date and year What Events happened on your Birthday, The Day You Were Born
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
For Those With Birthdays 19th October or looking for specific year these years are Included on this date 1927, 1937, 1947, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2001, Born This Day,
UK
1954 Great Britain The Comet Jet Aicraft
19th October, 1954 : Following a number of crashes of the Comet aircraft it's certificate of airworthiness is withdrawn while an enquiry into why the crashes occured, the enquiry found the problems were most likely due to metal fatigue.
The Comet was the first commercial Jet airline that helped to change air travel and during the time the De Havilland Comet was grounded the American aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, took the lead in design and sales when it released its 707 passenger jet, which could carry almost twice as many passengers.
1954 Great Britain The Comet Jet Aicraft
19th October, 1954 : Following a number of crashes of the Comet aircraft it's certificate of airworthiness is withdrawn while an enquiry into why the crashes occured, the enquiry found the problems were most likely due to metal fatigue.
The Comet was the first commercial Jet airline that helped to change air travel and during the time the De Havilland Comet was grounded the American aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, took the lead in design and sales when it released its 707 passenger jet, which could carry almost twice as many passengers.
Australia
1927 Australia Aborigines
19th October, 1927: Two tribes of native Aborigines are fighting a full scale war with only war paint, spears and no clothes in the bush only 100 miles from Perth Australia. It is not known why these tribes are fighting as the tribes do not generally use the same areas of bush for hunting due to the large areas available.
1927 Australia Aborigines
19th October, 1927: Two tribes of native Aborigines are fighting a full scale war with only war paint, spears and no clothes in the bush only 100 miles from Perth Australia. It is not known why these tribes are fighting as the tribes do not generally use the same areas of bush for hunting due to the large areas available.
U.S.
1937 U.S.A. Airplane Crash
19th October, 1937 : A mountaineer is the only person who has provided an eyewitness account to the worst airplane disaster in US history and has told how he saw the pilot of the United Airlines 21 passenger mainliner flying blind through a mountain blizzard snowstorm skimming pines before crashing into the side of the Uinta Mountains in Utah 80 miles south of Salt Lake City. All passengers and crew from the plane were killed instantly during the crash.
1937 U.S.A. Airplane Crash
19th October, 1937 : A mountaineer is the only person who has provided an eyewitness account to the worst airplane disaster in US history and has told how he saw the pilot of the United Airlines 21 passenger mainliner flying blind through a mountain blizzard snowstorm skimming pines before crashing into the side of the Uinta Mountains in Utah 80 miles south of Salt Lake City. All passengers and crew from the plane were killed instantly during the crash.
U.S.
1947 U.S.A. 40 cents Per Hour
19th October, 1947 : The Federal Works administrator has said the minimum wage of 40 cents per hour is obsolete and should be changed to 75 cents per hour
1947 U.S.A. 40 cents Per Hour
19th October, 1947 : The Federal Works administrator has said the minimum wage of 40 cents per hour is obsolete and should be changed to 75 cents per hour
Belgium
1958 Belgium World Trade Fair
19th October, 1958 : The world trade fair in Brussels in Belgium ended today after having attracted 42 million visitors in 6 months. Over 40 countries were represented and it has been the largest event of it's kind ever staged.
1958 Belgium World Trade Fair
19th October, 1958 : The world trade fair in Brussels in Belgium ended today after having attracted 42 million visitors in 6 months. Over 40 countries were represented and it has been the largest event of it's kind ever staged.
U.S.
1960 U.S.A. Embargo on Cuba Exports
19th October, 1960 : The US Places an embargo on exports to Cuba.
1960 U.S.A. Embargo on Cuba Exports
19th October, 1960 : The US Places an embargo on exports to Cuba.
U.S.
1960 U.S.A. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
19th October, 1960 : Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested along with 50 other people for violating Georgia's newly enacted anti-trespass law after staging a sit-in protest at eight stores in downtown Atlanta.
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1960 U.S.A. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
19th October, 1960 : Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested along with 50 other people for violating Georgia's newly enacted anti-trespass law after staging a sit-in protest at eight stores in downtown Atlanta.
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U.S.
1973 U.S.A. Watergate
19th October, 1973 : President Nixon refused to hand over Watergate Related Tapes to special prosecutor Archibold Cox but said he would prepare a summary of their contents. It is believed in many circles that if the special prosecutor refuses the summary President Nixon will fire him.
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1973 U.S.A. Watergate
19th October, 1973 : President Nixon refused to hand over Watergate Related Tapes to special prosecutor Archibold Cox but said he would prepare a summary of their contents. It is believed in many circles that if the special prosecutor refuses the summary President Nixon will fire him.
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U.S.
1978 U.S.A. Home Ownership
19th October, 1978 : A new report released today shows the widely ranging costs of owning your own home in different parts of the country today.
The figures are based on Mortgage payments, Insurance payments, Utility payments and local taxes . These figures also take the cost of the average home in that area.
Atlanta $420
Baltimore $409
Chicago $429
Columbus $365
Denver $406
Detroit $389
Hartford $401
Houston $339
Los Angeles $567
Miami $443
Milwaukee $411
Morristown $343
New York $497
Philadelphia $393
Pittsburg $364
Portland Maine $347
Portland Oregon $376
Richmond $374
Rochester $399
St Louis $333
San Fransisco $614
Washington $578
The Average Cost of a home in 1978 was $54,800
1978 U.S.A. Home Ownership
19th October, 1978 : A new report released today shows the widely ranging costs of owning your own home in different parts of the country today.
