October 19th, 1768

Born on October 19th, 1768

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 93,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 673 days, exactly on March 1st, 2026, people who were born on October 19th, 1768 will be 94,000 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

77

Jürgen Croy

East German association football player and manager

*October 19th, 1946, Zwickau

34

Nikolija Jovanović

Serbian singer and rapper

*October 19th, 1989, Zagreb

74

Leigh Hunt

British critic, essayist, poet and writer (1784-1859)

*October 19th, 1784, Southgate †August 28th, 1859, Putney

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

77

Philip Pullman

English author

*October 19th, 1946, Norwich

54

Caroline Catz

British film, television, theatre and radio actress

*October 19th, 1969, Manchester

82

Robert Beatty

Canadian actor (1909-1992)

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

83

Antoine Jay

French writer, journalist, historian and politician (1770-1854)

*October 19th, 1770, Guîtres †April 9th, 1854, Courgeac

61

Evander Holyfield

American boxer

*October 19th, 1962, Atmore

57

Jon Favreau

American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

*October 19th, 1966, New York City

92

Cassius M. Clay

American planter, politician and ambassador to Russia (1810-1903)

*October 19th, 1810, Madison County †July 22nd, 1903, Madison County

103

Hans Alwin Ketels

German politician (1913-2017)

*October 19th, 1913, Osterhever †April 12th, 2017, Garding

55

Kacey Ainsworth

Actress

*October 19th, 1968, London

25

Ty Parker

American actor

*October 19th, 1998, Louisiana

Same year
Born in 1768

29

Lazare Hoche

French general (1768–1797)

*June 24th, 1768, Versailles †September 19th, 1797, Wetzlar

57

Marie-Guillemine Benoist

French painter (1768–1826)

*December 18th, 1768, Paris †October 8th, 1826, Paris

62

Joseph Fourier

French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)

*March 21st, 1768, Auxerre †May 16th, 1830, Paris

24

Charlotte Corday

Figure of the French Revolution (1768-1793)

*July 27th, 1768, Ligneries †July 17th, 1793, Paris

65

Friedrich Schleiermacher

German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834)

*November 21st, 1768, Wrocław †February 12th, 1834, Berlin

70

Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin

French Navy officer

*October 13th, 1768, Honfleur †April 23rd, 1839, Paris

60

Jacques Lauriston

French diplomat (1768-1828)

*February 1st, 1768, Pondicherry †June 11th, 1828, Paris

62

Benjamin Carr

American composer

*September 12th, 1768, London †May 24th, 1831, Philadelphia

67

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)

*February 12th, 1768, Florence †March 2nd, 1835, Vienna

76

Joseph Bonaparte

Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte; King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13)

*January 7th, 1768, Corte †July 28th, 1844, Florence

59

Maria Reynolds

Wife of James Reynolds and Alexander Hamilton's mistress (1768–1828)

*March 30th, 1768, New York City †March 25th, 1828, United States of America

81

Maria Edgeworth

Irish writer (1768-1849)

*January 1st, 1768, Oxfordshire †May 22nd, 1849, Edgeworthstown

79

François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand

French writer, politician and historian (1768–1848)

*September 4th, 1768, Saint-Malo †July 4th, 1848, Paris

64

Joseph Vitus Burg

German Roman Catholic bishop

*August 27th, 1768, Offenburg †May 22nd, 1833, Mainz

25

Rozalia Lubomirska

Polish noble (1768-1794)

*September 16th, 1768, Chernobyl †June 30th, 1794, Paris

73

Joseph Desha

American politician (1768-1842)

*December 9th, 1768, Monroe County †October 11th, 1842, Georgetown

63

Paul Usteri

Swiss botanist (1768-1831)

*February 14th, 1768, Zürich †April 9th, 1831, Zürich

73

Sebastian Fahrländer

Politician

*January 14th, 1768, Ettenheim †February 19th, 1841, Aarau

69

Agustín Eyzaguirre

President of Chile (1768-1837)

*May 3rd, 1768, Santiago †July 19th, 1837, Santiago

37

Johann Philipp Palm

Executed German bookseller (1766-1806)

*December 17th, 1768, Schorndorf †August 26th, 1806, Braunau am Inn

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Leap year

Yes: 1768 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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