October 19th, 1450

Born on October 19th, 1450

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 209,000 days old!

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... 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

65

Marsilio Ficino

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499)

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

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

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

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

Same year
Born in 1450

55

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)

*November 30th, 1450, Genoa †May 20th, 1506, Valladolid

72

Piero Soderini

Italian politician (1450–1522)

*May 18th, 1450, Florence †June 13th, 1522, Rome

70

Abraham Zacuto

Spanish Jewish astronomer and rabbi (1452 – c. 1515)

*August 12th, 1450, Salamanca †November 30th, 1520, Ottoman Empire

19

Yejong of Joseon

8th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*January 1st, 1450, Hanseongbu †November 28th, 1469, Gyeongbokgung

43

Eleanor of Naples, Duchess of Ferrara

Neapolitan noble woman (1450-1493); Duchesses of Ferrara

*June 22nd, 1450, Naples †October 11th, 1493, Ferrara

58

Ursula of Brandenburg, Duchess of Münsterberg-Oels

Duchess of Münsterberg and Oels, Countess of Glatz

*September 25th, 1450, Berlin †November 25th, 1508, Wrocław

73

Marko Marulić

Croatian national poet and European humanist

*August 18th, 1450, Split †January 5th, 1524, Split

35

Jacques of Savoy, Count of Romont

Prince of Savoy

*November 12th, 1450, Geneva †January 30th, 1486, Ham

78

Jakob Wimpfeling

Renaissance humanist

*July 25th, 1450, Sélestat †November 17th, 1528, Sélestat

37

Mary Stewart

Scottish princess

*November 30th, 1450, Stirling Castle †April 30th, 1488

67

Heinrich Isaac

Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer (1450–1517)

*January 1st, 1450, Flanders †March 26th, 1517, Florence

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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 1450 is a normal year and no leap year.

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