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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[202 BC]] – [[Second Punic War]]: At the [[Battle of Zama]], Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage. * [[439]] – The Vandals, led by King [[Gaiseric]], take Carthage in North Africa. *[[1386]] – The [[Heidelberg University|Universität Heidelberg]] holds its first lecture, making it the oldest German university. *[[1453]] – [[Hundred Years' War]]: Three months after the [[Battle of Castillon]], England loses its last possessions in southern France. *[[1466]] – The [[Thirteen Years' War (1454–66)|Thirteen Years' War]] between Poland and the Teutonic Order ends with the [[Second Peace of Thorn (1466)|Second Treaty of Thorn]]. *[[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. *[[1512]] – [[Martin Luther]] becomes a doctor of theology. *[[1579]] – [[James VI of Scotland]] is celebrated as an adult ruler by a [[Entry of James VI into Edinburgh|festival in Edinburgh]].<ref>Martin Wiggins, Catherine Richardson, ''British Drama 1533–1642: A Catalogue: Volume II: 1567–1589'' (Oxford, 2012), pp. 242–244.</ref> *[[1596]] – The Spanish ship ''[[San Felipe incident (1596)|San Felipe]]'' runs aground on the coast of Japan and its cargo is confiscated by local authorities. ===1601–1900=== *[[1649]] – [[New Ross|New Ross town]] in Ireland surrenders to Oliver Cromwell. *[[1781]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: The [[siege of Yorktown]] comes to an end. *[[1789]] – [[John Jay]] is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States. *[[1791]] – [[Treaty of Drottningholm]], between Sweden and Russia<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anusik |first1=Zbigniew |title=The Commonwealth of Poland towards Russia in the final stage of the Great Diet (1791–1792) |journal=Przegląd Nauk Historycznych |date=5 November 2017 |volume=16 |issue=3 |page=104 |doi=10.18778/1644-857X.16.03.03 |access-date=21 November 2023|url=https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/api/file/viewByFileId/300952.pdf}}</ref> *[[1805]] – War of the Third Coalition: Austrian General Mack surrenders his army to Napoleon at the [[Battle of Ulm]]. *[[1812]] – The [[French invasion of Russia]] fails when Napoleon begins his retreat from Moscow. *[[1813]] – War of the Sixth Coalition: Napoleon is forced to retreat from Germany after the [[Battle of Leipzig]]. *[[1847]] – The novel ''[[Jane Eyre]]'' is published in London.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1847-10-13?NewspaperTitle=Daily%2BNews%2B(London)&IssueId=BL%2F0000051%2F18471013%2F&County=London%2C%20England |title=On Tuesday next will be published, and may be had at all the libraries, Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell. 3 vols, post 8vo. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. |newspaper=Daily News|page=1| date=13 October 1847}}</ref> *[[1864]] – [[American Civil War]]: The [[Battle of Cedar Creek]] ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC. * 1864 – American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada [[St. Albans Raid|rob three banks]] in Saint Albans, Vermont. *[[1866]] – In accordance with the [[Treaty of Vienna (1866)|Treaty of Vienna]], Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice. *[[1900]] – [[Max Planck]] discovers [[Planck's law]] of black-body radiation. ===1901–present=== *[[1912]] – [[Italo-Turkish War]]: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire. *[[1914]] – [[World War I]]: The [[First Battle of Ypres]] begins. *[[1921]] – The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the [[Bloody Night (Lisbon, 1921)|Bloody Night]] coup. *[[1922]] – British Conservative MPs vote to terminate the [[Lloyd George ministry|coalition government]] with the Liberal Party. *[[1935]] – The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its [[Second Italo-Ethiopian War|invasion of Ethiopia]]. *[[1943]] – The cargo vessel [[MS Sinfra|''Sinfra'']] is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. Two thousand and ninety-eight Italian prisoners of war drown with it. * 1943 – [[Streptomycin]], the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University. *[[1944]] – United States forces [[Battle of Leyte|land in the Philippines]]. * 1944 – A coup is launched against [[Juan Federico Ponce Vaides]], beginning the ten-year [[Guatemalan Revolution]]. *[[1950]] – China [[Battle of Chamdo|defeats the Tibetan Army]] at Chambo. * 1950 – [[Korean War]]: The [[Battle of Pyongyang (1950)|Battle of Pyongyang]] ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea. * 1950 – Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the [[Point Four Program]]. *[[1953]] – [[Ray Bradbury]]'s ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'' is published.<ref>{{cite journal|date=October 19, 1953|title=Books Published Today|journal=[[The New York Times]]|page=19}}</ref> *[[1955]] – The General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union [[History of the Eurovision Song Contest|approves the staging]] of the first Eurovision Song Contest.