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October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 19, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 73 days remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events By place Carthage Accused of treason by the Carthaginians after being defeated by the Romans at the Battle of the The Battle of Zama, fought around October 19 of 202 BC, marked the final and decisive end of the Second Punic War. Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers Hannibal (Pronounced in Phoenician: Hanniba'al means " Ba'al is my grace " or " Ba'al has given me grace " 247 BC &ndash
439 - The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Licinia Eudoxia, wife of the Emperor Valentinian III, is granted the title of ''Augusta'' Geiseric the Lame (c 389 &ndash January 25, 477) also spelled as Gaiseric or Genseric, was the King of the Vandals Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan
1216 - King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry. John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death Newark-on-Trent (generally shortened to Newark) is a Market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. Henry III (1 October 1207 &ndash 16 November 1272 was the son and successor of John "Lackland" as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216
1453 - The French recapture of Bordeaux brings the Hundred Years' War to a close, with the English retaining only Calais on French soil. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior Calais (kaˈlɛ in English often kæˈleɪ traditional English pronunciation /ˈkælɨs/ Kales is a town in northern France.
1466 - The Thirteen Years' War ends with the Second Treaty of Thorn. The Thirteen Years' War was also the name of an Austrian-Ottoman War Thirteen Years War in Hungary The Thirteen Years' War (Dreizehnjähriger Krieg Wojna trzynastoletnia The Second Peace of Thorn of 1466 (Zweiter Friede von Thorn Drugi Pokój Toruński was a Peace treaty signed in the Hanseatic city of Thorn (Toruń on
1469 - Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain. Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón Aragon ( Spanish: "Aragón") is an autonomous community of Spain. The Crown of Castile, as a historic entity is usually considered to have begun in 1230 with the third and definitive union of the two kingdoms of León and Castile Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
1512 - Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia). Martin Luther (November 10 1483 February 18 1546 was a German Monk, theologian, university professor Father of Protestantism, and church reformer
1649 - New Ross town, Co. Wexford, Ireland, surrenders to Oliver Cromwell. New Ross ( is a town located in southwest County Wexford, in the southeast of Ireland. County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known
1781 - At Yorktown, Virginia, British commander Lord Cornwallis surrendered to a Franco-American force led by George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau, paving the way for the end of the American Revolutionary War. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Siege of Yorktown or Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis ( 31 December 1738 &ndash 5 October 1805) was a British military commander and colonial This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau ( July 1, 1725 &ndash May 10, 1807) was a French In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
1789 - Chief Justice John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Jay (December 12 1745 – May 17 1829 was an American Politician, Statesman, revolutionary, Diplomat, a Supreme Court The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U
1812 - Napoleon I of France retreats from Moscow. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
1813 - The Battle of Leipzig concludes, giving Napoleon Bonaparte one of his worst defeats. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of the Nations (or Battle of Leipzig or Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig) on 16–19 October 1813 was one of the most decisive defeats suffered by Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe.
1822 - In Parnaíba; Simplício Dias da Silva, João Cândido de Deus e Silva and Domingos Dias declare the independent state of Piauí. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Tourism in Parnaíba The state of Piauí and in particular Parnaíba and Luis Correia are benefiting from a huge amount of interest in Tourism The state governor Wellington Piauí (piaw'i is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country
1864 - Battle of Cedar Creek - Union Army under Philip Sheridan destroys Confederate Army under Jubal Early. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Battle of Cedar Creek, or The Battle of Belle Grove, October 19 1864, was one of the final and most decisive battles in the Valley Campaigns The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6 1831 &ndash August 5 1888 was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War Jubal Anderson Early ( November 3 1816 &ndash March 2 1894) was a Lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil
1864 - Confederate raiders launch an attack on Saint Albans, Vermont from Canada. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 St Albans is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
1873 - Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers universities draft the first code of American football rules. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with
1904 - Polytechnic University of the Philippines founded as Manila Business School through the superintendence of the American C. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Polytechnic University of the Philippines ( Filipino: Politeknikong Pamantasan ng Pilipinas) commonly known as PUP, Peyupi or PUPoy The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A. O'Reilley.
1912 - Italy takes possession of Tripoli, Libya from the Ottoman Empire. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
1914 - The First Battle of Ypres begins. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The First Battle of Ypres, also called the Battle of Flanders, was the last major battle of the first year of World War I (1914
1917 - Love Field in Dallas, Texas is opened. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dallas Love Field is a city-owned public-use Airport located five Nautical miles (9 km) northwest of the Central business district of
1921 - Portuguese Prime Minister António Granjo and other politicians are murdered in a Lisbon coup. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar António Joaquim Granjo ( Chaves, 27 December 1881 - Lisbon, 19 October 1921) pron Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal.
