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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_19" title="October 19">October 19</a></b>
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1579" title="1579">1579</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entry_of_James_VI_into_Edinburgh" title="Entry of James VI into Edinburgh">A ceremony was held</a></b> in Edinburgh marking the coming of age of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I" title="James VI and I">James VI of Scotland</a> as an adult ruler.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1752" title="1752">1752</a> – <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pennsylvania_Gazette" title="The Pennsylvania Gazette">The Pennsylvania Gazette</a></i> published a statement by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a> describing a <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_experiment" title="Kite experiment">kite experiment</a></b> <i>(depicted)</i> to determine the electrical nature of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning" title="Lightning">lightning</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">First World War</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I" title="Allies of World War I">Allied</a> forces began engaging German troops at the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Ypres" title="First Battle of Ypres">First Battle of Ypres</a></b>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987" title="1987">1987</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War" title="Iran–Iraq War">Iran–Iraq War</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> forces <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Nimble_Archer" title="Operation Nimble Archer">destroyed</a></b> two Iranian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_platform" title="Oil platform">oil platforms</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a> in response to an Iranian missile attack on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Sea_Isle_City" title="MV Sea Isle City">a Kuwaiti oil tanker</a> three days earlier.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013" title="2013">2013</a> – British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> collective the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidemen" title="Sidemen">Sidemen</a></b> were formed as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockstar_Games#Rockstar_Games_Social_Club" title="Rockstar Games">Rockstar Games Social Club</a> group in <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_Online" title="Grand Theft Auto Online">Grand Theft Auto Online</a></i>.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rolph" title="John Rolph">John Rolph</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1870); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Norcross" title="Eleanor Norcross">Eleanor Norcross</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1923); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrios_Christodoulou" title="Demetrios Christodoulou">Demetrios Christodoulou</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1951); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Treki" title="Ali Treki">Ali Treki</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 2015)</p>
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