On This Day: 19 September

19 September in Indian history

• 1960Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign the Indus Waters Treaty for the control and management of the Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers.India

19 September in world history

• 2023Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population.
• 2021The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.
• 2011Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career leader in saves.
• 2008A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.
• 2006The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
• 1985An earthquake registering Mw 8.0 struck Mexico City, killing at least 9,000 people and leaving up to 100,000 homeless.
• 1970Greek student Kostas Georgakis set himself on fire in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the military junta of Georgios Papadopoulos.
• 1946The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
• 1944World War II: Finland, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom signed the Moscow Armistice to end the Continuation War.
• 1940World War II: Polish resistance leader Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be captured by German forces and sent to Auschwitz to gather intelligence.
• 1893New Zealand became the first country to introduce universal suffrage following the women's suffrage movement led by Kate Sheppard.
• 1864American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
• 1863American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga began in northwestern Georgia and would end in the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater.
• 1799French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.
• 1777American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
• 1676Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
• 1356Hundred Years' War: English forces led by Edward the Black Prince decisively won the Battle of Poitiers and captured John II of France.

Born on 19 September

• 1998Trae Young, American basketball player
• 1977Aakash Chopra, Indian cricketerIndia
• 1973Javier Duarte, Mexican politician
• 1948Jeremy Irons, English actor, winner of multiple accolades (Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe)
• 1912Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (died 1989)India
• 1560Thomas Cavendish, English naval explorer, led the third expedition to circumnavigate the globe (died 1592)

Died on 19 September

• 2013Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (born 1927)
• 2004Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer and choreographer (born 1928)India
• 1944Guy Gibson, British commander, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1918)
• 1936Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian singer and musicologist (born 1860)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 19 September in history?

2023: Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population. 2021: The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13. 2011: Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career leader in saves. 2008: A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.

What happened on 19 September in Indian history?

1960: Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign the Indus Waters Treaty for the control and management of the Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers.

Which famous people were born on 19 September?

Trae Young, American basketball player (1998); Aakash Chopra, Indian cricketer (1977); Javier Duarte, Mexican politician (1973); Jeremy Irons, English actor, winner of multiple accolades (Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe) (1948).

Which day is observed on 19 September?

Armed Forces Day (Chile); Day of the First Public Appearance of the Slovak National Council; Second day of Fiestas Patrias (Chile); Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Kitts and Nevis from the United Kingdom in 1983.; International Talk Like a Pirate Day.