1933 - Germany withdraws from the League of Nations. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920
1935 - The League of Nations places economic sanctions on fascist Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920 The Kingdom of Italy ( Italian: Regno d'Italia) was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
1943 - Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Streptomycin is an Antibiotic drug the first of a class of drugs called Aminoglycosides to be discovered and was the first antibiotic remedy for Tuberculosis In modern usage an antibiotic is a Chemotherapeutic agent with activity against Microorganisms such as Bacteria, fungi or Protozoa Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey
1944 - United States forces land in the Philippines. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
1950 - The military of the People's Republic of China takes control of the town of Chamdo in eastern Tibet. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES This article refers to the town of Chamdo For other uses see Qamdo. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European
1954 - First ascent of Cho Oyu
1960 - The United States government places an embargo on Communist Cuba. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Cho Oyu (or Qowowuyag; in Nepal चोयु Tibetan in Wylie transliteration: jo bo dbu yag; Chinese: 卓奧有山 Pinyin Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. In international Commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
1969 - The first Prime Minister of Tunisia in twelve years, Bahi Ladgham, is appointed by President Habib Bourguiba. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Prime Minister of Tunisia is the Head of government of Tunisia. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Habib Bourguiba (حبيب بورقيبة Ḥabīb Būrqība ( August 3, 1903 &ndash April 6, 2000) was a Tunisian statesman and the
1973 - President Richard Nixon rejects an Appeals Court demand to turn over the Watergate tapes. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Watergate tapes, also known as the Nixon tapes are a collection of recordings of conversations between U
1974 - Niue becomes self-govering colony of New Zealand
1976 - Battle of Aishiya in Lebanon. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Schedules of the Niue Constitution Act 1974 form the Niue Constitution. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990 was a multifaceted Civil war whose antecedents can be traced back to the conflicts and political compromises reached after the end Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية The same day, the Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is placed on the List of Endangered Species. Chimpanzee (often shortened to chimp) is the common name for the two extant Species of Apes in the Genus Pan.
1983 - Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada, is overthrown and executed in a military coup d'état led by Bernard Coard. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Maurice Rupert Bishop ( May 29, 1944 &ndash October 19, 1983) was a Grenadian This is a list of heads of government of Grenada: Chief Ministers of Grenada (1954-1967 Eric Matthew Gairy (1st time ( 1954 - 1956 Grenada (grɪˈneɪdə is an Island nation that includes the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Winston Bernard Coard (born August 10, 1944) is a former Grenadian Deputy Prime Minister in the Revolutionary
1986 - Samora Machel, President of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, and 33 others died when their Tupolev 134 plane crashed into the Lebombo Mountains. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Samora Moisés Machel ( September 29, 1933 &ndash October 19, 1986) was a Mozambican military commander revolutionary socialist Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa The Liberation Front of Mozambique, better known by the acronym FRELIMO, from the Portuguese Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (IPA /fɾeˈlimo/ WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Lebombo Mountains, also called Lubombo Mountains, are a long narrow range of mountains in Southern Africa stretching from Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal
1987 - In retaliation for Iranian attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy disables three of Iran's offshore oil platforms. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the An oil platform or oil rig is a large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and/or extract oil and Natural gas through wells
1987 - (Black Monday) Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points. In financial markets Black Monday refers to Monday, October 19, 1987, when Stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several This is considered a Stock Market Crash. A stock market crash is a sudden dramatic decline of Stock prices across a significant cross-section of a Stock market.
1989 - Guildford Four convictions are quashed by the Court of Appeal - they had spent 15 years in prison through a miscarriage of justice. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven were two sets of people wrongfully convicted by British authorities of bombings carried out by the Provisional Irish Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, and Appellate Division redirect here for a list of specific courts using those titles see Court of Appeal
1994 - The Goodnight Kiwi airs in New Zealand for the last time as TV2 moves to 24-hour television 7 days a week. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Goodnight Kiwi, later also called TV Kiwi, is a character in an animated short which has been used to signal the end of nightly broadcasts on Television New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island TV2 is a national television network in New Zealand, which is owned and operated by the state-owned broadcaster TVNZ.
1998 - The Earth Liberation Front sets fire to the Vail Mountain ski resort in Vail, Colorado, causing $12 million in damage. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Earth Liberation Front ( ELF) also known as " Elves " or " The Elves " is the collective name for anonymous and autonomous
2001 - SIEV-X, an Indonesian fishing boat en-route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 asylum seekers, sank in international waters with the loss of 353 people. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. SIEV-X stands for Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel X (the X means “unknown” The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Territory of Christmas Island is a small territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean, 2600 kilometres (1600 mi northwest of According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race
2003 - Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed via Greek μακάριος makarios) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic church Pope
2004 - Myanmar prime minister Khin Nyunt is ousted and placed under house arrest by the SPDC on charges of corruption. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.
2004 - Care International aid worker Margaret Hassan is kidnapped in Iraq. CARE is one of the largest international relief and Humanitarian organizations in the world with programs in nearly 70 countries Margaret Hassan (also known as Madam Margaret) ( April 18, 1945 &ndashNovember 2004 was an Irish aid worker who had worked in Iraq for many For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
2005 - Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 In Public international law, a crime against humanity is an act of Persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people and is the highest level of
2005 - Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb. Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin.
