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  1. Born on October 19th, 1579 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on October 19th, 1579?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on October 19th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (October 1579)

Born on October 19th, 1579

Weekday

Friday

October 19th, 1579 was a Friday.

Age

444

People born on October 19th, 1579 will turn 445 this year (2024), in exactly 175 days .

Zodiac

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Libra (The Scales)

September 24th, 1579 - October 23rd, 1579

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 162,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 641 days, exactly on January 28th, 2026, people who were born on October 19th, 1579 will be 163,000 days old!

162,359 Days

23,194 Weeks

5,334 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

What happened on October 19th, 1579?

James VI and I

James VI of Scotland is celebrated as an adult ruler by a festival in Edinburgh.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I
Entry of James VI into Edinburgh

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entry_of_James_VI_into_Edinburgh

What else happened on October 19th?

Robert Weryk October 19th, 2017

Canadian astronomer Robert Weryk discovered ʻOumuamua (depicted), the first known interstellar object detected passing through the Solar System.
YouTube October 19th, 2013

British YouTube collective the Sidemen were formed as a Rockstar Games Social Club group in Grand Theft Auto Online.
Hurricane Wilma October 19th, 2005

Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 882 mbar (26.05 inHg).
1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions 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.
Iran–Iraq War 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.
European Broadcasting Union October 19th, 1955

At a meeting of its general assembly, the European Broadcasting Union approved the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
World War II October 19th, 1943

World War II: Allied aircraft sank the German cargo ship Sinfra, killing mostly Italian POWs.
World War I October 19th, 1914

First World War: Allied forces began engaging German troops at the First Battle of Ypres.
American Civil War 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.
American Revolutionary War 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.
The Pennsylvania Gazette October 19th, 1752

The Pennsylvania Gazette published a statement by Benjamin Franklin describing a kite experiment (depicted) to determine the electrical nature of lightning.
San Felipe incident (1596) October 19th, 1596

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

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
John Lithgow: Age & Birthday 78
John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester
Michael Gambon: Age & Birthday 82
Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham
John le Carré: Age & Birthday 89
John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

*October 19th, 1931, Poole †December 12th, 2020, Royal Cornwall Hospital
79
Christine of Hesse-Kassel

Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach

*October 19th, 1578, Kassel †August 19th, 1658, Kassel
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
Thomas Browne: Age & Birthday 77
Thomas Browne

English polymath and author (1605–1682)

*October 19th, 1605, London †October 19th, 1682, Norwich
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar: Age & Birthday 84
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astrophysicist

*October 19th, 1910, Lahore †August 21st, 1995, Chicago
48
Enoch Pöckel
*October 19th, 1578, Leipzig †March 30th, 1627, Leipzig
Ken Stott: Age & Birthday 69
Ken Stott

British actor

*October 19th, 1954, Edinburgh
Jennifer Holliday: Age & Birthday 63
Jennifer Holliday

American actress and singer

*October 19th, 1960, Houston
Caroline Catz: Age & Birthday 54
Caroline Catz

British film, television, theatre and radio actress

*October 19th, 1969, Manchester
Philip Pullman: Age & Birthday 77
Philip Pullman

English author

*October 19th, 1946, Norwich
8
Dmitry of Uglich

Russian tsarevich (1582–1591)

*October 19th, 1582, Moscow †May 15th, 1591, Uglich
George Abbot: Age & Birthday 70
George Abbot

Archbishop of Canterbury

*October 19th, 1562, Guildford †August 5th, 1633, Croydon
Marsilio Ficino: Age & Birthday 65
Marsilio Ficino

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499)

*October 19th, 1433, Figline Valdarno †October 1st, 1499, Villa Medici at Careggi
Evander Holyfield: Age & Birthday 61
Evander Holyfield

American boxer

*October 19th, 1962, Atmore
Jon Favreau: Age & Birthday 57
Jon Favreau

American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

*October 19th, 1966, New York City
Robert Beatty: Age & Birthday 82
Robert Beatty

