Emiliano Zapata, leader of the agrarian revolution of the South, is killed by treachery of government troops in Chinameca, Morelos.

General Plutarco Elías Calles named secretary of industry and commerce.

General Álvaro Obregón announces in Nogales, Sonora, that he is presenting his candidacy for president of Mexico.

General Felipe Ángeles apprehended in Chihuahua, court-martialed, and executed on 26 November 1919.