2007 - Philippines. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Amidst corruption controversies hounding the Arroyo administration, a bomb explosion rocked Glorietta 2, a shopping mall in Makati, which killed 11 and injured more than 100 people. The City of Makati, or simply

Births

1276 - Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (d. Prince Hisaaki (久明親王 ( October 19, 1276 &ndash November 16, 1328; r 1328)
1433 - Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (d. Marsilio Ficino ( Latin name Marsilius Ficinus; October 19 1433 - October 1 1499) was one of the most influential humanist 1499)
1562 - Archbishop George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1633)
1582 - Dmitry Ivanovich, Russian Tsarevich (d. Tsarevich Demetrius, or Tsarevich Dimitri, or Dmitriy Ivanovich, also known as Dmitry of Uglich and Dmitry of Moscow, ( Дмитрий 1591)
1605 - Thomas Browne, English writer (d. Sir Thomas Browne ( October 19, 1605 &ndash October 19, 1682) was an English author of varied works which disclose his wide learning 1682)
1610 - James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (d. James Butler 1st Duke of Ormonde ( October 19, 1610 &ndash July 21 1688) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier 1688)
1658 - Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. Adolf Friedrich II (19 October 1658 - 12 May 1708 was the first Duke of Mecklenburg reigning from 1701 to his death 1704)
1680 - John Abernethy, Irish Protestant minister (d. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Reverend John Abernethy ( October 19, 1680 &ndash December 1, 1740) was an Irish Presbyterian church leader the grandfather Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. 1740)
1688 - William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist (d. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap William Cheselden ( October 19, 1688 &ndash April 10, 1752) was an English surgeon and teacher of Anatomy and 1752)
1718 - Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Marshal of France (d. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Victor-François 2nd duc de Broglie ( 19 October 1718 &ndash 30 March 1804) was a French Aristocrat and soldier and a 1804)
1720 - John Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (d. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting John Woolman ( October 19, 1720 &ndash October 7, 1772) was an itinerant Quaker preacher traveling throughout the American colonies 1772)
1721 - Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist (d. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph de Guignes ( October 19, 1721 &ndashMarch 1800 French Orientalist and sinologist was born at Pontoise, the son of Jean Louis 1800)
1784 - John McLoughlin, Canadian fur trader (d. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the survivor of the attacks of September 11 2001 see John McLoughlin (World Trade Center attack survivor For articles on John McLaughlin see 1857)
1810 - Cassius Marcellus Clay, American abolitionist (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Cassius Marcellus Clay, nicknamed "The Lion of White Hall" ( October 19, 1810 – July 22, 1903) was an emancipationist 1903)
1851 - Empress Myeongseong, Empress of Korea (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Empress Myeongseong ( October 19, 1851 &ndash October 8, 1895) was the first official wife of King Gojong, the 26th king of the 1895)
1858 - George Albert Boulenger, Belgian naturalist (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Albert Boulenger (born Brussels, Belgium, October 19, 1858; died Saint Malo, France, November 23 1937)
1862 - Auguste Lumière, French inventor (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday 1954)
1873 - Jaap Eden, Dutch skater and cyclist (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eden ( October 19, 1873 &ndash February 2, 1925) was a Dutch athlete 1925)
1873 - John Barton King, American cricketer (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Barton "Bart" King (October 19 1873 – October 17 1965 was an American Cricketer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries 1965)
1876 - Mordecai Brown, American baseball player (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown ( October 19 1876 &ndash February 14 1948) nicknamed "Three Finger" or "Miner" was an 1945)
1882 - Umberto Boccioni, Italian painter and sculptor (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Umberto Boccioni ( October 19 1882 &ndash August 17 1916) was a painter and a sculptor. 1916)
1885 - Charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Edward Merrill (October 19 1885 – October 6 1956 was a Philanthropist, Stockbroker and one of the founders of Merrill Lynch & Company (previously 1956)
1895 - Lewis Mumford, American historian (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lewis Mumford ( October 19, 1895 &ndash January 26, 1990) was an American Historian of Technology and Science 1990)
1895 - Frank Durbin, last American veteran of the Battle of Verdun (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Frank J Durbin ( October 19, 1895 &ndash April 25, 1999) was one of the last surviving American veterans of the First World 1999)
1896 - Bob O'Farrell, American baseball player (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Robert Arthur "Bob" O'Farrell ( October 19, 1896 &ndash February 20, 1988) was a major league baseball catcher who played for 21 seasons 1988)
1897 - Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist and scholar (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Prof Dr Salimuzzaman Siddiqui ( Urdu سلیم الزّماںصدّیقی səliːmʊzəmã sɪðiqi (19 October 1897 - 14 April 1994 was a leading 1994)
1899 - Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales (October 19 1899 – June 9 1974 was a Nobel Prize –winning Guatemalan Poet, Novelist, and Diplomat The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1974)
1900 - Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar William Harold Ponsford ( 19 October 1900 &mdash 6 April 1991) was a Cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia 1991)
1900 - Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Roy "Shrimp" Worters ( October 19, 1900 in Toronto Ontario, Canada &mdash November 7, 1957 was a Canadian 1957)
