October 19 in History

19 October in History – 1585 years ago

Vandal capture of Carthage

Europe 439: Vandal capture of Carthage

Taking advantage of Roman troubles with the Visigoths in Gaul, the Vandal king Gaiseric... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of East Asia 1950: Battle of Chamdo
East Asia 1950
Battle of Chamdo
The Kingdom of Tibet had broken away from China in 1912. With the Civil War at an end, the...
Historical Atlas of Europe 439: Vandal capture of Carthage
Europe 439
Vandal capture of Carthage
Taking advantage of Roman troubles with the Visigoths in Gaul, the Vandal king Gaiseric suddenly...
Historical Atlas of Northern Africa 439: Vandal capture of Carthage
Northern Africa 439
Vandal capture of Carthage
Taking advantage of Roman troubles with the Visigoths in Gaul, the Vandal king Gaiseric suddenly...
Historical Atlas of Europe 113: Outbreak of Trajan’s Parthian War
Europe 113
Outbreak of Trajan’s Parthian War
In c. 109 yet another civil war broke out in Parthia, with Shah Osroes I gaining control of the...
Historical Atlas of Eastern Mediterranean 113: Outbreak of Trajan’s Parthian War
Eastern Mediterranean 113
Outbreak of Trajan’s Parthian War
In c. 109 civil war broke out in Parthia, with Shah Osroes I gaining control of the west of the...
 

Ending on 19 October 1950

PRC seizes disputed Chamdo region of Tibet

All Events on 19 October

  1960
US embargo against Cuba begins
  1956
Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration
starts   1954
British withdraw from Suez Canal Zone
ends   1950
PRC seizes disputed Chamdo region of Tibet
  1950
Chinese begin moving into North Korea
ends   1920
Iraqis revolt against British
  1919
Nikolai Yudenich’s offensive stalls outside Petrograd
ends   1914
Germans & Allies compete to reach Channel ports
starts   1914
Germans fail to break through at Ypres
  1849
Saxony ends alliance with Prussia
starts   1846
US forces cross desert to California
starts   1842
Cmdre Jones seizes Monterrey
ends   1813
Allies decisively defeat Napoleon at Leipzig
starts   1812
French withdraw from Moscow
starts   1800
Baudin explores Australian coast for France
  439
Vandals seize Carthage by trickery
starts   280
Resettled Franks rebel; raid across Mediterranean*
  113
Trajan resolves on war with Parthia*
starts   113
Trajan invades Parthia, briefly extending Roman Empire*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 19 October for purposes of Omniatlas

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