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=A diamond day for the Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/a-diamond-day-for-the-eurovision-song-contest |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |access-date=24 February 2021 |date=19 October 2015}}</ref> *[[1956]] – The Soviet Union and Japan sign a [[Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956|Joint Declaration]], officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945. *[[1960]] – The United States imposes a [[United States embargo against Cuba|near-total trade embargo]] against Cuba. *[[1973]] – President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the [[Watergate tapes]]. *[[1974]] – [[Niue Constitution Act|Niue becomes]] a self-governing colony of New Zealand. *[[1986]] – The president of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, along with 33 others, die when their aircraft [[1986 Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crash|crashes]] into the Lebombo Mountains. *[[1987]] – The United States Navy conducts [[Operation Nimble Archer]], an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf. * 1987 – [[Black Monday (1987)|Black Monday]]: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points. *[[1988]] – The British government imposes a [[1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions|broadcasting ban]] on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups. *[[1989]] – The convictions of the [[Guildford Four]] are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison. *[[2001]] – ''[[SIEV X]]'', an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 migrants, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people. *[[2003]] – [[Mother Teresa]] is beatified by Pope John Paul II. *[[2004]] – Thirteen people are killed when [[Corporate Airlines Flight 5966]] crashes in [[Adair County, Missouri]], while on approach to [[Kirksville Regional Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident British Aerospace 3201 Jetstream 32EP N875JX Kirksville Regional Airport, MO (IRK)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20041019-0|access-date=2020-10-08|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[Saddam Hussein]] [[Trial of Saddam Hussein|goes on trial]] in Baghdad for crimes against humanity. * 2005 – [[Hurricane Wilma]] becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb. *[[2012]] – A [[October 2012 Beirut bombing|bomb explosion]] kills eight people and injures 110 more in Lebanon. *[[2013]] – One hundred and five people are injured in a [[2013 Buenos Aires train crash|train crash]] in Buenos Aires. *[[2019]] – Members of Parliament met at the [[House of Lords]] to discuss the United Kingdom's Brexit deal, this was the first Saturday sitting in Parliament since 3 April 1982 during the [[Falklands War]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/october/lords-sitting-saturday-19-october/ |title=House of Lords Brexit debate: Saturday 19 October |date=19 October 2019 |website=parliament.uk |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[879]] – [[Empress Shulü Ping|Yingtian]], empress of the [[Khitan people|Khitan]] [[Liao dynasty|Liao Dynasty]] (d. 953) *[[1276]] – [[Prince Hisaaki]] of Japan (d. 1328) *[[1433]] – [[Marsilio Ficino]], Italian astrologer and philosopher (d. 1499) *[[1507]] – [[Viglius]], Dutch politician (d. 1577) *[[1545]] – [[John Juvenal Ancina]], Italian Oratorian and bishop (d. 1604) *[[1582]] – [[Dmitry of Uglich]], Russian crown prince and saint (d. 1591) ===1601–1900=== *[[1605]] – [[Thomas Browne]], English physician and author (d. 1682) *[[1609]] – [[Gerrard Winstanley]], English Protestant religious reformer (d. 1676) *[[1610]] – [[James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde]], English-Irish general, academic, and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (d. 1688) *[[1613]] – [[Charles of Sezze]], Italian Franciscan friar and saint (d. 1670) *[[1658]] – [[Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]] (d. 1704) *[[1676]] – [[Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Meneses, 1st Marquis of Abrantes]], Portuguese diplomat (d. 1733)<ref name="Sousa1755">{{Cite book |title=Memórias Históricas e Genealógicas dos Grandes de Portugal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h2aHDJ7h-r4C |last=Sousa |first=António Caetano de |publisher=Regia Officina Sylviana, e da Academia Real |year=1755 |location=Lisbon |pages=47–58}}</ref> *[[1680]] – [[John Abernethy (minister)|John Abernethy]], Irish minister (d. 1740) *[[1688]] – [[William Cheselden]], English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1752) *[[1718]] – [[Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie]], French general and politician, [[Secretary of State for War (France)|French Secretary of State for War]] (d. 1804) *[[1720]] – [[John Woolman]], American-English preacher, journalist, and activist (d. 1772) *[[1721]] – [[Joseph de Guignes]], French orientalist and sinologist (d. 1800) *[[1784]] – [[Leigh Hunt]], English poet and critic (d. 1859) *[[1789]] – [[Theophilos Kairis]], Greek priest and philosopher (d. 1853) *[[1810]] – [[Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician)|Cassius Marcellus Clay]], American journalist, lawyer, and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Russia]] (d. 1903) *[[1814]] – [[Theodoros Vryzakis]], Greek painter (d. 1878) *[[1826]] – [[Ralph Tollemache]], English priest (d. 1895) *[[1850]] – [[Annie Smith Peck]], American mountaineer and academic (d. 1935) *[[1858]] – [[George Albert Boulenger]], Belgian-English zoologist and botanist (d. 1937) *[[1862]] – [[Auguste Lumière]], French director and producer (d. 1954) *[[1868]] – [[Bertha Knight Landes]], American academic and politician, [[Mayor of Seattle]] (d. 1943) *[[1873]] – [[Jaap Eden]], Dutch speed skater and cyclist (d. 1925) * 1873 – [[Bart King]], American cricketer (d. 1965) *[[1876]] – [[Mordecai Brown]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1945) * 1876 – [[Mihkel Pung]], Estonian lawyer and politician, 11th [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 1941) *[[1879]] – [[Emma Bell Miles]], American writer, poet, and artist (d. 1919) *[[1882]] – [[Umberto Boccioni]], Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1916) *[[1885]] – [[Charles E. Merrill]], American banker and philanthropist, co-founded [[Merrill Lynch|Merrill Lynch Wealth Management]] (d. 1956) *[[1895]] – [[Frank Durbin]], American soldier (d. 1999) * 1895 – [[Lewis Mumford]], American