Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 19
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1942 - Soviet Red Army troops began a huge counter-offensive against the Germans at Stalingrad in World War Two.
1946 - The first UNESCO conference opened in Paris.
1949 - Prince Rainier was sworn in as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco.
1969 - The U.S. Apollo 12 lunar module landed on the moon, carrying astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean.
1976 - Algeria voted for a new constitution with a national assembly and increased powers for an elected president.
1977 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat visited Israel, the first Arab leader to do so.
1995 - A suicide bomber blasted his way into the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad, setting off a powerful explosion that killed 16 people and wounded more than 60.
1996 - Pope John Paul II had a first meeting in the Vatican with veteran Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro.
2005 - Prince Albert of Monaco was enthroned, succeeding his father Prince Rainier.
2007 - Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson sentenced for drug possession and driving under the influence.
2013 - Iranian embassy in Beirut attacked.
