September 19 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays
Monday, 14 September 2026
0086 Antoninus Pius, 15th Roman emperor (138-161) 

0335 Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. 

0866 Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912)/writer (Problematica) 

1180 Louis VII, the Younger, King of France (1137-80), dies at 59. 

1356 English defeat French at Battle of Poitiers 

1356 Gautier de Brienne, duke of Athens/French supreme commander, dies 

1523 Emperor Charles I and England sign anti-French covenant. 

1551 Henry III, duke of Anjou/king of Poland/France (1573/4-89). 

1559 5 Spanish ships sinks in storm off Tampa, about 600 die 

1580 Treaty of Plessis-lez-Tours (Anjou/Dutch States-General). 

1602 Grave surrenders to earl Mauritius. 

1642 Perpignan surrenders to French troops 

1655 Jan Luyts, Netherlands, scholar/physicist/mathematician/astronomer. 

1656 Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg 

1657 Brandenburg and Poland sign Treaty of Wehlau 

1668 Polish king John II Kazimierz steps down/goes to France 

1668 William Waller, English soldier. 

1676 Rebels under Nathaniel Bacon set Jamestown Va on fire 

1705 Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/band master. 

1719 Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/lord of the manor, executed at 59 

1737 Charles Carroll, signed Decl of Ind. 

1755 England and Russia sign military agreement. 

1756 Josef Antonin Sehling, composer, dies at 46 

1761 Peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69 

1769 Joseph Comb, missionary to Molukkas. 

1770 Johann G Repsold, German instrument maker. 

1777 Battle of Freeman's Farm (Bemis Heights) or inaugural Battle of Saratoga. 

1777 Battle of Freeman's Farm (Bemis Heights) or 1st Battle of Saratoga 

1778 The Continental Congress passes the inaugural budget of the United States. 

1795 Tula, leader of Curacao slave opposition, imprisoned. 

1796 George Washington's farewell address as president. 

1799 English and Russian invasion army conquerors Receiver. 

1800 William Wister McKean, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1865 

1802 Louis Kossuth, Hungary, President of Hungary (1849) 

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