The figures are based on Mortgage payments, Insurance payments, Utility payments and local taxes . These figures also take the cost of the average home in that area.
Atlanta $420
Baltimore $409
Chicago $429
Columbus $365
Denver $406
Detroit $389
Hartford $401
Houston $339
Los Angeles $567
Miami $443
Milwaukee $411
Morristown $343
New York $497
Philadelphia $393
Pittsburg $364
Portland Maine $347
Portland Oregon $376
Richmond $374
Rochester $399
St Louis $333
San Fransisco $614
Washington $578
The Average Cost of a home in 1978 was $54,800
U.S.
1982 U.S.A. John DeLorean
19th October, 1982 : John DeLorean is arrested in an airport motel with a briefcase containing $24 million dollars worth of cocaine. He had headed up the DeLorean Motor Company and built one of the coolest looking sports cars with gull wing doors, The company received large subsidies provided by the British government because he set up a factory in Northern Ireland, but the car had a number of technical problems and less than 10,000 were produced which are now highly collectable
1982 U.S.A. John DeLorean
19th October, 1982 : John DeLorean is arrested in an airport motel with a briefcase containing $24 million dollars worth of cocaine. He had headed up the DeLorean Motor Company and built one of the coolest looking sports cars with gull wing doors, The company received large subsidies provided by the British government because he set up a factory in Northern Ireland, but the car had a number of technical problems and less than 10,000 were produced which are now highly collectable
Grenada
1983 Grenada Maurice Bishop
19th October, 1983 : The Prime Minister of Grenada Maurice Bishop is executed during a military coup d'état led by Bernard Coard. Following the coup d'état a four-day total curfew was put in place in which anyone seen outside their home would be subject to summary execution.
1983 Grenada Maurice Bishop
19th October, 1983 : The Prime Minister of Grenada Maurice Bishop is executed during a military coup d'état led by Bernard Coard. Following the coup d'état a four-day total curfew was put in place in which anyone seen outside their home would be subject to summary execution.
1986 Mozambique Samora Machel
19th October, 1986 : The President of Mozambique Samora Machel and 33 others die when their plane crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.
19th October, 1986 : The President of Mozambique Samora Machel and 33 others die when their plane crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.
U.S.
1987 U.S.A. Dow Jones
19th October, 1987 : The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 22 percent dropping to 1739 making it the 2nd largest percentage drop in history in a single day, This was known as "Black Monday" and signaled other markets around the world to drop during October by 20 percent. Many believed that some of the automatic computerized sell programmes used by large financial institutions may have contributed to the fall as they are triggered automatically when certain events / figures occur in the markets and after this date more safeguards were put in place to stop a similar thing happening in the future.
1987 U.S.A. Dow Jones
19th October, 1987 : The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 22 percent dropping to 1739 making it the 2nd largest percentage drop in history in a single day, This was known as "Black Monday" and signaled other markets around the world to drop during October by 20 percent. Many believed that some of the automatic computerized sell programmes used by large financial institutions may have contributed to the fall as they are triggered automatically when certain events / figures occur in the markets and after this date more safeguards were put in place to stop a similar thing happening in the future.
U.S.
1988 U.S.A. Childrens TV Ads
19th October, 1988 : A bill passed by the senate limits the number of ads that can be shown during children's TV programs.
1988 U.S.A. Childrens TV Ads
19th October, 1988 : A bill passed by the senate limits the number of ads that can be shown during children's TV programs.
UK
1989 England Guildford Four
19th October, 1989 : The Guildford Four were released after the British government admitted the group was wrongly convicted of the Provisional IRA's Guildford pub bombing 15 years earlier in 1974
1989 England Guildford Four
19th October, 1989 : The Guildford Four were released after the British government admitted the group was wrongly convicted of the Provisional IRA's Guildford pub bombing 15 years earlier in 1974
U.S.
1991 U.S.A. Fire California
19th October, 1991 : A fire in the hills of Oakland, California burning thousands of homes and killing 25 people.
1991 U.S.A. Fire California
19th October, 1991 : A fire in the hills of Oakland, California burning thousands of homes and killing 25 people.
UK
1998 Great Britain Chilean Dictator Arrested
19th October, 1998: Former Chilean Dictator was arrested today by British Police responding to a Spanish Extradition Warrant issued for the murder, detention and torture of Spanish Citizens while he was the dictator in Chile.
1998 Great Britain Chilean Dictator Arrested
19th October, 1998: Former Chilean Dictator was arrested today by British Police responding to a Spanish Extradition Warrant issued for the murder, detention and torture of Spanish Citizens while he was the dictator in Chile.
Indonesia
2001 Indonesia 353 Asylum Seekers Drown
19th October, 2001 : The Indonesian Suspected Illegal Entry fishing boat carrying 400 asylum seekers sinks in international waters en-route from Bandar Lampung ( Sumatra ) to Christmas Island with the loss of 146 children, 142 women and 65 men .
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2001 Indonesia 353 Asylum Seekers Drown
19th October, 2001 : The Indonesian Suspected Illegal Entry fishing boat carrying 400 asylum seekers sinks in international waters en-route from Bandar Lampung ( Sumatra ) to Christmas Island with the loss of 146 children, 142 women and 65 men .
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