October 19th, 1589

Born on October 19th, 1589

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 158,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 286 days, exactly on February 15th, 2025, people who were born on October 19th, 1589 will be 159,000 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

Dorothea Sibylle of Brandenburg

(1590-1625)

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

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

65

Marsilio Ficino

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499)

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

82

Robert Beatty

Canadian actor (1909-1992)

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

55

Kacey Ainsworth

Actress

*October 19th, 1968, London

70

George Abbot

Archbishop of Canterbury

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

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

Same year
Born in 1589

76

Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval

Spanish archbishop and priest

*March 9th, 1589, Galicia †September 17th, 1665, Madrid

70

Antonius Aemilius

German author and historian (1589-1660)

*December 20th, 1589, Aachen †November 12th, 1660, Utrecht

68

Otto, Count of Lippe-Brake

Count of Lippe-Brake

*September 21st, 1589, Detmold †November 18th, 1657, Blomberg

35

Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset

Son of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset (1589-1624)

*March 28th, 1589, London †March 28th, 1624, London

85

Robert Arnauld d'Andilly

French writer (1589-1674)

*May 28th, 1589, Paris †September 27th, 1674, Port-Royal-des-Champs

84

Jacob de Witt

Mayor of Dordrecht (1589-1674)

*February 7th, 1589, Dordrecht †January 10th, 1674, Dordrecht

87

Gisbertus Voetius

Dutch theologian (1589-1676)

*March 3rd, 1589, Heusden †November 1st, 1676, Utrecht

32

Sophie Elisabeth von Anhalt-Dessau

(1589-1622)

*February 10th, 1589, Dessau †February 9th, 1622, Legnica

80

Esteban Manuel de Villegas

Spanish poet (1589-1669)

*February 5th, 1589, La Rioja †September 3rd, 1669

64

Alexander Ross

Scottish writer and controversialist

*November 30th, 1589, Aberdeen †February 24th, 1654, Bramshill

24

Gabriel Báthory

Prince of Transylvania (1589-1613)

*August 15th, 1589, Oradea †October 27th, 1613, Oradea

66

Margaret of Savoy

Spanish Vicereine of Portugal (1589-1655)

*April 28th, 1589, Turin †June 26th, 1655, Miranda de Ebro

33

Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania

Bishop of Cammin and non-reigning Duke of Pomerania

*August 12th, 1589, Barth †October 31st, 1622, Przybiernów

31

Francis, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin

*August 12th, 1589, Barth †November 27th, 1620, Szczecin

40

Elisabeth Sophia of Brandenburg

Duchess born in Berlin

*July 4th, 1589, Berlin †December 24th, 1629, Frankfurt (Oder)

28

John, Duke of Östergötland

Swedish prince

*April 18th, 1589, Uppsala Castle †March 5th, 1618, Norrköping

64

Daniel Stahl

German philosopher (1589-1654)

*September 28th, 1589, Hammelburg †May 17th, 1654, Jena

35

Christoph Neander

German choir director (1589-1625)

*December 18th, 1589, Colditz †January 21st, 1625, Dresden

60

Andreas Brunner

German historian (1589-1650)

*November 30th, 1589, Hall in Tirol †April 20th, 1650, Innsbruck

49

Ivan Gundulić

Poet from the Republic of Ragusa

*January 8th, 1589, Dubrovnik †December 8th, 1638, Dubrovnik

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No: With 365 days 1589 is a normal year and no leap year.

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