November 1919

The following events occurred in November 1919:

November 1, 1919 (Saturday)

The California State Senate unanimously voted in favor of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the California State Assembly approved it with a vote of 73 for and 2 against, becoming the 18th state to ratify it.^[1]^[2]
The United Mine Workers of America under John L. Lewis voted to strike in the United States.^[3]
A collision between two trains near Vigerslev, Denmark killed 40 passengers and injured another 60 people.^[4]
Haitian rebel leader Charlemagne Péralte was shot dead when his camp was ambushed by U.S. Marines under command of Sergeant Herman H. Hanneken. His body was photographed and distributed across Haiti to discourage further rebellion.^[5]
The British government established the Government Communications Headquarters for intelligence and security for the United Kingdom.^[6]
Electric motor manufacturer Pelger (later Combimac) was founded in Rotterdam.^[7]
The University of Fine Arts was established in Poznań, Poland.^[8]
The Royal Air Force College Cranwell was established at RAF Cranwell in England as a military academy for Royal Air Force officers.^[9]
Bulimba Memorial Park was established in Bulimba, Queensland, Australia to commemorate local servicemen who participated in World War I.^[10]
The Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board was established to manage the Melbourne tram network until it merged into the Metropolitan Transit Authority in 1983.^[11]
The Virginia Tech Regimental Band debuted the unofficial fight song of Virginia Tech, "Tech Triumph", during a football game against Washington and Lee University.^[12]
Born:
- Ted Shearer, Jamaican-American cartoonist, creator of Quincy, first comic strip to feature a leading African-American character; as Thaddeus Shearer, in May Pen, Jamaica (d. 1992)^{[citation needed]}
- Rajko Tomović, Serbian medical researcher, known for his research into the use of robotics and computer systems in medical treatment, including the computer system CER-10 and the multifunctional hand prosthesis; in Baja, Hungary (d. 2001)^{[citation needed]}

November 2, 1919 (Sunday)

Red Summer – A white mob lynched African-American Paul Jones in Macon, Georgia after he was accused of attacking a local white woman.^[13]
The 20th Royal Horse Artillery Brigade was disbanded in Cairo.^[14]
The German Christian Social People's Party was established during a national party conference in Prague.^[15]
The French Confederation of Christian Workers was established for trade unions that follow Christian socialism.^[16]
The Pacific Central Station opened in Vancouver. It was designated a Heritage Railway Site in 1991.^[17]^[18]
Italian cyclist Costante Girardengo won the 15th edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race in Milan, completing the 256 km course with a time of 9 hours, 42 minutes.^[19]
Harold Lloyd debuted his trademark "glasses" character in the film comedy Bumping into Broadway, following it up with Captain Kidd's Kids later that month. A copy of the film is preserved with the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[20]
Born: Louis Edward Curdes, American air force officer, commander of the 95th Fighter Squadron and 4th Fighter Squadron during World War II, two-time recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross; in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States (d. 1995)^{[citation needed]}

November 3, 1919 (Monday)

Russian Civil War – The 8th and 13th Red Armies captured the town of Livny in its campaign against the White Army.^[21]
An alliance between Richard Squires of the Liberal Reform Party and William Coaker of the Fishermen's Protective Union helped secure a majority of the seats 24th General Assembly of Dominion of Newfoundland during the general election.^[22]
The Richmond County Courthouse opened on Staten Island, New York.^[23]
Sports club Universitatea Cluj was established Cluj-Napoca, Romania and its best known for its football team in the second tier of the Romanian football league system.^[24]
Born: Ludovic Kennedy, British journalist, known for his investigation into the Lindbergh kidnapping and convictions of Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley that resulted in them being overturned, and helping abolish the death penalty in the United Kingdom; in Edinburgh,

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