This is our day guide for Wednesday October 19th 2022 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
2005 - Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
1974 - Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.
1866 - Venice - Annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy - At Hotel Europa, Austria hands over Veneto to France, which hands it immediately over to Italy.
1453 - The French recapture Bordeaux, bringing the Hundred Years' War to a close, with the English retaining only Calais on French soil.
1216 - King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.