1983 : The Prime Minister of Grenada Maurice Bishop is executed during a military coup d'état led by Bernard Coard. Following the coup d'état a four-day total curfew was put in place in which anyone seen outside their home would be subject to summary execution.
Keeping this in consideration, what happened on October 19th in history?
On this day in 1781, Britain's Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, handing a huge victory to American General George Washington and effectively ending the American Revolution and assuring America's independence.
Additionally, what happened on October 19th 1960? On October 19, 1960, 52 individuals, including Martin Luther King Jr., were arrested in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, after refusing to leave their seats at segregated department store lunch counters. In addition, Black people were banned from being served at department store lunch counters.
Beside this, what special day is October 19?
October 19, 2018 - NATIONAL SEAFOOD BISQUE DAY - NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY - NATIONAL KENTUCKY DAY - NATIONAL LGBT CENTER AWARENESS DAY.
What happened on 19th October 2001?
Historical Events
SIEV-X, an Indonesian fishing boat en-route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 asylum seekers, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people. The film From Hell is released.
