What happened on 19 july

There have been many significant events that occurred on July 19 throughout history. Here are a few:

  1. 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first King of Jerusalem.
  2. 1290 - Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, ordering all Jews to leave England by January 1, 1293.
  3. 1692 - The Battle of Fleurus, a major battle in the Nine Years' War, takes place in what is now Belgium.
  4. 1776 - The Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that the Continental Army should be given the same pay as the British Army.
  5. 1817 - The Treaty of 1817 is signed, ending the Creek War.
  6. 1862 - The Battle of Malvern Hill, the final battle of the Seven Days Battles, takes place in Virginia during the American Civil War.
  7. 1885 - King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, a personal colony in central Africa.
  8. 1918 - The Battle of Amiens begins, marking a turning point in the First World War.
  9. 1944 - The Battle of Normandy, also known as D-Day, begins as Allied forces land in France.
  10. 1962 - The United States launches the Mariner 1 spacecraft, which is intended to fly by Venus.
  11. 1979 - The United States and the Soviet Union sign the SALT II treaty, which limits the number of nuclear missiles each country can have.
  12. 1990 - The United States and the Soviet Union sign the START I treaty, which reduces the number of nuclear weapons each country can have.
  13. 2013 - The United States and Russia sign the New START treaty, which further reduces the number of nuclear weapons each country can have.

These are just a few of the many significant events that have occurred on July 19 throughout history.