historian, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1990) *[[1896]] – [[Bob O'Farrell]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1988) *[[1897]] – [[Salimuzzaman Siddiqui]], Pakistani chemist and scholar (d. 1994) *[[1899]] – [[Miguel Ángel Asturias]], Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1974) *[[1900]] – [[Erna Berger]], German soprano and actress (d. 1990) * 1900 – [[Bill Ponsford]], Australian cricketer and baseball player (d. 1991) * 1900 – [[Roy Worters]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1957) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Arleigh Burke]], American admiral (d. 1996) *[[1903]] – [[Tor Johnson]], Swedish wrestler and actor (d. 1971) *[[1907]] – [[Roger Wolfe Kahn]], American bandleader and composer (d. 1962) *[[1908]] – [[Geirr Tveitt]], Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1981) *[[1909]] – [[Marguerite Perey]], French physicist and academic (d. 1975)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bailey Ogilvie |first1=Marilyn |last2=Harvey| first2=Joy |title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L–Z | location=London |publisher=Routledge| year=2000 |isbn=978-0-41592-040-7 |page=1006}}</ref> *[[1910]] – [[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar]], Indian-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and mathematician, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1995) * 1910 – [[Shunkichi Hamada]], Japanese field hockey player (d. 2009) * 1910 – [[Paul Robert (lexicographer)|Paul Robert]], French lexicographer and publisher (d. 1980) * 1910 – [[Farid al-Atrash]], Syrian actor and singer (d. 1980)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sis.gov.eg/VR/figures/english/html/Farid.htm |title=Prominent Egyptians – Egyptian Government State Information Service |publisher=Sis.gov.eg |date=December 26, 1974 |access-date=2012-02-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211085024/http://www.sis.gov.eg/VR/figures/english/html/Farid.htm |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[Vinicius de Moraes]], Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1980) *[[1914]] – [[Juanita Moore]], American actress (d. 2014) *[[1916]] – [[Jean Dausset]], French-Spanish immunologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2009) * 1916 – [[Emil Gilels]], Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985) * 1916 – [[Minoru Yasui]], American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986) *[[1917]] – [[William Joel Blass]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012) * 1917 – [[Walter Munk]], Austrian-American oceanographer, author, and academic (d. 2019) * 1917 – [[Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande]], Indian mathematician (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web |last=Hardikar |first=Jaideep |url=https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/indian-maths-genius-who-debunked-eulers-theory-made-it-to-nyc-front-page-dies-at-103-2611193.html |title=Indian Maths Genius Who Debunked Euler's Theory, Made it to NYT Front Page Dies at 103 |website=News18 |date=May 8, 2020 |access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Charles Evans (mountaineer)|Charles Evans]], English-Welsh mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (d. 1995) * 1918 – [[Russell Kirk]], American theorist and author (d. 1994) * 1918 – [[Robert Schwarz Strauss]], American lawyer and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Russia]] (d. 2014) *[[1920]] – [[Peter Aduja]], Filipino-American politician (d. 2007) * 1920 – [[Pandurang Shastri Athavale]], Indian activist, philosopher, and spiritual leader (d. 2003) * 1920 – [[LaWanda Page]], American actress (d. 2002) * 1920 – [[Harry Alan Towers]], English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (d. 2009) *[[1921]] – [[George Nader]], American actor (d. 2002) *[[1922]] – [[Jack Anderson (columnist)|Jack Anderson]], American journalist and author (d. 2005)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 19: Evander Holyfield, Floyd Mayweather Sr. |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/19/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-19-Evander-Holyfield-Floyd-Mayweather-Sr/3191665866110/#:~:text=19%3A%20Evander%20Holyfield%2C%20Floyd%20Mayweather%20Sr.,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=17 October 2023 |date=19 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Ruth Carter Stevenson]], American art collector, founded the [[Amon Carter Museum of American Art]] (d. 2013) * 1923 – [[Baby Dalupan]], Filipino basketball player and coach (d. 2016) *[[1925]] – [[Bernard Hepton]], English actor and producer (d. 2018) * 1925 – [[Czesław Kiszczak]], Polish general and politician, 11th [[List of Prime Ministers of Poland|Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland]] (d. 2015) * 1925 – [[Emilio Eduardo Massera]], Argentinian admiral (d. 2010) *[[1926]] – [[Arne Bendiksen]], Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2009) * 1926 – [[Joel Feinberg]], American philosopher and academic (d. 2004) * 1926 – [[Vladimir Shlapentokh]], Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (d. 2015) * 1926 – [[Marjorie Tallchief]], American ballerina (d. 2021) *[[1927]] – [[Pierre Alechinsky]], Belgian painter and illustrator * 1927 – [[Stephen Keynes]], English businessman (d. 2017) *[[1928]] – [[Lou Scheimer]], American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the [[Filmation|Filmation Company]] (d. 2013) *[[1929]] – [[Lewis Wolpert]], South African-English biologist, author, and academic (d. 2021) *[[1930]] – [[John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside]], English union leader and politician (d. 2016) * 1930 – [[Mavis Nicholson]], Welsh-English journalist (d. 2022) *[[1931]] – [[Ed Emberley]], American author and