June 19th in History
June 19th in History
- 1961: United Kingdom gives up control of Kuwait
- 1963: Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space
June 19th birthdays
- 1566: James VI of Scotland and England
- 1623: Blaise Pascal, French mathematician
- 1861: Douglas Haig, British field marshal
- 1947: Salman Rushdie, British novelist
- 1954: Kathleen Turner, American film actress
