September 19th, 1908

Born on September 19th, 1908

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 19th?

September 19th, 2011

Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career leader in saves.

September 19th, 1995

Industrial Society and Its Future, the manifesto of American domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, was published in The Washington Post almost three months after it was submitted.

September 19th, 1991

Ötzi, a well-preserved natural mummy of a man dating from about 3300 BC, was discovered by two German tourists in the Alps.

September 19th, 1985

An earthquake registering Mw 8.0 struck Mexico City, killing at least 9,000 people and leaving up to 100,000 homeless.

September 19th, 1970

The first Glastonbury Festival was held at Michael Eavis's farm in Glastonbury, England.

September 19th, 1950

Korean War: A North Korean attack was repelled by Allied forces at the Battle of Nam River.

September 19th, 1944

World War II: Finland, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom signed the Moscow Armistice to end the Continuation War.

September 19th, 1940

World War II: Polish resistance leader Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be captured by German forces and sent to Auschwitz to gather intelligence.

September 19th, 1893

New Zealand became the first country to introduce universal suffrage following the women's suffrage movement led by Kate Sheppard.

September 19th, 1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga began in northwestern Georgia and would end in the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater.

September 19th, 1846

Near La Salette-Fallavaux in southeastern France, shepherd children Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud reported a Marian apparition, now known as Our Lady of La Salette (statue pictured).

September 19th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British troops engaged American forces at the first Battle of Saratoga in New York.

September 19th, 1692

Salem witch trials: Giles Corey was crushed to death for refusing to enter a plea to charges of witchcraft, reportedly asking officials for "more weight".

September 19th, 1356

Hundred Years' War: English forces led by Edward the Black Prince decisively won the Battle of Poitiers and captured John II of France.

September 19th, 2022

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 19th

Born on September 19th, 1908

70

Mika Waltari

Finnish writer

*September 19th, 1908, Helsinki †August 26th, 1979, Helsinki

93

Victor Weisskopf

Austrian American theoretical physicist

*September 19th, 1908, Vienna †April 22nd, 2002, Newton

95

Robert Lecourt

French politician and judge (1908-2004)

*September 19th, 1908, Pavilly †August 9th, 2004, Boulogne-Billancourt

92

Paul Bénichou

French writer

*September 19th, 1908, Tlemcen †May 14th, 2001, Paris

66

Tatsuo Shimabuku

Founder of Isshin-ryū

*September 19th, 1908, Okinawa Prefecture †May 30th, 1975, Itoman

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87

Hermann Heimpel

German medievalist and historian (1901-1988)

*September 19th, 1901, Munich †December 23rd, 1988, Göttingen

37

Peter Vack

American actor

*September 19th, 1986, West Village

81

William Golding

British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate

*September 19th, 1911, Newquay †June 19th, 1993, Perranarworthal

90

David McCallum

Scottish actor (1933-2023)

*September 19th, 1933, Maryhill †September 25th, 2023, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

89

Giuseppe Saragat

5th President of Italy (1898-1988)

*September 19th, 1898, Turin †June 11th, 1988, Rome

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

88

Adam West

American actor (1928–2017)

*September 19th, 1928, Walla Walla †June 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

96

Rosemary Harris

English-American actress and narrator

*September 19th, 1927, Suffolk

83

Paul Williams

American composer, singer, songwriter and actor

*September 19th, 1940, Omaha

93

James Lipton

Poet, talk show host, writer, teacher (1926-2020)

*September 19th, 1926, Detroit †March 2nd, 2020, Manhattan

32

Cass Elliot

American singer (1941–1974)

*September 19th, 1941, Baltimore †July 29th, 1974, Mayfair

20

Tanya Hemanth

Badminton player

*September 19th, 2003, Mysore

94

Masatoshi Koshiba

Japanese physicist and astronomer (1926-2020)

*September 19th, 1926, Toyohashi †November 12th, 2020, Tokyo

49

Victoria Silvstedt

Swedish model, actress, singer, and television personality

*September 19th, 1974, Skellefteå Sankt Olov Parish

68

Rex Smith

American actor and singer

*September 19th, 1955, Jacksonville

75

Jeremy Irons

British actor (born 1948)

*September 19th, 1948, Cowes

57

Claudia Schmutzler

German actress

*September 19th, 1966, Dresden

52

Sanaa Lathan

American actress

*September 19th, 1971, New York City

45

Ramin Karimloo

Iranian-Canadian actor, singer and composer

*September 19th, 1978, Tehran

64

Jóhann Hafstein

Icelandic politician (1915-1980)

*September 19th, 1915, Akureyri †May 15th, 1980, Akureyri

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Born in 1908

78

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, Stonewall

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

88

Wolfram von Soden

German Assyriologist

*June 19th, 1908, Berlin †October 6th, 1996, Münster

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

100

Claude Lévi-Strauss

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

*November 28th, 1908, City of Brussels †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris

66

Louis Jordan

American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)

*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

65

Salvador Allende

28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

81

Bette Davis

American actress (1908–1989)

*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

97

John Mills

English actor (1908-2005)

*February 22nd, 1908, Felixstowe †April 23rd, 2005, Denham

91

Amintore Fanfani

Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)

*February 6th, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano †November 20th, 1999, Rome

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading

82

Robert Cummings

American actor (1910–1990)

*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills

85

Raymond Scott

American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)

*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills

82

Jill Esmond

British actress (1908–1990)

*January 26th, 1908, London †July 28th, 1990, Wimbledon

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Public holidays on September 19th

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1908 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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