illustrator * 1931 – [[John le Carré]], English intelligence officer and author (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: John le Carré |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19888446 |website=BBC News |access-date=14 December 2020 |date=13 December 2020}}</ref> * 1931 – [[Atsushi Miyagi]], Japanese tennis player (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Tennis: 1955 U.S. Open doubles champion Miyagi dies at 89 |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/02/7f2ba1061a23-tennis-1955-us-open-doubles-champion-miyagi-dies-at-89.html |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=Kyodo News+}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Robert Reed]], American actor (d. 1992)<ref name="UPI"></ref> *[[1933]] – [[Brian Booth]], Australian cricketer and educator (d. 2023) * 1933 – [[Anthony Skingsley]], English air marshal (d. 2019) *[[1934]] – [[Yakubu Gowon]], Nigerian general and politician, 3rd [[List of heads of state of Nigeria|Head of State of Nigeria]] * 1934 – [[Dave Guard]], American folk music singer-songwriter, arranger, and musician (d. 1991) *[[1935]] – [[Don Ward (ice hockey)|Don Ward]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2014) *[[1936]] – [[James Bevel]], American civil rights activist and minister (d. 2008) * 1936 – [[Tony Lo Bianco]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sorace |first=Stephen |date=2024-06-12 |title=Tony Lo Bianco, 'The French Connection' actor, dead at 87 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tony-lo-bianco-the-french-connection-actor-dead-87 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Marilyn Bell]], Canadian swimmer * 1937 – [[Peter Max]], German-American illustrator<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1937 – [[Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield]], English banker and politician (d. 2018) *[[1938]] – [[Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth]], Jamaican-English union leader and politician *[[1939]] – [[David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere]], Scottish academic and politician, [[Minister for the Cabinet Office]] *[[1940]] – [[Larry Chance]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2023) * 1940 – [[Michael Gambon]], Irish-British actor (d. 2023)<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1940 – [[Rosny Smarth]], Haitian lawyer and politician, 8th [[Prime Minister of Haiti]] (d. 2025) *[[1941]] – [[Peter Thornley]], English professional wrestler best known for the ring character [[Kendo Nagasaki]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tYPCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT53 The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant – Bertrand Hébert, Pat Laprade, Tony Stabile, via Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * 1941 – [[Simon Ward]], English actor (d. 2012) *[[1942]] – [[Andrew Vachss]], American lawyer and author (d. 2021) *[[1943]] – [[Robin Holloway]], English composer and academic * 1943 – [[Takis Ikonomopoulos]], Greek footballer and coach (d. 2025) * 1943 – [[L. E. Modesitt, Jr.]], American author and poet *[[1944]] – [[George McCrae]], American singer * 1944 – [[Bill Melchionni]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Melchionni |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77576/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Peter Tosh]], Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987) *[[1945]] – [[Angus Deaton]], Scottish-American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1945 – [[Divine (performer)|Divine]], American [[drag queen]] performer, and actor (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite web |title= The Legendary Divine Dies In Los Angeles Hotel Room (March 7, 1988) |url=https://inmagazine.ca/2023/03/flashback-the-legendary-divine-dies-in-los-angeles-hotel-room-march-7-1988/ |website=IN Magazine |access-date=3 June 2024 |language=en |date=7 March 2023}}</ref> * 1945 – [[Patricia Ireland]], American lawyer and activist<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1945 – [[Gloria Jones]], American singer-songwriter * 1945 – [[John Lithgow]], American actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 19, 2022 includes celebrities Jon Favreau, Gillian Jacobs |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-19-2022-includes-celebrities-jon-favreau-gillian-jacobs.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=17 October 2023 |date=19 October 2022}}</ref> * 1945 – [[Jeannie C. Riley]], American singer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1945 – [[Martin Welz]], South African journalist *[[1946]] – [[Bob Holland]], Australian cricketer and surveyor (d. 2017) * 1946 – [[Philip Pullman]], English author and academic<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1946 – [[Keith Reid]], English songwriter and lyricist (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Keith Reid Dies: Procol Harum Lyricist On 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' And Other Hits Was 76 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/keith-reid-dead-procol-harum-lyricist-on-a-whiter-shade-of-pale-was-76-obituary-1235313258/ |website=Deadline |access-date=19 October 2023 |date=29 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527033025/https://deadline.com/2023/03/keith-reid-dead-procol-harum-lyricist-on-a-whiter-shade-of-pale-was-76-obituary-1235313258/ |archive-date=27 May 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Giorgio Cavazzano]], Italian author and illustrator *[[1948]] – [[James Howard Kunstler]], American author and critic * 1948 – [[Dave Mallow]], American voice actor and screenwriter (d. 2025) * 1948 – [[Patrick Simmons]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1949]] – [[Lynn Dickey]], American football