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19 Aban 1421
Monday 19 Aban 1421 in the Persian calendar is Monday, 10 November 2042, and 26 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1464 in the Islamic calendar.
This day's Islamic date is not yet officially announced and is an astronomical estimate; it and the day's religious occasions may move by a day.
This day in four calendars
- Persian19 Aban 1421
- Gregorian10 November 2042
- Islamic26 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1464
- Imperial19 Aban 2601
- Day of the year235 of 365
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Occasions on 19 Aban 1421
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On this day: November 10
Events
- 1674 (352 years ago) Third Anglo-Dutch War: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster, Netherlands cedes New Netherland to England.
- 1940 (86 years ago) The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more.
- 1945 (81 years ago) Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan).
- 1971 (55 years ago) In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.
- 1975 (51 years ago) Treaty of Osimo between Yugoslavia and Italy
- 1995 (31 years ago) In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces.
- 2008 (18 years ago) Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.
- 2020 (6 years ago) Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a ceasefire agreement, ending the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and prompting protests in Armenia.
Births
- 1483 (543 years ago) Martin Luther, German monk and priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation (died 1546)
- 1697 (329 years ago) William Hogarth, English painter, illustrator, and critic (died 1764)
- 1728 (298 years ago) Oliver Goldsmith, Irish-English author, poet, and playwright (died 1774)
- 1759 (267 years ago) Friedrich Schiller, German poet and playwright (died 1805)
- 1919 (107 years ago) Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and engineer, designed the AK-47 (died 2013)
- 1925 (101 years ago) Richard Burton, Welsh actor and singer (died 1984)
- 1928 (98 years ago) Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (died 2020)
- 1960 (66 years ago) Neil Gaiman, English author, illustrator, and screenwriter
Deaths
- 461 (1565 years ago) Pope Leo I,
- 1241 (785 years ago) Pope Celestine IV,
- 1549 (477 years ago) Pope Paul III,
- 1891 (135 years ago) Arthur Rimbaud, French poet and educator (born 1854)
- 1938 (88 years ago) Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey (born 1881)
- 1982 (44 years ago) Leonid Brezhnev, Ukrainian-Russian general and politician, 4th Head of State of the Soviet Union (born 1906)
- 2007 (19 years ago) Norman Mailer, American novelist and essayist (born 1923)
- 2015 (11 years ago) Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (born 1918)