November 19 Holidays (2023/2024), Historical Events, Famous Birthdays

Holiday name	Holiday location	Holiday type
World Toilet Day	-	International (Awareness & Cause, United Nations)
National Day	Monaco	National Holiday
International Men's Day	-	International (Appreciation & Honor, Relationships & Family)
Discovery Day	Puerto Rico	Bank/public Sector Holiday
Garifuna Settlement Day	Belize	Public Holiday
World Philosophy Day	-	International (Awareness & Cause, Education & Reading)
National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day	-	Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
National Play Monopoly Day	-	Unofficial (Fun & Joy)
Great American Smokeout	-	Unofficial (Awareness & Cause)
National Rural Health Day	-	Unofficial (Health & Body)
Use Less Stuff Day	-	Unofficial (Awareness & Cause)
World Pancreatic Cancer Day	-	International (Awareness & Cause, Health & Body)
Beaujolais Nouveau Day	-	Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
National Camp Day	-	Unofficial (Activity & Action, Nature & Environment)
Have A Bad Day Day	-	Unofficial (Weird & Obscure)
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day	-	Unofficial (Work & Occupation)
Name Your PC Day	-	Unofficial (Products & Technology )

November 19 2019 holidays

November 19 2021 holidays

Historical Events on November 19

1816: The University of Warsaw is founded on this day.
1847: The Montreal & Lachine Railway Line – the 2^nd Canadian railway line in service is opened.
1863: At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the American Civil War, U.S. President Abraham Lincold delivers the now famous Gettysburg Address at the dedication of a military cemetary.
1941: The HMAS Sydney and the HSK Kormoran engage in an epic battle that ends up sinking both ships during World War II.
1942: At the Battle of Stalingrad during WWII, Soviet General Georgy Zhukov begins Operation Uranus. This operation counter-strikes at the city of Stalingrad and would become responsible for turning the tide of the battle in the Soviet Union’s favor.
1943: After a mass escape attempt and a foiled uprising, The Nazis dismantle the Janowska Concentration Camp in Lemberg, Ukraine. As a result, over six-thousand Jews are murdered.
1944: The 6^th War Loan Drive is announced by United States’ President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The purpose of this drive is to sell at least $14 billion dollars in war bonds to pay for the war effort.
1944: 30 members of the Luxembourgish resistance defend Vianden against the Waffen SS at the Battle of Vianden.
1946: Afghanistan joins the United Nations.
1946: Iceland and Sweden join the U.N.
1955: The 1^st issue of the National Review is published.
1959: The Edsel automobile – an automobile model that turned out to be highly unpopular with the public – is discontinued by the Ford Motor Company.

Famous Birthdays on November 19

American general, lawyer and 20^th President of the United States, James A. Garfield is born in 1831.
German psychologist and sociologist Wilhelm Delthey is born in 1833.
Italian businessman and founder of the Venice Film Festival, Giuseppe Volpi is born in 1877.
American chemist and Nobel Prize laureate James B. Summer is born in 1887.
American actress Meg Ryan is born in 1961.
American actress Jodie Foster is born in 1962.
American actress Terry Farrell is born in 1963.