player and radio host * 1949 – [[Jamie McGrigor]], English-Scottish politician *[[1950]] – [[Yeslam bin Ladin]], Saudi Arabian-Swiss businessman *[[1951]] – [[Demetrios Christodoulou]], Greek mathematician and physicist * 1951 – [[Annie Golden]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1951 – [[Kurt Schrader]], American veterinarian and politician *[[1952]] – [[Peter Bone]], English accountant and politician * 1952 – [[Verónica Castro]], Mexican actress and singer *[[1953]] – [[Lionel Hollins]], American basketball player and coach *[[1954]] – [[Sam Allardyce]], English footballer and manager * 1954 – [[Deborah Blum]], American journalist and author * 1954 – [[Joe Bryant]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2024) *[[1955]] – [[Dan Gutman]], American author * 1955 – [[LaSalle Ishii]], Japanese actor and director * 1955 – [[Lonnie Shelton]], American basketball player (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lonnie Shelton |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78133 |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1956]] – [[Steve Doocy]], American journalist and author * 1956 – [[Elena Garanina]], Soviet ice dancer and coach * 1956 – [[Grover Norquist]], American activist, founded [[Americans for Tax Reform]]<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1956 – [[Didier Theys]], Belgian race car driver and coach * 1956 – [[Carlo Urbani]], Italian physician (d. 2003) * 1956 – [[Bruce Weber (basketball)|Bruce Weber]], American basketball player and coach *[[1957]] – [[Dorinda Clark-Cole]], American singer-songwriter and pianist * 1957 – [[Ray Richmond]], American journalist and critic * 1957 – [[Karl Wallinger]], Welsh singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2024)<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1958]] – [[Carolyn Browne]], English diplomat, [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kazakhstan|British Ambassador to Kazakhstan]] * 1958 – [[Hiromi Hara]], Japanese footballer and manager * 1958 – [[Tiriel Mora]], Australian actor * 1958 – [[Michael Steele]], American journalist and politician, 7th [[Lieutenant Governor of Maryland]] * 1958 – [[Kevin Drum]], American journalist and blogger (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drum |first=Kevin |date=2025-03-10 |title=Health update |url=https://jabberwocking.com/health-update-100/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=jabberwocking.com |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Nir Barkat]], Israeli businessman and politician, [[Mayor of Jerusalem]] * 1959 – [[Martin Kusch]], German philosopher and academic *[[1960]] – [[Dawn Coe-Jones]], Canadian golfer (d. 2016) * 1960 – [[Jennifer Holliday]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1960 – [[Takeshi Koshida]], Japanese footballer * 1960 – [[Susan Straight]], American author and academic * 1960 – [[Ayuo Takahashi]], Japanese-American singer-songwriter * 1960 – [[Dan Woodgate]], English musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer *[[1961]] – [[Sunny Deol]], Indian actor and producer * 1961 – [[Cliff Lyons]], Australian rugby league player and coach *[[1962]] – [[Claude Callegari]], English YouTube personality (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbIriOwW6KE&ab_channel=AFTV&t=16m59s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/IbIriOwW6KE| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Tierney Is Better Than Robertson & Claude Lives On! |time=16:59 |website=AFTV |via=YouTube |date=2 April 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> * 1962 – [[Tracy Chevalier]], American-English author * 1962 – [[Brian Henninger]], American golfer * 1962 – [[Bendik Hofseth]], Norwegian saxophonist and composer * 1962 – [[Evander Holyfield]], American boxer and actor<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1962 – [[Svetlana Zainetdinova]], Soviet-Estonian chess player and coach *[[1963]] – [[Sinitta]], American-British singer *[[1964]] – [[Ty Pennington]], American model, carpenter and television host<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1965]] – [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]], American basketball player and sportscaster * 1965 – [[Todd Park Mohr]], American rock singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1966]] – [[Jon Favreau]], American actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1966 – [[Dimitris Lyacos]], Greek poet and playwright * 1966 – [[David Vann (writer)|David Vann]], American novelist and short story writer *[[1967]] – [[Amy Carter]], American illustrator and activist<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1967 – [[Yōji Matsuda]], Japanese actor * 1967 – [[Yoko Shimomura]], Japanese pianist and composer *[[1968]] – [[Rodney Carrington]], American comedian, actor, and singer *[[1969]] – [[Pedro Castillo]], Peruvian politician, 130th President of Peru<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://realidad.pe/elecciones-peru/elecciones-2021-conoce-el-perfil-de-pedro-castillo-candidato-del-partido-peru-libre/ |title=Elecciones 2021: Conoce el perfil de Pedro Castillo, candidato del partido Perú Libre |trans-title=Elections 2021: Get to know the profile of Pedro Castillo, candidate of Free Peru party |website=Diario Nacional Realidad |date=27 January 2021 |access-date=16 November 2021 |language=es}}</ref> * 1969 – [[Zdeno Cíger]], Slovak ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Zdeno Ciger |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/zdeno-ciger-8446133 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> * 1969 – [[John Edward]], American psychic and author * 1969 – [[Trey Parker]], American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1969 – [[Erwin Sánchez]], Bolivian footballer and manager *[[1970]] – [[Andrew Griffiths (politician)|Andrew Griffiths]], English politician * 1970 – [[Chris Kattan]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1972]] – [[Keith Foulke]], American baseball player * 1972 – [[Pras]], American rapper-songwriter, record producer, and actor<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1973]] – [[Hicham Arazi]], Moroccan tennis player * 1973 – [[Okan Buruk]], Turkish footballer and manager * 1973 – [[Joaquin Gage]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1975]] – [[Burak Güven]], Turkish singer-songwriter and bass player *[[1976]] – [[Bruno Dias]], Portuguese politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Deputados: Biografia – Bruno Dias |url=https://www.parlamento.pt/DeputadoGP/Paginas/Biografia.aspx?BID=1715 |access-date=17 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307195130/https://www.parlamento.pt/DeputadoGP/Paginas/Biografia.aspx?BID=1715 |archive-date=7 March 2024 |location=Lisbon |language=pt}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Omar Gooding]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1976 – [[Jostein Gulbrandsen]], Norwegian guitarist and composer * 1976 – [[Desmond Harrington]], American actor<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1976 – [[Paul Hartley]], Scottish footballer and manager * 1976 – [[Hiroshi Sakai]], Japanese footballer * 1976 – [[Dan Smith (ice hockey)|Dan Smith]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1976 – [[Michael Young (baseball)|Michael Young]], American baseball player *[[1977]] – [[Habib Beye]], French-Senegalese footballer * 1977 – [[Louis-José Houde]], Canadian comedian and actor * 1977 – [[Jason Reitman]], Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1977 – [[Raúl Tamudo]], Spanish footballer * 1977 – [[Mo Twister]], Filipino radio and television host *[[1978]] – [[Enrique Bernoldi]], Brazilian race car driver * 1978 – [[Zakhar Dubensky]], Russian footballer * 1978 – [[Henri Sorvali]], Finnish guitarist and keyboard player *[[1979]] – [[José Luis López (Mexican footballer)|José Luis López]], Mexican footballer * 1979 – [[Brian Robertson (trombonist)|Brian Robertson]], American trombonist * 1979 – [[Sachiko Sugiyama]], Japanese volleyball player *[[1980]] – [[José Bautista]], Dominican baseball player * 1980 – [[Rajai Davis]], American baseball player * 1980 – [[Benjamin Salisbury]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1981]] – [[Leon Bott]], Australian rugby league player * 1981 – [[Heikki Kovalainen]], Finnish race car driver *[[1982]] – [[Atom Araullo]], Filipino journalist * 1982 – [[J. A. Happ]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=J.A. Happ |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/j-a-happ-457918 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> * 1982 – [[Gillian Jacobs]], American actress and director<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1982 – [[Louis Oosthuizen]], South African golfer * 1982 – [[Gonzalo Pineda]], Mexican footballer * 1982 – [[Daan van Bunge]], Dutch cricketer *[[1983]] – [[Rebecca Ferguson]], Swedish actress<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1983 – [[Andy Lonergan]], English footballer * 1983 – [[Cara Santa Maria]], American neuroscientist and blogger *[[1984]] – [[Danka Barteková]], Slovak skeet shooter * 1984 – [[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]], American singer and record producer<ref>{{cite web |title=Thundercat |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/thundercat/367322286 |website=Apple Music |access-date=October 18, 2024}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Tsunenori Aoki]], Japanese actor * 1987 – [[Sam Groth]], Australian tennis player *[[1988]] – [[Zeph Ellis]], English rapper and producer * 1988 – [[Markiyan Kamysh]], Ukrainian writer * 1988 – [[Chris Lawrence (rugby league)|Chris Lawrence]], Australian rugby league player *[[1989]] – [[James Gavet]], New Zealand rugby league player * 1989 – [[Mindaugas Kuzminskas]], Lithuanian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mindaugas Kuzminskas |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1627851/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> * 1989 – [[Miroslav Stoch]], Slovakian footballer * 1989 – [[Rakuto Tochihara]], Japanese actor * 1989 – [[Janine Tugonon]], Filipino model and television host *[[1990]] – [[Tom Kilbey]], English footballer * 1990 – [[Janet Leon]], Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer * 1990 – [[Ciara Renée]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1990 – [[Endō Shōta]], Japanese sumo wrestler *[[1991]] – [[Colton Dixon]], American singer-songwriter and pianist *[[1992]] – [[Lil Durk]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |title=Lil Durk |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lil-durk/541282483 |website=Apple Music |access-date=October 18, 2024}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Shiho (actress)|Shiho]], Japanese actress and model *[[1993]] – [[Hunter King]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1993 – [[Abby Sunderland]], American sailor *[[1994]] – [[Cal Petersen]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cal Petersen |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/player/cal-petersen-8477361 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Anthony Santander]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthony Santander |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/anthony-santander-623993 |website=MLB.com |access-date=October 18, 2024}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Agnė Sereikaitė]], Lithuanian speed skater *[[1995]] – [[Sammis Reyes]], Chilean-American football and basketball player<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keim |first1=John |title=From Chile to the NFL: Sammis Reyes' past