1900 - Erna Berger, German soprano (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Erna Berger ( October 19, 1900 – June 14, 1990) was a German Soprano of the Coloratura style 1990)
1901 - Arleigh Burke, American admiral (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Arleigh Albert Burke (19 October 1901&ndash1 January 1996 was an Admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the 1996)
1903 - Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Tor Johnson, born Tor Johansson, ( October 19, 1903 &ndash May 12, 1971) was a Professional wrestler known as 1971)
1907 - Roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Roger Wolfe Kahn ( October 19, 1907 – July 12, 1962) was an American Jazz and popular Musician, Composer 1962)
1908 - Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Geirr Tveitt, born Nils Tveit ( October 19, 1908 &ndash February 1, 1981) was a Norwegian Composer and Pianist 1981)
1909 - Cozy Cole, American jazz drummer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Cozy Cole ( October 17 1909 – January 31 1981) was a jazz drummer who scored a #1 hit with the record 1981)
1909 - Marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Marguerite Catherine Perey (19 October 1909 &ndash 13 May 1975 was a French Physicist. 1975)
1910 - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Padma Vibhushan Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS ( Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியன் சந்திரசேகர் English ˌtʃʌndrəˈʃeɪkɑr( The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1995)
1910 - Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Paul Charles Jules Robert ( 19 October 1910, Orléansville, French Algeria - 11 August 1980, Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes A lexicographer is a person devoted to the study of Lexicography, especially an author of a Dictionary. 1980)
1913 - Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and songwriter (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vinicius de Moraes, nicknamed O Poetinha (the little poet ( October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980) born Marcus Vinicius da Cruz 1980)
1915 - Farid al-Atrash, Syrian composer, musician, and actor (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Farid al-Atrash (October 19 1915 - December 26 1974 Arabic: فريد الأطرش; first name sometimes spelled Fareed. 1974)
1916 - Jean Dausset, French immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1916 - Emil Gilels, Ukrainian pianist (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset (b October 19, 1916, Toulouse, France) is a French Immunologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (Эми́ль Григо́рьевич Ги́лельс ru-Latn Emi'li Grego'rievič Gi'lelis; October 19 1916 – October 1985)
1920 - Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian philosopher (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Pandurang Shastri Vaijnath Athavale (પાંડુરંગ શાસ્ત્રી આઠવલે पांडुरंग शास्त्री आठवले ( October 2003)
1922 - Jack Anderson, American journalist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jackson Northman Anderson ( October 19, 1922 &ndash December 17, 2005) was an American 2005)
1926 - Joel Feinberg, American moral philosopher (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joel Feinberg ( October 19, 1926 - March 29, 2004) was an American political and social Philosopher. 2004)
1926 - Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer and songwriter
1931 - John le Carré, English novelist
1932 - Robert Reed, American actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Arne Joachim Bendiksen, born October 19, 1926 in Bergen Norway, is a Norwegian singer composer and producer Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John le Carré is the Pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (born October 19, 1931 in Poole, Dorset, England Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Reed ( October 19, 1932 &ndash May 12, 1992) was an Emmy Award -nominated American stage and Television 1992)
1936 - Tony Lo Bianco, American actor
1936 - James Bevel, American activist
1937 - Peter Max, American artist
1937 - Marilyn Bell, Canadian swimmer
1940 - Michael Gambon, Irish actor
1941 - Simon Ward, British actor
1942 - Andrew Vachss, American author and attorney
1943 - Robin Holloway, British composer
1943 - Takis Ikonomopoulos, Greek footballer
1944 - Peter Tosh, Jamaican musician, political activist (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Lo Bianco (born October 19, 1936) is an American Actor in Films and Television. James Bevel (b October 19, 1936) is a Civil rights activist who as the Director of Direct Action and Nonviolent Education of the Southern Christian Leadership Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Max (born Peter Max Finkelstein, October 19, 1937) is a German -born American artist best known for his iconic posters in Marilyn Bell (born October 19, 1937) is a retired Canadian long distance swimmer, born in Toronto. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Simon Ward (born London, October 19, 1941) is an English stage and film Actor. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Henry Vachss (born 1942) is an American Crime fiction Author, child protection consultant and Attorney exclusively representing Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robin Greville Holloway (born 19 October, 1943 in Leamington Spa) is an English Composer. Panagiotis ("Takis" Ikonomopoulos (born October 19, 1942) is a former Football (soccer Goalkeeper from Greece. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh ( October 19 1944 &ndash September 11 1987) was a a Reggae musician who was 1987)
1944 - George McCrae, American soul singer
1945 - Divine, American actor (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) George McCrae (born October 19 1944 West Palm Beach, Florida) is a soul Singer, most famous for his 1974 hit " Rock Your Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Harris Glenn Milstead ( October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988) was an actor and singer known by his drag persona Divine. 1988)
