19th September in history

Austrian engineer and businessman Ferdinand Porsche, who helped his father design the iconic Volkswagen Beetle, was born on this day in 1909

Did you know that:

• The Electoral Act of 1893 in New Zealand on this day was consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote
• The United States barred Charlie Chaplin on this day in 1952 from re-entering the country after a trip to England
• Today is celebrated as International Talk Like a Pirate Day,   a parodic holiday created in 1995 to greet friends like a pirate using phrases like “Ahoy, maties!” or “Ahoy, me hearties!”