On This Day November 19th

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November 19th is the 323rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 42 days remain until the end of the year.

 

 Events

1794 – The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain signed Jay's Treaty, which attempted to resolve lingering problems from the American Revolutionary War.

1802 – The Garinagu arrive in British Honduras (present-day Belize).

1847 – The second Canadian railway line, the Montreal and Lachine Railroad, is opened.

1911 – The Doom Bar in Cornwall claims two ships, Island Maid and Angele, killing the entire crew except the captain of the Angele.

1916 – Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.

1942 – World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launched the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor.

1955 – National Review publishes its first issue.

1969 – Association football player Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.

1994 – The first National Lottery draw is held in the United Kingdom. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.

2004 – The worst brawl in NBA history results in several players being suspended. Several players and fans are charged with assault and battery.

 

Birthdays

1711 – Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian physicist, chemist, astronomer, and geographer (d. 1765)

1831 – James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (d. 1881)

1877 – Giuseppe Volpi, Italian businessman and politician, founded the Venice Film Festival (d. 1947)

1899 – Allen Tate, American poet and critic (d. 1979)

1905 – Tommy Dorsey, American trombonist, composer and bandleader (d. 1956)

1915 – Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr., American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)

1929 – Norman Cantor, Canadian-American historian and scholar (d. 2004)

1936 – Dick Cavett, American actor and talk show host

 

1938 – Ted Turner, an American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Turner Broadcasting System.

1941 – Dan Haggerty, American actor and producer (d. 2016)

1975 – Sushmita Sen, Indian actress, model and Miss Universe 1994

1983 – Adam Driver, American actor

 

Holiday Spotlight

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

  Brigitte Chaudhry MBE lived a seemingly inconsequential life with her husband and son until fate rolled the dice and made her the central figure in Global Road Traffic Victim advocacy. In 1990, a fatal accident killed her only son, 26-year-old Mansoor, and Chaudhry sought justice. The response she received was less than ideal. Not only did she find it hard to protest his death in court, but the scorn of her community and the apathy of the judicial system sent a jolt down her spine. Shocked by the shabby treatment of her son’s death, Chaudhry founded Road Peace, a British charity for road crash victims. Road Peace operates a 24/7 helpline, providing emotional support and practical advocacy to the people affected by road crashes.

 In 1993, Road Peace founded The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims to publicly recognize the pain and suffering of millions of people. The day has reached more than 30 countries within the last decade and is now a global event, observed in solemn remembrance of the lives we have lost to the senseless tragedy of road crashes. Each year has a theme. Some past articles have been “Life is not a Car Part” and “First Responders.”

 The remembrance has also helped the U.K. Government change its posture towards the victims of road crashes and understand the enormity of the crisis. Chaudhry aims to change people's attitudes towards road traffic victims through Road Peace. Today, her tireless advocacy brings together thousands of bereaved families.

 

WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

 

Other Include

American Made Matters Day

Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day

Equal Opportunity Day

Have a Bad Day Day

International Men's Day

Monaco National Day

National Blow Bagpipes Day

National Camp Day

Play Monopoly Day

Rocky and Bullwinkle Day

Women's Entrepreneurship Day

World Toilet Day


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