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On June 19, 325: The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea.

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The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea.

The Nicene Creed is the defining statement of belief of Nicene Christianity and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it.

People

Born on June 19

Millie Gibson 2004– English actress (born 2004)
Bennedict Mathurin 2002– Canadian basketball player (born 2002)
Nuno Mendes 2002– Portuguese footballer (born 2002)
Jordan Poole 1999– American basketball player (born 1999)
Atticus Shaffer 1998– American actor (born 1998)
Joshua Da Silva 1998– Trinidadian cricketer (born 1998)
Lejla Njemčević 1994– Bosnian mountain bike cyclist (born 1994)
KSI 1993– English boxer, influencer, and musician (born 1993)
Keaton Jennings 1992– English cricketer (born 1992)
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C. J. Mosley 1992– American football player (born 1992)
Ashly Burch 1990– American actress and television writer (born 1990)
Moa Hjelmer 1990– Swedish sprinter (born 1990)
Xavier Rhodes 1990– American football player (born 1990)
Jacob deGrom 1988– American baseball player (born 1988)
Rashard Mendenhall 1987– American football player (born 1987)
Aoiyama Kōsuke 1986– Japanese sumo wrestler
Lázaro Borges 1986– Cuban pole vaulter (born 1986)
Marvin Williams 1986– American basketball player (born 1986)

People

Died on June 19

Ian Holm English actor (1931–2020)
Etika American YouTuber and live streamer (1990–2019)
Koko Captive gorilla studied by researchers
Otto Warmbier American imprisoned in North Korea (1994–2017)
Anton Yelchin American actor (1989–2016)
James Salter American writer (1925–2015)
Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt German Major in the Wehrmacht
Gerry Goffin American lyricist (1939–2014)
Ibrahim Touré English footballer (1985–2014)
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Vince Flynn American author (1966–2013)
James Gandolfini American actor (1961–2013)
Gyula Horn Hungarian politician (1932–2013)
Dave Jennings American football punter and sportscaster (1952–2013)
Filip Topol Czech musician and writer (1965–2013)
Slim Whitman American country musician (1923–2013)
Norbert Tiemann American politician (1924–2012)
Manute Bol Sudanese-American basketball player (died 2010)
Anthony Quinton English political and moral philosopher, metaphysician (1925–2010)

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Every June 19 on record

  1. 325 The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea.

    Statement of belief adopted at the First Ecumenical Council in 325

    The Nicene Creed is the defining statement of belief of Nicene Christianity and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it.

  2. 1179 The Battle of Kalvskinnet takes place outside Nidaros (now Trondheim), Norway. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.

    City in Norway

    Trondheim, historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of January 1, 2026, it had a population of 218,460. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is the fourth largest urban area.

  3. 1306 The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven.

    Anglo-French nobleman (c. 1270 – 1324)

    Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, was an Anglo-French nobleman. Though primarily active in England, he also had strong connections with the French royal house. One of the wealthiest and most powerful men of his age, he was a central player in the conflicts between Edward II of England and his nobility, particularly Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster.

  4. 1586 English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.

    Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States

    Roanoke Island is an island in Dare County, bordered by the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It was named after the historical Roanoke, a Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of English colonization.

  5. 1718 At least 73,000 people died in the 1718 Tongwei–Gansu earthquake due to landslides in the Qing dynasty.

    Earthquake in China

    An earthquake occurred on June 19, 1718, in Tongwei County, Gansu Province, Qing dynasty, present-day China. 5 earthquake was designated a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), causing tremendous damage and killing 73,000 people.

  6. 1785 The Boston King's Chapel adopts James Freeman's revised prayer book, without the Nicene Creed, establishing it as the first Unitarian congregation in the United States.
  7. 1800 War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria.
  8. 1811 The Carlton House Fête is held in London to celebrate the establishment of the Regency era.
  9. 1816 Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  10. 1821 Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia).
  11. 1846 The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23–1. Cartwright umpired.
  12. 1850 Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden–Norway.
  13. 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signs the Territorial Slavery Act of 1862, which prohibits slavery in all current and future United States territories.
  14. 1865 Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are officially informed of their freedom. The anniversary was officially celebrated in Texas and other states as Juneteenth. On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States.
  15. 1867 Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.
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  1. 1875 The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
  2. 1903 Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
  3. 1910 The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
  4. 1913 Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
  5. 1921 The village of Knockcroghery, Ireland, is burned by British forces.
  6. 1934 The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
  7. 1943 The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.
  8. 1945 The Smoke Tragedy left 355 workers dead in the underground copper mine of El Teniente, Chile.
  9. 1947 Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near Mayadin, Syria, killing 15 and injuring 21.
  10. 1953 Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
  11. 1960 Charlotte Motor Speedway holds its first NASCAR race, the inaugural World 600.
  12. 1961 Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
  13. 1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
  14. 1965 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.
  15. 1978 Garfield's first comic strip, originally published locally as Jon in 1976, goes into nationwide syndication.

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