Canadian actor (1909-1992)

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

Same year
Born in 1579

46
Thomas Dempster

British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist

*August 23rd, 1579, Aberdeenshire †September 6th, 1625, Bologna
Tirso de Molina: Age & Birthday 69
Tirso de Molina

Spanish writer c. 1583-c.1648

*March 24th, 1579, Madrid †February 20th, 1649, Almazán
Johannes Meursius: Age & Birthday 60
Johannes Meursius

Dutch philologist and historian

*February 9th, 1579, Loosduinen district †September 20th, 1639, Sorø
52
Tokugawa Hidetada

Japanese shogun (1579–1632)

*May 2nd, 1579, Hamamatsu †March 14th, 1632, Edo Castle
45
John Fletcher

English Jacobean playwright (1579–1625)

*November 30th, 1579, Rye †August 1st, 1625, London
Luis Vélez de Guevara: Age & Birthday 65
Luis Vélez de Guevara

Spanish writer

*August 1st, 1579, Écija †November 10th, 1644, Madrid
59
Martin de Porres

Dominican lay brother and saint

*December 9th, 1579, Lima †November 3rd, 1639, Lima
72
Jan Cornelisz. Geelvinck

Dutch politician (1579-1651)

*June 11th, 1579, Amsterdam †November 9th, 1651, Amsterdam
67
François de Bassompierre

French courtier and Marshal of France (1579-1646)

*April 12th, 1579, Haroué †October 12th, 1646, Provins
55
Levin Ludwig Hahn

German soldier

*December 3rd, 1579, Seeburg †May 18th, 1635, Seeburg
64
Hermann Samson

German-Baltic clergyman and pedagogue

*January 1st, 1579, Riga †December 16th, 1643, Riga
75
Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt

German countess (1579-1655)

*November 29th, 1579, Darmstadt †July 17th, 1655, Wehen
70
Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

German prince

*June 17th, 1579, Dessau †January 17th, 1650, Köthen
41
Janusz Radziwiłł

(1579-1620)

*July 2nd, 1579, Vilnius †December 3rd, 1620, Czarlin
77
Frans Snyders

Flemish painter (1579–1657)

*November 11th, 1579, Antwerp †August 19th, 1657, Antwerp
Friedrich Hortleder: Age & Birthday 61
Friedrich Hortleder

German politician and historian (1579-1640)

*March 22nd, 1579, Ampfurth †June 5th, 1640, Jena
49
Jens Munk

Danish explorer

*June 3rd, 1579, Arendal †June 28th, 1628, Copenhagen
70
Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*January 23rd, 1579, Königsberg †February 11th, 1649, Bayreuth
73
Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro

Catholic cardinal

*November 16th, 1579, Venice †June 5th, 1653, Rome
87
Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel (1579-1666)

*April 10th, 1579, Dannenberg (Elbe) †September 17th, 1666, Wolfenbüttel

Birthdays of famous people

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Public holidays on October 19th

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

Aaron (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_(saint)
Aquilinus of Évreux
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilinus_of_Évreux
Desiderius (Didier) of Auxerre
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderius_of_Auxerre
Frideswide
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frithuswith
Henry Martyn (Anglican Communion)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Martyn
Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and Companions
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Jogues
Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatification
Paul of the Cross
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_the_Cross
Ptolemaeus and Lucius
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaeus_and_Lucius
Varus
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Varus
Veranus of Cavaillon
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veranus_of_Cavaillon
William Carey (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Carey_(missionary)
October 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_19_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Constitution Day, in honor of the country's independence (self-governing in free association with New Zealand) in 1974. (Niue)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niue_Constitution_Act
Oxfordshire Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxfordshire_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XIX.X.MDLXXIX

19.10.1579

Legend

M = 1000D = 500L = 50X = 10IX = 9

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1579 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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40 1234567
41 891011121314
42 15161718192021
43 22232425262728
44 293031

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