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Historical events & facts — September 19
What happened on September 19?
On September 19, 1985, an earthquake of magnitude 8.1 struck Mexico City, leaving between 10,000 and 40,000 dead and destroying thousands of buildings. The spontaneous response of citizens, who organised to rescue survivors without waiting for the government, was seen as a turning point in Mexican civil society and a precursor of later political mobilisations.
On September 19, 1356, the Black Prince Edward of Wales defeated the army of French King John II at the Battle of Poitiers, capturing the monarch himself. It was one of England's most decisive victories during the Hundred Years' War and led to the Treaty of Brétigny (1360), which ceded vast French territories to the English crown.
On September 19, 1983, Saint Kitts and Nevis became the smallest country in the Western Hemisphere to gain independence from the United Kingdom. With just 54,000 inhabitants and 261 square kilometres, the small Caribbean state was also the last British territory to gain independence in the American continent.
Notable birthdays — September 19
Famous people born on September 19
AD 86
AD 86 (LXXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Petronianus. The denomination AD 86 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Kurt Sanderling
Kurt Sanderling, CBE was a German conductor.
Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner who won three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He came first in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs before he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life, which he also won. Zátopek was nicknamed the "Czech Locomotive".
Austin Mitchell
Austin Vernon Mitchell was a British academic, journalist and Labour Party politician who was the member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby from a 1977 by-election to 2015. He was also the chair of the Labour Euro-Safeguards Campaign. Before becoming an MP in the United Kingdom, Austin Mitchell was a well known television broadcaster in New Zealand.
Edmund Joensen
Edmund Esbern Johannes Joensen is a Faroese politician, who was the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1994 to 1998. From 2015 to 2022 served as a member of the Danish Folketing, being one of two Faroese seats in parliament.
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