About September 19
September 19, 2025 is the 262nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 103 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
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Virgo is the sun 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.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 151 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On September 19
- 335 –Flavius Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I.
- 1778 –The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the United States.
- 1796 –George Washington’s farewell address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
- 1862 –American Civil War: Battle of Iuka – Union troops under General William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Sterling Price.
- 1863 –American Civil War: Battle of Chickamauga.
- 1870 –Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris begins, which will result on January 28, 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory.
- 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.
- 1945 –Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) is sentenced to death in London.
- 1972 –A parcel bomb sent to Israeli Embassy in London kills one diplomat.
- 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.
- 1989 –A terrorist bomb explodes UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing 171.
- 1990 –Delhi University student Rajiv Goswami attempts Self Immolation during Anti-Reservation agitation in India. Though he survived, his Self Immolation inspired nearly 150 self immolation bids and indirectly led to the Resignation of V P Singh Govt.
- 1991 –Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by German tourists.
- 1997 –Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria; 53 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.
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