1945 - Patricia Ireland, American attorney and feminist
1945 - John Lithgow, American actor
1945 - Jeannie C. Riley American country and gospel singer
1946 - Philip Pullman, English writer
1947 - Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian comic strip artist
1948 - Patrick Simmons, American musician
1949 - Lynn Dickey, American football player
1949 - Jamie McGrigor, British politician
1951 - Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematical physicist, recipient of the Bôcher Memorial Prize
1952 - Verónica Castro, Mexican actress and singer
1954 - Joe Bryant, American basketball player
1954 - Sam Allardyce, English football manager
1954 - Deborah Blum, American writer
1955 - Melpo Kosti, Greek actress
1956 - Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Patricia Ireland (born October 19, 1945 in Oak Park Illinois) is a U John Arthur Lithgow (ˈlɪθɡoʊ̪ born October 19, 1945) is an American Actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr Jeannie C Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson on October 19, 1945) is a Country music Singer. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946) is an English writer. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giorgio Cavazzano (born October 19, 1947, Venice) is an Italian Comic strip artist Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ---- Patrick Simmons (born October 19, 1948) is an American Singer and Guitarist best known as a member of the rock Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clifford Lynn Dickey (born October 19, 1949, in Miami County Kansas) is a retired professional football Quarterback, who played for Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir James Angus Rhoderick McGrigor, 6th Baronet (born 19 October 1949, London) is a Conservative politician and Member of the Scottish Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Demetrios Christodoulou (born October 19, 1951) is a Greek-American mathematician-physicist well known in the field of General relativity for his proof The Bôcher Memorial Prize was founded by the American Mathematical Society in 1923 in memory of Maxime Bôcher with an initial endowment of $1450 (contributed by Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Verónica Castro (born October 19 1952 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actress, Singer and television host Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Washington "Jellybean" Bryant (born October 19, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional Samuel "Sam" Allardyce (born 19 October 1954 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English football manager and former Deborah Blum (born October 19 1954) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning journalist and author Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Melpo Kosti is a Greek television and soap opera actress currently appearing on Erotas. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlo Urbani ( Castelplanio, Italy October 19, 1956 – Bangkok, Thailand March 29, 2003) was an 1993)
1956 - Bruce Weber, American Basketball Coach
1956 - Sunny Deol, Indian actor
1956 - Didier Theys, Belgian racing driver
1957 - Ray Richmond, American columnist and critic
1957 - Karl Wallinger, Welsh musician
1957 - Doug Kirby, American author and travel guide
1958 - Tiriel Mora, Australian actor
1958 - Lou Briel, Puerto Rican singer and actor
1960 - Jonathan FeBland, English musician and artist
1962 - Tracy Chevalier, American author
1962 - Evander Holyfield, American boxer
1963 - Prince Laurent of Belgium
1964 - Jorge Luis Gonzales, Cuban-born American boxer
1965 - Brad Daugherty, American basketball player
1965 - Ty Pennington, American television carpenter
1966 - Roger R. Cross, Jamaican-born actor
1966 - Jon Favreau, American actor, writer and director
1967 - Yoko Shimomura, Japanese composer
1968 - Sinitta, American singer
1969 - Trey Parker, American cartoonist and actor
1969 - Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian footballer
1969 - DJ Sammy, Spanish DJ
1969 - John Edward, American TV Psychic
1970 - Chris Kattan, American comedian and actor
1972 - Keith Foulke, American baseball pitcher
1972 - Pras, American musician
1973 - Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player
1973 - Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 - Joy Bryant, American actress
1976 - Omar Gooding, American actor
1976 - Desmond Harrington, American actor
1976 - Dan Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 - Michael Young, baseball player
1977 - Louis-José Houde, Canadian stand-up comic
1977 - Jason Reitman, Canadian filmmaker
1977 - Raúl Tamudo, Spanish footballer
1978 - Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver
1978 - Zakhar Dubenskiy, Russian footballer
1978 - Henri Sorvali, Finnish musician
1979 - Brian Robertson, American trombonist
1979 - José Luis "Parejita" López, Mexican footballer
1980 - Benjamin Salisbury, American actor
1981 - Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver
1982 - Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer

Deaths

727 - Saint Frideswide
1187 - Pope Urban III
1216 - King John
1432 - John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Bruce Weber may refer to Bruce Weber (photographer (b 1946 Bruce Weber (coach (b Sunny Deol (Born as Ajay Singh Deol) ( Punjabi: ਅਜੈ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓਲ Hindi: अजय सिंह देओल Urdu: اَجے Didier Theys (born October 19, 1956, Nivelles, Belgium) is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Ray Richmond (born October 19 1957 is a globally syndicated critic and entertainment/media columnist Karl Wallinger (born 19 October 1957 Prestatyn, Wales) is a Welsh Musician. Douglas John Kirby (born 19 October 1957) is an American author Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tiriel Mora (born 19 October 1958) is an Australian Television and Film actor Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lou Briel, (was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico on October 19 1959) is a Puerto Rican Singer, Composer, Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan FeBland (born October 19, 1960) trained at the Royal Academy of Music, London (1978-1982 and has written