On this day: 19 June

Selected events and births on 19 June, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1785 – The proprietors of King's Chapel, Boston, voted to adopt James Freeman's Book of Common Prayer, thus establishing the first Unitarian church in the Americas. Read more: King's Chapel James Freeman (clergyman) Book of Common Prayer (Unitarian)
• 1846 – The first officially recorded baseball game in U.S. history using modern rules was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, with the "New York Nine" defeating the New York Knickerbockers 23–1. Read more: Baseball Hoboken, New Jersey Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York
• 1926 – King Roger, an opera about Roger II of Sicily by Karol Szymanowski, was premiered at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw. Read more: King Roger (opera) Opera Roger II of Sicily
• 1939 – American baseball player Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now commonly known in the United States as "Lou Gehrig's disease". Read more: Lou Gehrig ALS
• 1970 – The international Patent Cooperation Treaty was signed, providing a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states. Read more: Patent Cooperation Treaty Patent application
• 2005 – Only six race cars competed in the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, after all the Michelin-shod entrants were withdrawn due to safety concerns. Read more: Auto racing 2005 United States Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• 2010 – The royal wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling took place in Stockholm Cathedral. Read more: Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland

Born on this day

• 1941 – Václav Klaus, Czech economist and politician, 2nd President of the Czech Republic Read more: Václav Klaus President of the Czech Republic
• 1945 – Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Aung San Suu Kyi Nobel Peace Prize
• 1952 – Bob Ainsworth, English politician, Secretary of State for Defence Read more: Bob Ainsworth Secretary of State for Defence
• 1954 – Mike O'Brien, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales Read more: Mike O'Brien (British politician) Solicitor General for England and Wales
• 1957 – Subcomandante Marcos, Mexican insurgent and EZLN leader Read more: Subcomandante Marcos Zapatista Army of National Liberation
• 1959 – Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany Read more: Christian Wulff President of Germany
• 1964 – Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and former Mayor of London Read more: Boris Johnson Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Mayor of London
• 1976 – Dennis Crowley, American businessman, co-founded Foursquare Read more: Dennis Crowley Foursquare (company)
• 1999 – Jordan Poole, American basketball player Read more: Jordan Poole
• 2002 – Bennedict Mathurin, Canadian basketball player Read more: Bennedict Mathurin
• 2002 – Nuno Mendes, Portuguese footballer Read more: Nuno Mendes (footballer, born 2002)
• 2004 – Millie Gibson, English actress Read more: Millie Gibson

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / June 19 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.