October 19th, 1586

Born on October 19th, 1586

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Thomas Browne

English polymath and author (1605–1682)

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

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

34

Dorothea Sibylle of Brandenburg

(1590-1625)

*October 19th, 1590, Berlin †March 9th, 1625, Brzeg

65

Marsilio Ficino

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499)

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

61

Evander Holyfield

American boxer

*October 19th, 1962, Atmore

57

Jon Favreau

American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

*October 19th, 1966, New York City

70

George Abbot

Archbishop of Canterbury

*October 19th, 1562, Guildford †August 5th, 1633, Croydon

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

Same year
Born in 1586

44

Johann Hermann Schein

German composer

*January 20th, 1586, Grünhain †November 19th, 1630, Leipzig

48

Francisco de Moncada, 3rd Marquis of Aitona

Spanish noble and writer

*December 29th, 1586, Valencia †August 17th, 1635, Goch

83

Niccolò Zucchi

Itlain Jesuit astronomer and physicist

*December 6th, 1586, Parma †May 21st, 1670, Rome

70

Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna

Swedish politician

*June 18th, 1586, Lindholmen Castle †December 12th, 1656, Edsberg Castle

61

Thomas Hooker

Puritan minister (1586-1647)

*July 5th, 1586, Leicestershire †July 7th, 1647, Hartford

31

Rose of Lima

Dominican saint from Peru

*April 20th, 1586, Lima †August 24th, 1617, Lima

60

Dorothea von Ahlefeldt

(1586-1647)

*August 4th, 1586, Schloss Heiligenstedten †January 23rd, 1647

59

Lucas Cranach III.

German painter (1586-1645)

*March 6th, 1586, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †September 15th, 1645, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

73

Jodelet

French actor

*September 11th, 1586, Angers †March 26th, 1660, Paris

69

Georg Calixtus

German Lutheran theologian (1586-1656)

*December 14th, 1586, Medelby †March 19th, 1656, Helmstedt

54

Balthasar Walther

University teacher and philologist (1586-1640)

*May 1st, 1586, Allendorf †November 15th, 1640, Brunswick

46

John George II Fuchs von Dornheim

Prince-Bishop of Bamberg

*April 23rd, 1586, Wiesentheid †March 29th, 1633, Spital am Pyhrn

67

Paris von Lodron

Archbishop of Salzburg (1586-1653)

*February 13th, 1586, Castelnuovo di Noarna †December 15th, 1653, Salzburg

67

Johannes Valentinus Andreae

German writer, mathematician and theologian (rosicrucian)

*August 17th, 1586, Herrenberg †June 27th, 1654, Stuttgart

26

Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1586-1612)

*May 7th, 1586, Mantua †December 22nd, 1612, Mantua

63

Martin Rinkart

German clergyman and hymnist

*April 23rd, 1586, Eilenburg †December 8th, 1649, Eilenburg

43

Marco Antonio Bassetti

Italian painter (1586-1630)

*January 17th, 1586, Verona †January 1st, 1630, Verona

79

Paul Siefert

German composer and organist (1586-1666)

*May 23rd, 1586, Gdańsk †May 6th, 1666, Gdańsk

68

Giovanni de Galliano Pieroni

Italian mathematician and astrologer (1586-1654)

*January 1st, 1586, Florence †January 1st, 1654, Vienna

52

John Ford

English Caroline dramatist and poet

*April 17th, 1586, Devon †November 30th, 1638, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1586 is a normal year and no leap year.

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