music in a wide range of different compositional Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tracy Chevalier (born October 1962 in Washington DC) is a bestselling Historical novelist She is of Romande Swiss descent (with possible Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the Cruiserweight Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Place in succession Prince Laurent used to be third in line to the throne but this changed when the constitution was altered so that women would enjoy the same succession rights Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Jorge Luis Gonzalez (born October 19, 1964) (DOB disputed is a former Heavyweight boxer born in Havana, Cuba, who won the Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Bradley Lee Daugherty (born October 19 1965 in Black Mountain, North Carolina) is an American former Basketball player at the Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Tygert Bruton "Ty" Pennington (b October 19 1965, Atlanta Georgia) is a Carpenter and TV personality Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Roger R Cross (born October 19 1966 is a Canadian contemporary Actor who has made numerous appearances in several movies and TV series mostly on productions shot Jonathan Kolia "Jon" Favreau (born October 19 1966 is an American director, actor and writer. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Video game music Composer and Musician. Biography Early life Yoko Shimomura was born in Hyōgo Prefecture Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sinitta (born Sinitta Renet Malone, October 19 1966 Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and singer famed for her hit records Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American Animator, Screenwriter, Film director Erwin "Platiní" Sánchez Freking (born October 19, 1969 in Santa Cruz) is a former Bolivian footballer and current team manager for DJ Sammy (born Samuel Bouriah, 19 October 1969, Majorca, Spain) is a Dance music DJ. John Edward McGee Jr (born October 19, 1969) better known as John Edward, is an American author and Television personality Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Lee Kattan (born October 19, 1970) is an American Comedian and Actor, best known for his work on the sketch show Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Charles Foulke (pronounced as "folk" foʊk (born October 19, 1972 in Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota) is a Prakazrel Samuel Michel, known as Pras, (born October 19, 1972) is a Grammy Award -winning American Rapper Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ATP Masters Series singles finals Runner-up (1 Titles (1 Singles wins (1 Singles runner-ups (2 Doubles Runner-ups Joaquin Jesse Gage (born October 19, 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey Goaltender Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joy Bryant (born October 19, 1976) is an American actress and former Fashion model. Omar Gooding (born October 19, 1976) is an American actor He is the younger brother of Cuba Gooding Jr Desmond Harrington (born October 19, 1976) is an American Actor, who gained fame through movies like The Hole, Dan Smith (born October 19, 1976 in Fernie British Columbia) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman. Michael Brian Young (born October 19, 1976 in Covina California) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop currently playing for the Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Louis-José Houde (born October 19, 1977 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Québécois Comedian, who mostly does Stand-up Jason Reitman (born October 19 1977) is a Canadian Academy Award -nominated Film director, Writer, Raúl Tamudo Montero (born October 19, 1977 in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish football Striker Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Racing career Early career Bernoldi started out in Karting in 1987 at age nine and won many regional and national titles before heading to Europe at age 17 Zakhar Dubenskiy Vladimirovich (Захар Дубенский Владимирович (born October 19, 1978) is a football Midfielder Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Henri Sorvali, born October 19, 1978, in Finland, is the guitarist and keyboard player of the Folk metal band Moonsorrow, and Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Brian Robertson (born October 19, 1979) is the Trombone player for the Orange County -based third-wave ska band Suburban José Luis López (born 19 October 1979 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Benjamin David Salisbury (born October 19, 1980, in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American actor most well known for playing the role of Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (born October 19, 1981 in Suomussalmi, Finland) is a racing driver. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Gonzalo Pineda Reyes (born October 19 1982 in Mexico City) is a Mexican international Football player who currently plays as a Defensive Midfielder Events By Topic Religion Pope Gregory II condemns Iconoclasm, causing Byzantine Italy to break with the Empire Saint Frideswide (c 650 – October 19, 735; Friðuswīþ also known as Fritheswithe, Frevisse, or simply Fris) was a John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death John de Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1392 &ndash 19 October 1432) was an English Nobleman. 1392)
1587 - Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. Francesco I de' Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany ( 25 March 1541 &ndash 17 October 1587) was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling 1541)
1608 - Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (b. Martín Antonio Delrio (or Martin Antoine Del Rio, May 17, 1551 - October 19, 1608) was a Jesuit theologian 1551)
1636 - Marcin Kazanowski, Polish politician
1682 - Thomas Browne, English writer (b. See also Adam Kazanowski Marcin Kazanowski (?-1587 Zygmunt Kazanowski Sir Thomas Browne ( October 19, 1605 &ndash October 19, 1682) was an English author of varied works which disclose his wide learning 1605)