prepares him for new challenge with Washington |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31828911/from-chile-nfl-sammis-reyes-prepares-new-challenge-washington |website=[[ESPN.com]] |access-date=September 12, 2021 |date=July 23, 2021 |archive-date=July 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724120601/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31828911/from-chile-nfl-sammis-reyes-prepares-new-challenge-washington |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Chance Perdomo]], American-British actor (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite news |last=Zee |first=Michaela |title=Chance Perdomo Dead: 'Gen V' Star Was 27 |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/chance-perdomo-dead-gen-v-1235956320/ |access-date=October 18, 2024 |work=Variety |date=March 30, 2024}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Bernadeth Pons]], Filipino volleyball athlete *[[1999]] – [[Carlotta Truman]], German singer-songwriter <!-- Do not add yourself, non-notable people, or other people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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C. |author1-link=C. C. Martindale |title=The Life of Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson |volume=2 |date=1917 |publisher=Longmans, Green and Co. |location=London |page=434 |url=https://archive.org/details/LifeOfRobertHughBensonV2/page/n449/mode/2up}}</ref> *[[1916]] – [[Ioannis Frangoudis]], Greek general and target shooter (b. 1863) *[[1918]] – [[Harold Lockwood]], American actor (b. 1887) *[[1924]] – [[Louis Zborowski]], English race car driver and engineer (b. 1895) *[[1926]] – [[Ludvig Karsten]], Norwegian painter (b. 1876)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ludvig Karsten |first= |last= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date= 23 August 2023|editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Ludvig_Karsten |language=no|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Lu Xun]], Chinese author and critic (b. 1881) *[[1937]] – [[Ernest Rutherford]], New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1871) *[[1943]] – [[Camille Claudel]], French sculptor and illustrator (b. 1864)<ref>{{cite book|last=Schmoll|first=Josef A.|title=Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel|location=Munich|publisher=Prestel|year=1999|page=113|isbn=978-3-79132-005-2}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Dénes Kőnig]], Hungarian mathematician (b. 1884) *[[1945]] – [[Plutarco Elías Calles]], Mexican general and politician, 40th [[President of Mexico]] (b. 1877) * 1945 – [[N. C. Wyeth]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1882) *[[1950]] – [[Edna St. Vincent Millay]], American poet and playwright (b. 1892) *[[1952]] – [[Edward S. Curtis]], American ethnologist and photographer (b. 1868) *[[1956]] – [[Isham Jones]], American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1894) *[[1960]] – [[Hjalmar Dahl]], Finnish journalist, translator and writer (b. 1891)<ref>[https://litteraturbanken.se/%C3%B6vers%C3%A4ttarlexikon/artiklar/Hjalmar_Dahl Hjalmar Dahl] – Svenskt översättarlexikon (in Swedish)</ref> * 1960 – [[George Wallace (Australian comedian)|George Wallace]], Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1895) *[[1961]] – [[Şemsettin Günaltay]], Turkish historian and politician, 9th [[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1883) *[[1964]] – [[Sergey Biryuzov]], [[Marshal of the Soviet Union]] (b. 1904) * 1964 – [[Nettie Palmer]], Australian poet and critic (b. 1885) * 1964 – [[Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Durham]] (b. 1888) *[[1965]] – [[Edward Willis Redfield]], American painter and educator (b. 1869) *[[1969]] – [[Lacey Hearn]], American sprinter (b. 1881) *[[1970]] – [[Lázaro Cárdenas]], Mexican general and politician, 44th [[President of Mexico]] (b. 1895) *[[1978]] – [[Gig Young]], American actor (b. 1913) *[[1983]] – [[Maurice Bishop]], Aruban-Grenadian lawyer and politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Grenada]] (b. 1944) *[[1984]] – [[Jerzy Popiełuszko]], Polish priest and activist (b. 1947) *[[1985]] – [[Alfred Rouleau]], Canadian businessman (b. 1915) *[[1986]] – [[Dele Giwa]], Nigerian journalist, co-founded ''[[Newswatch (Nigeria)|Newswatch Magazine]]'' (b. 1947) * 1986 – [[Samora Machel]], Mozambican commander and politician, 1st [[President of Mozambique]] (b. 1933) *[[1987]] – [[Jacqueline du Pré]], English cellist and educator (b. 1945) * 1987 – [[Hermann Lang]], German race car driver (b. 1909) *[[1988]] – [[Son House]], American singer and guitarist (b. 1902) *[[1992]] – [[Magnus Pyke]], English scientist and television host (b. 1908) *[[1994]] – [[Martha Raye]], American actress and comedian (b. 1916) *[[1995]] – [[Don Cherry (trumpeter)|Don Cherry]], American trumpet player (b. 1936) * 1995 – [[Harilaos Perpessas]], Greek pianist and composer (b. 1907) *[[1996]] – [[Shamsuddin Qasemi]], Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician (b. 1935)<ref name="nizam">{{cite book|url=https://www.kitabghor.com/books/the-handrede-bangla-mayer-kriti-sontan.html |title=দ্যা হান্ড্রেড (বাংলা মায়ের একশ কৃতিসন্তান) |last=Nizampuri|first=Ashraf Ali|year=2013|language=bn|publisher=Salman Prakashani|location=[[Hathazari]], [[Chittagong District]]|pages=326–328|isbn=978-112009250-2|edition=1}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Glen Buxton]], American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1947) * 1997 – [[Ken Wood (manufacturer)|Ken Wood]], inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (b. 1916) *[[1999]] – [[James C. Murray]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917) * 1999 – [[Nathalie Sarraute]], Russian-French lawyer and author (b. 1900) *[[2002]] – [[Nikolay Rukavishnikov]], Russian physicist and astronaut (b. 1932) *[[2003]] – [[Road Warrior Hawk]], American wrestler (b. 1957) * 2003 – [[Alija Izetbegović]], Bosniak lawyer and politician, 1st [[President of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (b. 1925) * 2003 – [[Margaret Murie]], American environmentalist and author (b. 1902)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Paul R.