On This Day — October 19

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on October 19.

• 2025: Pieces of the French Crown Jewels are successfully stolen during a heist on the Louvre Museum in Paris..
• 2019: Members of Parliament met at the House of Lords to discuss the United Kingdom's Brexit deal, this was the first Saturday sitting in Parliament since 3 April 1982 during the Falklands War.
• 2013: One hundred and five people are injured in a train crash in Buenos Aires.
• 2012: A bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 more in Lebanon.
• 2005: Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.

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