May 19 in History
19 May in History – 104 years ago
Northern Eurasia 1920: Creation of the Far Eastern Republic
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Starting on 19 May 1948
All Events on 19 May
starts
2000
Nationalist coup in Fiji
starts
1985
Fighting between Muslim factions in Beirut
starts
1948
India pushes back Pakistani forces in Kashmir
starts
1945
French crackdown on Syrian protests, sparking British intervention
ends
1912
Italy seizes Dodecanese Islands
1848
Mexico ratifies Guadalupe Hidalgo
starts
1845
Franklin’s expedition disappears in Arctic
starts
1840
Liberals take Morella, ending First Carlist War
1836
Comanche raid Fort Parker
1522
Spanish seize control of Metztitlan*
starts
417
Goths begin reconquest of Hispaniae for Rome*
ends
262
Memor attempts revolt in Egypt*
ends
217
Caracalla provokes Armenian hostility*
starts
36
Parthia wracked by series of civil wars*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 19 May for purposes of Omniatlas
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