November 19

Thursday 19, 1998:

1998 - Vincent van Gogh's "Portrait of the Artist Without Beard" sells at auction for US$71.5 million.

Saturday 19, 1994:

In Britain, the first National Lottery draw was held. A £1 ticket gives a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.

Wednesday 19, 1941:

World War II: The Royal Australian Navy cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 German seamen.

Wednesday 19, 1924:

In Los Angeles, California, famous silent film director Thomas Ince ("The Father of the Western") dies of a heart attack in his bed (rumors soon surface that he was shot dead by publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst.)

Saturday 19, 461:

St. Hilarius becomes Pope.