Updated November 18, 2011, 1:28 PM
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.
On Nov. 19, 1917, Indira Gandhi, the former prime minister of India who served four terms over 15 years, was born. Following her death on Oct. 31, 1984, her obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
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| 1831 | James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, was born in Orange, Ohio. |
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| 1917 | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was born in Allahabad. |
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| 1919 | The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles. |
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| 1942 | Russian forces launched a winter offensive against the Germans along the Don front during World War II. |
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| 1959 | Ford Motor Co. announced it was halting production of the unpopular Edsel. |
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| 1969 | Apollo 12 astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad and Alan Bean made man's second landing on the moon. |
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| 1977 | Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel. |
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| 1985 | President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev met for the first time as they began a summit in Geneva. |
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| 1990 | The pop duo Milli Vanilli was stripped of its Grammy Award after it was revealed that neither performer sang on the group's records. |
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| 1998 | Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr laid out his evidence against President Bill Clinton during a daylong appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. |
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| 2001 | President George W. Bush signed legislation to put airport baggage screeners on the federal payroll. |
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| 2001 | Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the first baseball player to win four Most Valuable Player awards. |
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| 2006 | The Wii, the Nintendo Co.'s game console, first went on sale. |
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| 2007 | Amazon.com Inc. introduced the Kindle, an electronic book-reading device. |
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Current Birthdays
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Actress Jodie Foster turns 49 years old today.
AP Photo/Dan Steinberg
Broadcast journalist Ann Curry ("Today") turns 55 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
| 1919 | Alan Young, Actor ("Mister Ed"), turns 92 |
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| 1933 | Larry King, Talk show host, turns 78 |
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| 1936 | Dick Cavett, Talk show host, turns 75 |
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| 1938 | Ted Turner, Broadcasting and sports mogul, turns 73 |
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| 1939 | Tom Harkin, U.S. senator, D-Iowa, turns 72 |
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| 1939 | Garrick Utley, Broadcast journalist, turns 72 |
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| 1941 | Tommy Thompson, Former cabinet member, Wisconsin governor, turns 70 |
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| 1942 | Calvin Klein, Fashion designer, turns 69 |
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| 1949 | Ahmad Rashad, Football player, sportscaster, turns 62 |
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| 1955 | Glynnis O'Connor, Actress, turns 56 |
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| 1959 | Allison Janney, Actress ("The West Wing"), turns 52 |
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| 1961 | Meg Ryan, Actress, turns 50 |
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| 1962 | Sean Parnell, Governor of Alaska, turns 49 |
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| 1966 | Rocco DiSpirito, TV chef, turns 45 |
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| 1979 | Ryan Howard, Baseball player, turns 32 |
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| 1983 | DeAngelo Hall, Football player, turns 28 |
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Historic Birthdays
Indira Gandhi11/19/1917 - 10/31/1984Indian prime minister (1966-77; 1980-4).Go to obituary »
| 48 | Charles I 11/19/1600 - 1/30/1649
English king (1625-49) |
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| 53 | Mikhail Lomonosov 11/19/1711 - 4/15/1765
Russian scientist and poet |
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| 89 | Ferdinand Lesseps 11/19/1805 - 12/7/1894
French diplomat |
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| 49 | James Garfield 11/19/1831 - 9/19/1881
20th president of the United States (1881) |
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| 52 | Richard Avenarius 11/19/1843 - 11/18/1896
German philosopher |
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| 72 | Billy Sunday 11/19/1862 - 11/6/1935
American evangelist |
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| 79 | Allen Tate 11/19/1899 - 2/9/1979
American poet and literary critic |
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| 66 | Nathan Leopold 11/19/1904 - 8/29/1971
American murderer |
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| 51 | Tommy Dorsey 11/19/1905 - 11/26/1956
American band leader |
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| 71 | Roy Campanella 11/19/1921 - 6/26/1993
American baseball player |
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