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2015 (Thursday) 2014 (Wednesday) November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 42 days remain until the end of the year.
The French Republican calendar ( French: calendrier républicain français ), also commonly called the French Revolutionary calendar ( calendrier révolutionnaire français ), was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days by the ...
Lundi de Pentecôte. Monday after Pentecost (50 days after Easter), observed only in some businesses, see notes. 14 July. National Day. Fête Nationale Française. French National Day, commemorates the Feast of the Federation. 15 August. Assumption Day. Assomption.
The Coup of 18 Brumaire brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France. In the view of most historians, it ended the French Revolution and would soon lead to the coronation of Napoleon as emperor. This bloodless coup d'état overthrew the Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate. This occurred on 9 November 1799, which ...
November 19: International Men's Day; World Toilet Day; Liberation Day in Mali ( 1968 ) 1863 – American Civil War: Confederate forces began the Siege of Knoxville against Union fortifications, surrounding most of the city. 1921 – Rioting broke out in Bombay, India, during the visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, leading to at least 58 deaths ...
November 4: Insurrection in the French colony of Isle de France (now Mauritius). November 25: Uprising of black slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). November 27: The Assembly decrees that all members of the clergy must take an oath to the Nation, the Law and the King. A large majority of French clergymen refuse to take the ...
For instance the late Prince Rainier III chose 19 November, the day that celebrates Saint Rainier. When Prince Albert II ascended the throne he ended this tradition by choosing the same day as his father, instead of the day of St. Albert, 15 November. 19 November is also the day of Albert II's official ascension to the throne.
The German revolution of 1918–1919, also known as the November Revolution (German: Novemberrevolution), was an uprising started by workers and soldiers in the final days of World War I. It quickly and almost bloodlessly brought down the German Empire , then in its more violent second stage, the supporters of a parliamentary republic were ...