On this day: 19 November

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

Events

• 1620 – The Mayflower, which brought the Pilgrims from England to the New World, sighted Cape Cod. Read more: Mayflower Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony) Cape Cod
• 1794 – The United States and Great Britain signed the Jay Treaty, the basis for ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations. Read more: Jay Treaty
• 1824 – Temenggong Abdul Rahman of Johor and Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor ceded the governance of Singapore to the British East India Company. Read more: Temenggong Abdul Rahman Johor Sultan
• 1933 – The Union of the Right, a coalition of right-wing parties, won the majority of seats in the 1933 Spanish general election, the first election in the country with suffrage extended to women. Read more: 1933 Spanish general election
• 1969 – Playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian footballer Pelé scored his thousandth goal. Read more: Santos FC CR Vasco da Gama Pelé
• 1985 – The first of five summits between Soviet general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. president Ronald Reagan began in Geneva. Read more: Geneva Summit (1985) Mikhail Gorbachev Ronald Reagan
• 1991 – Mexican singer Luis Miguel released the album Romance, which led to a revival of interest in bolero music. Read more: Luis Miguel Romance (Luis Miguel album) Bolero

Born on this day

• 1936 – Yuan T. Lee, Taiwanese-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Yuan T. Lee Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1939 – Emil Constantinescu, Romanian academic and politician, 3rd President of Romania Read more: Emil Constantinescu President of Romania
• 1941 – Tommy Thompson, American captain and politician, 42nd Governor of Wisconsin, 19th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Read more: Tommy Thompson Governor of Wisconsin United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
• 1942 – Calvin Klein, American fashion designer, founded Calvin Klein Inc. Read more: Calvin Klein Calvin Klein (fashion house)
• 1951 – Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Read more: Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton Lord Chancellor
• 1954 – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egyptian field marshal and politician, 6th President of Egypt Read more: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of Egypt
• 1958 – Algirdas Butkevičius, Lithuanian sergeant and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Lithuania Read more: Algirdas Butkevičius Prime Minister of Lithuania
• 1962 – Sean Parnell, American lawyer and politician, 12th Governor of Alaska Read more: Sean Parnell List of governors of Alaska
• 1975 – Sushmita Sen, Indian actress, model and Miss Universe 1994 Read more: Sushmita Sen Miss Universe 1994
• 1976 – Jack Dorsey, American businessman, co-founded Twitter Read more: Jack Dorsey X (social network)
• 1998 – Nahuel Ferraresi, Venezuelan footballer Read more: Nahuel Ferraresi
• 1999 – Evgenia Medvedeva, Russian figure skater Read more: Evgenia Medvedeva

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / November 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.