Template:On this day/November 19
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- 1752 – George Rogers Clark, American frontier military leader in Revolutionary War, born in Albemarle County, Virginia (d. 1818). His youngest brother, William, went on to become famous for his role in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- 1990 – Frances Brand, local artist known locally as “The Purple Lady”, died (aged 89).
- 2014 – Rolling Stone published the story titled "A Rape on Campus" - describing the alleged rape of a University of Virginia student by several members of a fraternity. In response to community protests and international media attention, UVA President Teresa Sullivan suspended all fraternities. Rolling Stone retracted the story in its entirety on April 5, 2015.