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September 19 Historical Events

The following events took place on September 19. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 51 events. Showing 31 - 51.

  • 1970
    The first Glastonbury Festival is held at Michael Eavis’s farm in Glastonbury, United Kingdom.
  • 1970
    Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.
  • 1970
    The Mary Tyler Moore Show, an American sitcom, premiered on CBS
  • 1971
    Montagnard troops of South Vietnam revolt against the rule of Nguyễn Khánh, killing 70 ethnic Vietnamese soldiers.
  • 1972
    A parcel bomb sent to Israeli Embassy in London kills one diplomat.
  • 1973
    King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture.
  • 1976
    Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Osmaniye, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.
  • 1976
    Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object when both independently lose instrumentation and communications as they approach, only to have them restored upon withdrawal.
  • 1978
    The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
  • 1981
    Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a free concert in New York’s Central Park.
  • 1982
    Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.
  • 1983
    Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.
  • 1985
    A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
  • 1985
    Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.
  • 1989
    A terrorist bomb explodes UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing 171.
  • 1991
    Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by German tourists.
  • 1995
    The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber’s manifesto.
  • 1997
    Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria where 53 people are killed.
  • 2006
    The Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
  • 2010
    The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
  • 2011
    Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball’s all time saves leader with 602.

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