|last1=Krausman|first2=James W.|last2=Cain|title=Wildlife Management and Conservation: Contemporary Principles and Practices|location=Baltimore|publisher=[[Johns Hopkins University Press]]|year=2013|page=222|isbn=978-1-42140-987-0}}</ref> * 2003 – [[Nello Pagani]], Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (b. 1911) *[[2005]] – [[Ryan Dallas Cook]], American trombonist (b. 1982) *[[2006]] – [[James Glennon]], American cinematographer (b. 1942) * 2006 – [[Phyllis Kirk]], American actress (b. 1927) *[[2007]] – [[Winifred Asprey]], American mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1917) * 2007 – [[Randall Forsberg]], American activist and author (b. 1943) * 2007 – [[Michael Maidens]], English footballer (b. 1987) * 2007 – [[Jan Wolkers]], Dutch author, sculptor, and painter (b. 1925) *[[2008]] – [[Richard Blackwell]], American actor, fashion designer, and critic (b. 1922) *[[2009]] – [[Howard Unruh]], American murderer (b. 1921) * 2009 – [[Joseph Wiseman]], Canadian-American actor (b. 1918) *[[2010]] – [[Tom Bosley]], American actor (b. 1927) *[[2011]] – [[Kakkanadan]], Indian author (b. 1935) *[[2012]] – [[Lincoln Alexander]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]] (b. 1922) * 2012 – [[Wissam al-Hassan]], Lebanese general (b. 1965) * 2012 – [[Wiyogo Atmodarminto]], Indonesian general and politician, 10th [[Governor of Jakarta]] (b. 1922) * 2012 – [[Mike Graham (wrestler)|Mike Graham]], American wrestler (b. 1951) * 2012 – [[Fiorenzo Magni]], Italian cyclist (b. 1920) *[[2013]] – [[John Bergamo]], American drummer and composer (b. 1940) * 2013 – [[Noel Harrison]], English singer, actor, and skier (b. 1934) * 2013 – [[Ronald Shannon Jackson]], American drummer and composer (b. 1940) * 2013 – [[Mikihiko Renjō]], Japanese author (b. 1948) * 2013 – [[Mahmoud Zoufonoun]], Iranian-American violinist and composer (b. 1920) *[[2014]] – [[John Holt (singer)|John Holt]], Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. 1947) * 2014 – [[Stephen Paulus]], American composer (b. 1949) * 2014 – [[Raphael Ravenscroft]], English saxophonist and composer (b. 1954) * 2014 – [[Serena Shim]], Lebanese-American journalist (b. 1984) *[[2015]] – [[Bill Daley (American football)|Bill Daley]], American football player and sportscaster (b. 1919) * 2015 – [[Fleming Mackell]], Canadian ice hockey player and singer (b. 1929) * 2015 – [[Ali Treki]], Libyan politician and diplomat, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Libya)|Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1938) *[[2016]] – [[Phil Chess]], Czech-American record producer, co-founded [[Chess Records]] (b. 1921) * 2016 – [[Giovanni Steffè]], Italian rower (b. 1928) *[[2017]] – [[Umberto Lenzi]], Italian film director (b. 1931) *[[2019]] – [[Deborah Orr]], Scottish journalist (b. 1962)<ref>{{cite web |title=Remembering Deborah Orr, the columnist whose writing was charged with energy and integrity |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/deborah-orr-death-journalist-columnist-independent-guardian-a9165916.html |website=The Independent |access-date=23 September 2020 |language=en |date=22 October 2019}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Jack Angel]], American voice actor (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Griffin|first=Louise|date=2021-10-23|title=Disney and Nickelodeon voice actor Jack Angel dies aged 90|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/23/jack-angel-dead-transformers-voice-actor-dies-aged-90-15475363/|access-date=2021-10-24|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|language=en}} </ref> * [[2023]] – [[Atsushi Sakurai]], singer from Japanese rock band [[Buck-Tick]] (b. 1966)<ref> {{Cite web|date=2023-10-24|title=Buck-Tick's singer Atsushi Sakurai dies at 57|website=JBOX|language=pt|url=https://www.jbox.com.br/2023/10/24/atsushi-sakurai-do-buck-tick-morre-aos-57-anos}}</ref> <!-- Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. --> ==Holidays and observances== *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Aaron (saint)|Aaron]] ([[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]]) **[[Aquilinus of Évreux]] **[[Desiderius of Auxerre|Desiderius (Didier) of Auxerre]] **[[Frithuswith|Frideswide]] **[[Henry Martyn]] ([[Anglican Communion]]) **[[Isaac Jogues]], [[Jean de Brébeuf]], and [[Canadian Martyrs|Companions]] **[[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Jerzy Popiełuszko]] **[[Paul of the Cross]] **[[Ptolemaeus and Lucius]] **[[Saint Varus|Varus]] **[[Veranus of Cavaillon]] **[[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]] ([[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]]) **[[October 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Niue Constitution Act|Constitution Day]], in honor of the country's independence (self-governing in free association with New Zealand) in 1974. ([[Niue]]) *[[Oxfordshire Day]] *[[World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day]]<ref>[https://myorthoct.com/news-a-events/get-moving-blog/2032-what-is-a-pediatric-bone-joint-day What is a pediatric bone joint day – OrthoConnecticut]</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/19 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=19}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/19 |title=Historical Events on October 19 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:October 19}} [[Category:Days of October]]
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