October 19th, 1279

Born on October 19th, 1279

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 271,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 49 days, exactly on July 5th, 2024, people who were born on October 19th, 1279 will be 272,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 19th?

October 19th, 2017

Canadian astronomer Robert Weryk discovered ʻOumuamua (depicted), the first known interstellar object detected passing through the Solar System.

October 19th, 2013

British YouTube collective the Sidemen were formed as a Rockstar Games Social Club group in Grand Theft Auto Online.

October 19th, 2005

Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 882 mbar (26.05 inHg).

October 19th, 1988

The British government restricted the broadcast of the voices of representatives from Sinn Féin and several Irish republican and loyalist paramilitary groups on television and radio.

October 19th, 1987

Iran–Iraq War: U.S. Navy forces destroyed two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf in response to an Iranian missile attack on a Kuwaiti oil tanker three days earlier.

October 19th, 1955

At a meeting of its general assembly, the European Broadcasting Union approved the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.

October 19th, 1943

World War II: Allied aircraft sank the German cargo ship Sinfra, killing mostly Italian POWs.

October 19th, 1914

First World War: Allied forces began engaging German troops at the First Battle of Ypres.

October 19th, 1864

American Civil War: Despite incurring nearly twice as many casualties as the Confederates, the Union Army emerged victorious at the Battle of Cedar Creek.

October 19th, 1781

American Revolutionary War: British forces led by Lord Cornwallis officially surrendered to Franco-American forces under George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau, ending the Siege of Yorktown.

October 19th, 1752

The Pennsylvania Gazette published a statement by Benjamin Franklin describing a kite experiment (depicted) to determine the electrical nature of lightning.

October 19th, 1596

The Spanish ship San Felipe was shipwrecked on the Japanese island of Shikoku, and its cargo confiscated by the local daimyō.

October 19th, 1579

A ceremony was held in Edinburgh marking the coming of age of James VI of Scotland as an adult ruler.

October 19th, 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.

October 19th, 2013

One hundred and five people are injured in a train crash in Buenos Aires.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 19th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 19th?

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

*October 19th, 1931, Poole †December 12th, 2020, Royal Cornwall Hospital

34

Nikolija Jovanović

Serbian singer and rapper

*October 19th, 1989, Zagreb

77

Jürgen Croy

East German association football player and manager

*October 19th, 1946, Zwickau

52

Hisaaki-shinnō

8th shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan

*October 19th, 1276, Heian-kyō †November 16th, 1328, Heian-kyō

84

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astrophysicist

*October 19th, 1910, Lahore †August 21st, 1995, Chicago

69

Ken Stott

British actor

*October 19th, 1954, Edinburgh

63

Jennifer Holliday

American actress and singer

*October 19th, 1960, Houston

65

Marsilio Ficino

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499)

*October 19th, 1433, Figline Valdarno †October 1st, 1499, Villa Medici at Careggi

54

Caroline Catz

British film, television, theatre and radio actress

*October 19th, 1969, Manchester

77

Philip Pullman

English author

*October 19th, 1946, Norwich

61

Evander Holyfield

American boxer

*October 19th, 1962, Atmore

57

Jon Favreau

American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

*October 19th, 1966, New York City

82

Robert Beatty

Canadian actor (1909-1992)

*October 19th, 1909, Hamilton †March 3rd, 1992, London

55

Kacey Ainsworth

Actress

*October 19th, 1968, London

25

Ty Parker

American actor

*October 19th, 1998, Louisiana

103

Hans Alwin Ketels

German politician (1913-2017)

*October 19th, 1913, Osterhever †April 12th, 2017, Garding

29

Matej Mohorič

Slovenian professional cyclist

*October 19th, 1994, Kranj

78

Angus Deaton

British microeconomist

*October 19th, 1945, Edinburgh

55

Herbert Kickl

Austrian politician

*October 19th, 1968, Villach

87

Tony Lo Bianco

Actor

*October 19th, 1936, Brooklyn

27

Rebecca Šramková

Slovak female tennis player

*October 19th, 1996, Bratislava

67

Sunny Deol

Indian actor and politician

*October 19th, 1956, Sahnewal

66

Gerrard Winstanley

English reformer and activist (1609-1676)

*October 19th, 1609, Wigan †September 10th, 1676, London

78

Gloria Jones

American singer

*October 19th, 1945, Cincinnati

70

Wang Yi

Member of the 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

*October 19th, 1953, Beijing

92

Jean Dausset

French immunologist (1916-2009)

*October 19th, 1916, Toulouse †June 6th, 2009, Palma de Mallorca

77

Thomas Browne

English polymath and author (1605–1682)

*October 19th, 1605, London †October 19th, 1682, Norwich

74

Leigh Hunt

British critic, essayist, poet and writer (1784-1859)

*October 19th, 1784, Southgate †August 28th, 1859, Putney

54

Pedro Castillo

President of Peru from 2021 to 2022

*October 19th, 1969, Puña

96

Pierre Alechinsky

Belgian and French painter and engraver

*October 19th, 1927, Schaerbeek

82

Manolo Escobar

Spanish singer and actor (1931-2013)

*October 19th, 1931, Las Norias †October 24th, 2013, Benidorm

59

Robert Reed

American actor, director (1932-1992)

*October 19th, 1932, Highland Park †May 12th, 1992, Pasadena

77

Sylvia Browne

American author, psychic and medium (1936-2013)

*October 19th, 1936, Kansas City †November 20th, 2013, San Jose

54

Teuta Arifi

Albanian politician

*October 19th, 1969, Tetovo

46

Jason Reitman

Canadian-American film director

*October 19th, 1977, Montreal

74

Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales

Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974)

*October 19th, 1899, Guatemala City †June 9th, 1974, Madrid

51

Megan Marcks

Australian rower

*October 19th, 1972, Queanbeyan

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Public holidays on October 19th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 19th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1279 is a normal year and no leap year.

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