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Historical Events for 19th October 2025
615 - Pope Deusdedit [Adeodatus I] elected to succeed Boniface IV as Catholic Pope
1901 - Alberto Santos-Dumont proves airships are maneuverable by circling the Eiffel Tower in his airship No. 6, winning the Deutsch Prize and 100,000 francs
1915 - Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria
1932 - Jimmie Foxx wins the AL MVP, and Chuck Klein wins the NL MVP
1943 - Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey
2004 - Care International aid worker Margaret Hassan is kidnapped in Iraq
2005 - MLB National League Championship: Houston Astros beat St. Louis Cardinals 4-2
2019 - Chilean President Sebastián Piñera declares a 15-day state of emergency following widespread and violent protests over an increase in public transport costs
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