October 19th, 1648

Born on October 19th, 1648

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 137,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 833 days, exactly on August 19th, 2026, people who were born on October 19th, 1648 will be 138,000 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

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

66

Gerrard Winstanley

English reformer and activist (1609-1676)

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

54

Caroline Catz

British film, television, theatre and radio actress

*October 19th, 1969, Manchester

77

Philip Pullman

English author

*October 19th, 1946, Norwich

82

Benedetto Gennari II

Italian painter (1633-1715)

*October 19th, 1633, Cento †December 9th, 1715, Bologna

77

Thomas Browne

English polymath and author (1605–1682)

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

82

Robert Beatty

Canadian actor (1909-1992)

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

61

Evander Holyfield

American boxer

*October 19th, 1962, Atmore

57

Jon Favreau

American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

*October 19th, 1966, New York City

55

Kacey Ainsworth

Actress

*October 19th, 1968, London

60

Johann Andreas Lucius

German theologian

*October 19th, 1625, Dresden †January 17th, 1686, Dresden

25

Ty Parker

American actor

*October 19th, 1998, Louisiana

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Born in 1648

71

Arp Schnitger

German organ builder

*July 2nd, 1648, Brake †July 28th, 1719, Neuenfelde

73

Grinling Gibbons

Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver (1648-1721)

*April 4th, 1648, Rotterdam †August 3rd, 1721, London

88

Tommaso Ceva

Italian mathematician (1648-1737)

*December 20th, 1648, Milan †February 3rd, 1737, Milan

72

Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway

British Army general

*April 9th, 1648, Paris †September 3rd, 1720, Bangor

58

Pedro II of Portugal

King of Portugal (1648–1706)

*April 26th, 1648, Ribeira Palace †December 9th, 1706, Alcântara

69

Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon

French Roman Catholic mystic

*April 13th, 1648, Montargis †June 9th, 1717, Blois

75

Peter Heinrich Tesdorpf

German politician

*November 21st, 1648, Bad Schwartau †December 27th, 1723, Lübeck

72

John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby

English poet and politician (1648–1721)

*April 7th, 1648, London †February 24th, 1721, London

85

Gerard Hoet

Dutch painter, writer, and later art dealer (1648-1733)

*August 22nd, 1648, Zaltbommel †December 2nd, 1733, The Hague

32

Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels

German noble

*September 2nd, 1648, Halle (Saale) †January 7th, 1681, Gotha

79

Louis Nicolas le Tonnelier de Breteuil

French noble (1648-1728)

*September 14th, 1648, Montpellier †May 24th, 1728, Paris

74

Anne Henriette of Bavaria

Princess of Condé (1648-1723)

*March 13th, 1648, Paris †February 23rd, 1723, Petit Luxembourg

81

Michelangelo Tamburini

Superior Geeral of the Society of Jesuits (1648-1730)

*September 27th, 1648, Modena †February 28th, 1730, Rome

66

Caspar Neumann

German academic and clergy

*September 14th, 1648, Wrocław †January 27th, 1715, Wrocław

63

Charles-Amador Martin

Catholic priest

*January 1st, 1648, Quebec City †June 19th, 1711, Sainte-Foy

51

Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

Duke of Saxe-Coburg

*May 24th, 1648, Gotha †August 6th, 1699, Coburg

41

John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee

Scottish general (1648-1689)

*July 21st, 1648, Glamis †July 27th, 1689, Killiecrankie

62

Petrus Codde

First Old Catholic bishop

*November 27th, 1648, Amsterdam †December 18th, 1710, Utrecht

52

Johann Schelle

German composer (1648-1701)

*September 6th, 1648, Geising †March 10th, 1701, Leipzig

70

Johann Arnoldi

German jurist

*October 16th, 1648, Giessen †December 13th, 1718, Stolberg

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Leap year

Yes: 1648 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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