November 19: International Men's Day; World Toilet Day; Liberation Day in Mali
Pelé in 1960
- 1816 – The University of Warsaw, the largest university in Poland, was established as Congress Poland found itself a territory without a university.
- 1863 – American Civil War: US President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- 1941 – World War II: The Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran destroyed each other in the Indian Ocean.
- 1969 – Playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian footballer Pelé (pictured) scored his 1000th goal.
- 2013 - A double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in Beirut killed 23 people and injured 160 others.
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