What happened on November 19

51 documented historical events happened on November 19, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Mayflower (depicted), which brought the Pilgrims from England to the New World, sighted Cape Cod. On the same day, in another year: The United States and Great Britain signed the Jay Treaty, the basis for ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 19, including Emil Constantinescu, Tom Harkin, Jane Mansbridge. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

125 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 19, including Pope Gelasius I, Malik-Shah I, Pedro Gallego. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

15 observances are celebrated on November 19 around the world: Christian feast day: Blessed Giacomo Benefatti, Christian feast day: Mechthild of Hackeborn, Christian feast day: Obadiah (Eastern Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Raphael Kalinowski, Christian feast day: Severinus, Exuperius, and Felician, Christian feast day: November 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.