Today in History

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Births on 19th October

1962 – Evander Holyfield
American boxer

1958 – Michael Steele
American politician, 7th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland

1946 – Philip Pullman
English author

1945 – John Lithgow
American actor

1944 – Peter Tosh
Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist

Deaths on 19th October

1893 – Lucy Stone
American activist

1813 – Józef Poniatowski
Polish general

1745 – Jonathan Swift
Irish author

1682 – Thomas Browne
English author

1216 – John, King of England
King of England, also known as John Lackland, villain of Robin Hood folklore

 

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October 19th1216 King John died of dysentery at Newark-on-Trent , during a Civil War which was the result of his refusal to recognize the Magna Carta signed the previous year. He was known as John Lackland for losing so much territory to France and was succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.



1649 New Ross town, in County Wexford, Ireland, surrendered to Oliver Cromwell during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.


1688 The birth of William Cheselden who was influential in establishing surgery as a scientific medical



1781 The American War of Independence came to an end when British commander Lord Cornwallis surrendered his 8,000 troops to George Washington at Yorktown, in Virginia, after a three week siege.



1973 – David Bowie released his seventh studio album ‘Pin Ups’ which is a compilation of cover songs by music acts such as Pink Floyd , The Kings, The Who, The Yardbirds, Pretty Things, The Easybeats, and The Merseys. It peaked at No.1 in the UK.