Portal : Anarchism/Anniversaries/July/July 19
1873 - Cantonal rebellion : Cantons are proclaimed in Almansa , Cádiz , Seville , Tarifa and Torrevieja .1907 - José Xena Torrent born (d. 1988).1915 - Vernon Richards born (d. 2001). Companion to Marie Louise Berneri until her death during childbirth in 1949.1926 - Henri Gauche (aka René or Henri Chaughi) dies. Longtime contributor to Les Temps Nouveaux Manifesto of the Sixteen ", & went to the front during WWI to fight — though by 1916 he concluded he was wrong.1933 - The Council of War in Brussels , Belgium , condemns two anarchist conscientious objectors: Hem Day and Léo Campion .1936 - The Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) and Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) call a general strike in response to the military coup , beginning the Spanish Revolution . The military uprising in Barcelona is defeated by republican forces, including the confederal militias .1943 - During WWII, an anarchist congress meets clandestinely near Toulouse (19-20th), at the farm of Alphonse Tricheux & Paule Tricheux , to assess the political situation & attempt to reorganize the anarchist movement. Among those attending are André Arru , Voline , Maurice Laisant & Charles Laisant , etc.1951 - César Saborit Carrelero , anarchist guerrilla & member of action group of José Lluis Facieras , is killed by two police officers of the "Brigada politico-social" at Barcelona , Spain .1990 - Ruth Bösiger dies, companion of André Bösiger .2012 - Syrian civil war : The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî , beginning the Rojava Revolution in North and East Syria .