1723 - Godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Godfrey Kneller 1st Baronet ( 8 August 1646 &ndash 19 October 1723) was the leading Portrait painter in England during 1646)
1745 - Jonathan Swift, Irish author (b. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 1667)
1790 - Lyman Hall, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lyman Hall (April 12 1724 October 19 1790 was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. 1724)
1813 - Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince and Marshal of France (friendly fire) (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Early Austrian years war with Turkey Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was born in Vienna, Austria in the Palais Kinsky (others say he was actually 1763)
1842 - Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Aleksey Vasilievich Koltsov (Алексей Васильевич Кольцов October 15, 1808 - October 19, 1842) was a Russian 1808)
1851 - Marie Thérèse Charlotte (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France ( 19 December 1778 &ndash 19 October 1851) was the eldest child of King Louis XVI of France 1778)
1856 - William Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William Sprague, also known as William III or William Sprague III ( November 3, 1799 &ndash October 19, 1856) was a 1799)
1889 - King Louis of Portugal (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ancestors Marriages and descendants Louis married Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Maria 1838)
1897 - George Pullman, American inventor and industrialist (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Mortimer Pullman ( March 3, 1831 – October 19, 1897) was an American inventor and industrialist 1831)
1901 - Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Carl Frederik Tietgen ( March 19, 1829 – October 19, 1901) was a Danish financier and industrialist 1829)
1918 - Harold Lockwood, American actor (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harold A Lockwood ( April 12, 1887 in Newark New Jersey – October 19, 1918 in New York City, New York 1887)
1936 - Lu Xun, Chinese writer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lu Xun ( or Lu Hsün ( Wade-Giles) was the Pen name of Zhou Shuren ( ( September 25, 1881 &ndash October 19 1881)
1937 - Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest Rutherford 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM, PC, FRS (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937 was a New Zealand Physicist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1871)
1943 - Camille Claudel, French sculptor (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Camille Claudel ( December 8, 1864 &ndash October 19, 1943) was a French sculptor and Graphic artist. 1864)
1950 - Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edna St Vincent Millay ( February 22, 1892 &ndash October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright and the first 1892)
1956 - Isham Jones, American musician (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isham Jones ( 31 January, 1894 &ndash 19 October, 1956) was a United States bandleader violinist bassist and Songwriter 1894)
1960 - George Wallace, Australian vaudevillian and film comedian (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Wallace ( 4 June, 1895 - 19 October, 1960) was an Australian Comedian, Vaudevillian and Film star 1895)
1973 - Walt Kelly, American cartoonist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Walter Crawford Kelly Jr ( August 25, 1913 – October 18, 1973) known as Walt Kelly, was a Cartoonist notable for his 1913)
1978 - Gig Young, American actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Gig Young ( November 4, 1913 &ndash October 19, 1978) was an Academy Award -winning American Film and 1913)
1983 - Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Maurice Rupert Bishop ( May 29, 1944 &ndash October 19, 1983) was a Grenadian This is a list of heads of government of Grenada: Chief Ministers of Grenada (1954-1967 Eric Matthew Gairy (1st time ( 1954 - 1956 1944)
1985 - Alfred Rouleau, French Canadian businessman (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Alfred Rouleau, CC ( August 19 1915 &ndash October 19, 1985) was a Canadian businessman and President of the Fédération 1915)
1986 - Dele Giwa, Nigerian journalist
1986 - Samora Machel, President of Mozambique (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Dele Giwa was a Nigerian journalist (editor and founder of Newswatch magazine who was killed by a mail bomb in his home on October 19 1986. Samora Moisés Machel ( September 29, 1933 &ndash October 19, 1986) was a Mozambican military commander revolutionary socialist Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa 1933)
1987 - Jacqueline Du Pré, English cellist (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jacqueline Mary du Pré, OBE ( January 26, 1945 &ndash October 19, 1987) was an English cellist, today acknowledged 1945)
1987 - Hermann Lang, German race car driver (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Hermann Lang (born April 6 1909 &ndash died October 19 1987) was a German champion race car driver 1909)
1988 - Son House, American musician (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Eddie James "Son" House Jr ( March 21 1902 – October 19 1988) was an American Blues singer and Guitarist 1902)
1994 - Martha Raye, American comedian and actress (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Martha Raye ( August 27, 1916 &ndash October 19, 1994) was an American comic actress and standards singer who performed 1916)
1995 - Don Cherry, American jazz trumpet player (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Don (Donald Eugene Cherry ( November 18 1936 &ndash October 19 1995) was an innovative African-American Jazz Trumpeter 1936)
1997 - Glen Buxton, American guitarist (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Glen Edward Buxton ( November 10, 1947 – October 19, 1997) was a U 1947)
1999 - Nathalie Sarraute, Russian-born French writer (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Nathalie Sarraute (French natali saˈʁot (born July 18, 1900 in Ivanovo, Russia – died October 19, 1999 in Paris 1900)
