on 19 october in the year...

439 - king gaiseric leads the east germanic tribe known as the vandals to take carthage in north africa.

2003 - user maakkleine posts a positive review of the album "internet dating superstuds" by the punk rock band the vandals.

2011 - the idaho vandals are picked to finish fifth in the western athletic conference preseason coaches and media men's basketball polls.

1386 – the universität heidelberg holds its first lecture and thereby becomes the first german university.

1806 - wilhelm friedrich applies for a marriage license in heidelberg in baden in germany.

2009 - litho press company upgrades its plateroom and bindery with technology from heidelberger druckmaschinen.

1466 – the thirteen years war ends with the second treaty of thorn.

1984 - siouxsie and the banshees release the EP "the thorn".

2008 - podcaster thorn posts episode 5 of "spirit" in which witch and medium medusa joins thorn in a powerful discussion about the living and the dead.

1844 - elizabeth nantz marries john shell in harlan county, kentucky.

2007 - wikicommons user terryjoyce posts an aerial shot of shell haven.

2011 - twitter user @sea_shell celebrates a (happy) birthday.