1884
Activism
Graduation from Oberlin College with Bachelor’s degree
Graduated from Oberlin College, making her one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree.
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19June
24 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1895
Science
Graduates from Newark German Hospital Training School for Nurses
Clara Maass graduated on June 19, 1895, as one of the first nine graduates of the Newark German Hospital Training School for Nurses.
View details1900
Literature
Birth of Laura Z. Hobson
Laura Z. Hobson was born on June 19, 1900, in New York City.
View details1902
Activism
Birth of Harriette Vyda Simms Moore
Harriette Vyda Simms, later Moore, was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, playing a key role in Florida’s early civil rights movement.
View details1913
Science
Birth of Helene Madison
Helene Emma Madison was born in Madison, Wisconsin, later becoming a triple Olympic champion and record-breaking freestyle swimmer.
View details1915
Literature
First 'By Motor to the Fair' article in Collier’s
Emily Post's first travel article for Collier's appeared on June 19, 1915.
View details1919
Literature
Born in Petaluma, California
Pauline Kael was born on June 19, 1919, in Petaluma, California, to Jewish immigrant chicken farmers.
View details1926
Science
Birth of Erna Schneider Hoover
Erna Schneider was born in Irvington, New Jersey, United States.
View details1939
Activism
Death of Grace Abbott
Grace Abbott passed away on June 19, 1939. She left a legacy of social reform and advocacy.
View details1940
Sports
Birth of Shirley Muldowney
Shirley Roque (later Muldowney) was born in Burlington, Vermont, destined to become the 'First Lady of Drag Racing.'
View details1945
Politics
Birth of Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi is born in Rangoon, Burma, the third child of independence leader Aung San and diplomat Khin Kyi.
View details1948
Arts
Birth in Houston, Texas
Phylicia Rashad was born in Houston, Texas, becoming the second child of Vivian Ayers and Andrew Arthur Allen Jr.
View details1949
Sports
First woman to compete in a NASCAR race at Charlotte Speedway
Debut at Charlotte Speedway, becoming the first woman ever to compete in a NASCAR race during the inaugural Strictly Stock event.
View details1949
Literature
Publication of The Second Sex
Publication of The Second Sex, Beauvoir’s foundational feminist work and one of the most influential books of modern feminism.
View details1952
Science
Lutheran Memorial Hospital renamed Clara Maass Memorial Hospital
On June 19, 1952, Lutheran Memorial Hospital in Belleville, New Jersey was renamed in honor of Clara Maass.
View details1956
Science
First patent for sanitary belt
Mary Kenner was granted her first patent for the sanitary belt, a significant innovation in menstrual care.
View details1976
Sports
Wins AIAW National Intercollegiate Golf Championship
Lopez wins AIAW National Intercollegiate title as freshman at Tulsa.
View details1981
Arts
Death of Lotte Reiniger
Lotte Reiniger passed away on June 19, 1981, in Dettenhausen, Germany.
View details1996
Medicine
Death of Cordelia E. Cook (Fillmore)
Cordelia Elizabeth Cook, later known as Cordelia E. Fillmore, died at age 77 in the Columbus/Upper Arlington, Ohio area after decades as a registered nurse.
View details2007
Science
Awarded European Inventor of the Year 2007
Catia Bastioli and her Novamont team received the European Inventor of the Year 2007 award in the SME category for pioneering bioplastics from renewable agricultural sources.
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Exploration
Summited Denali
Vanessa O'Brien reached the summit of Denali, part of her Seven Summits challenge, on June 19, 2012.
View details2017
Science
SEC documenting Yahoo! securities transactions
SEC filing documented Mayer's Yahoo! securities transactions.
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Science
First UC U.S. CRISPR-Cas9 Patent Grant
USPTO granted U.S. Patent No. 10,000,772 to the UC team, marking their first U.S. CRISPR-Cas9 patent grant.
View details2026
Arts
Named laureate of the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
Named laureate of the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts on June 19.
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