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September 19: Day of the Week
September 19, 2024 is the 263rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 103 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
September 19 Historical Event(s)
1356
Battle of Poitiers: an English army under the command of Edward, the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures the French king, John II.
1676
Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon’s Rebellion.
1862
American Civil War: Battle of Iuka – Union troops under General William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Sterling Price.
1870
Having invaded the Papal States a week earlier, the Italian Army lays siege to Rome, entering the city the next day, after which the Pope described himself as a Prisoner in the Vatican.
1939
World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
1971
Montagnard troops of South Vietnam revolt against the rule of Nguyen Khanh, killing 70 ethnic Vietnamese soldiers.
1976
Turkish Airlines Boeing 727 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Osmaniye, Turkey, killing all 155 passengers and crew.
1978
The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
1995
The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber’s manifesto.
2010
The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
Who were born on September 19?
866
Leo VI, Byzantine Emperor (d. 912)
1802
Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer and Regent-President (d. 1894)
1908
Robert Lecourt, French politician and president of the European Court of Justice (d. 2004)
1920
Roger Angell, American sports writer
1941
“Mama” Cass Elliot, American musician (d. 1974)
1944
Jean Succar Kuri, Lebanese-born Mexican businessman
1948
Mihai Timofti, Moldovan director, actor and musician
1953
Sarana VerLin, violinist, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
1967
Alexander Karelin, Russian wrestler
1984
Danny Valencia, American baseball player
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