1999 - James C. Murray, American politician (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar James Cunningham Murray ( May 16 1917 - October 19 1999) was a U 1917)
2000 - Hortense Ellis, Jamaican reggae singer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Hortense Ellis (18 April 1941 Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica - 19 October 2000 was a Reggae Musician, and the younger sister 1941)
2003 - Alija Izetbegović, President of Bosnia-Herzegovina (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Alija Izetbegović (8 August 1925 &ndash 19 October 2003 was a Bosniak activist Lawyer, Author, Philosopher and Politician, who 1925)
2003 - Margaret Murie, American conservationist (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Margaret Thomas "Mardy" Murie (1902-2003 called the "Grandmother of the Conservation Movement" by the Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society was a naturalist author 1902)
2003 - Michael Hegstrand, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Michael James Hegstrand ( September 12 1957 – October 19 2003) was an American professional wrestler. 1960)
2004 - Elliott Smith, American Singer Songwriter(b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6 1969 – October 21 2003 was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. 1969)
2005 - Dallas Cook, American musician (Suburban Legends) (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ryan Dallas Cook ( June 5, 1982 &ndash October 19, 2005) better known as Dallas Cook to his fans was one of the two Trombone Suburban Legends are a seven piece pop / rock / Third wave ska band from Orange County California. 1982)
2005 - Corinne Lévesque, wife of Quebec premier René Lévesque (b. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Corinne Lévesque (born November 10 1943 in Alma Quebec - died October 19 2005) born Corinne Côté was the second wife of the 1943)
2006 - James Glennon, American cinematographer (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. James Glennon, ASC ( 29 August, 1942 in Los Angeles, California &ndash 19 October, 2006) was an American 1942)
2007 - LaLa Brown, American singer (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Yolanda "LaLa" Brown ( May 20, 1986 – October 19, 2007) better known by her Stage name LaLa Brown, was 1986)
2007 - Dr. Randall Forsberg, American nuclear freeze advocate (b. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Dr Randall Caroline Forsberg ( July 23, 1943 – October 19, 2007) led a lifetime of research and advocacy on ways to reduce the risk of war 1943)
2007 - Michael Maidens, English footballer with Hartlepool United (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Douglas Maidens ( 7 May 1987 &ndash 19 October 2007) was an English footballer. Hartlepool United Football Club are an English football team from Hartlepool playing in League One. 1987)
2007 - Jan Wolkers, Dutch writer (b. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jan Hendrik Wolkers ( Oegstgeest, October 26, 1925 &ndash Texel, October 19, 2007) was a Dutch Author 1925)

Holidays and observances

Roman festivals - Armilustrium in honor of Mars
Roman Catholic Saints - Saints Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and Companions; Saint Frideswide
Also see October 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Albania - Mother Teresa Day. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence and consisted of religious observances various festival traditions and usually The Armilustrium was a festival in honor of Mars, the god of war celebrated on October 19. Mars was the Roman Warrior god, the son of Juno and Jupiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Jean de Brébeuf ( 25 March 1593 &ndash 16 March 1649) was a Jesuit Missionary, Martyred in Saint Isaac Jogues ( January 10, 1607 – October 18, 1646) was a Jesuit priest, Missionary, and Martyr The North American Martyrs, also known as the Canadian Martyrs, were eight Jesuit Missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, who were Saint Frideswide (c 650 – October 19, 735; Friðuswīþ also known as Fritheswithe, Frevisse, or simply Fris) was a Oct 18 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct 20 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 1 by Old Calendarists Below is a list of Public holidays in the East European nation of Albania. Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink
Brazil - Independence Day of State of Piauí
Niue - Constitution Day in honour of the country's independence (self-governing in free association with New Zealand) in 1974. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Niue (niːˈʔuːeɪ/ /ˈnjuːeɪ in English is an Island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The Schedules of the Niue Constitution Act 1974 form the Niue Constitution. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.
French Republican Calendar - Tomate (Tomato) Day, twenty-eighth day in the Month of Vendémiaire
Aaron, a saint of the Coptic Church
Hindu Festivals, Concluding of Navratri Festival of India. The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government The tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum, syn Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is a herbaceous usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family Vendémiaire was the first Month in the French Republican Calendar. Aaron is a saint of the Coptic Church. He has an annual feast in that church on October 19. History of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Apostolic foundation Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the following is a list of Hindu festivals. The religion of Hinduism has many festivals including Diwali, Holi, and Durga Puja. Navratri ( Sanskrit: नवरात्रि is a Hindu Festival of worship and dance It is a nine day festival attributed to the Goddess Durga, the Supreme-Divine manifested in form of Mother. The 10th day, Hindus celebrate Dasara, the mark of Lord Rama's victory over demon Ravana - Goddess Durga Day. Dasara, also called "Navaratri" is among the most important festivals celebrated in India. Durga Puja (দুর্গা পূজা ‘Worship of Durga’ also referred as Durgotsab (bn দুর্গোৎসব ‘Festival of Durga’ is an annual

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