October 19th, 1917

Born on October 19th, 1917

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 38,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 97 days, exactly on July 29th, 2024, people who were born on October 19th, 1917 will be 39,000 days old!

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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

Born on October 19th, 1917

86

Ismael Rodríguez

Mexican film director, screenwriter

*October 19th, 1917, Mexico City †August 7th, 2004, Mexico City

101

Walter Munk

American oceanographer (1917-2019)

*October 19th, 1917, Vienna †February 8th, 2019, La Jolla

95

William Joel Blass

American politician

*October 19th, 1917, Clinton †October 23rd, 2012, Pass Christian

91

Evgenia Antipova

Russian artist (1917-2009)

*October 19th, 1917, Toropets †January 27th, 2009, Saint Petersburg

102

Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande

Indian mathematician

*October 19th, 1917, Sagar division †April 21st, 2020

88

Kalcidon Agius

Maltese author and writer (1917-2006)

*October 19th, 1917, Naxxar †May 24th, 2006

99

René Laurentin

French theologian

*October 19th, 1917, Tours †September 10th, 2017, 7th arrondissement of Paris

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 19th?

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

92

Jean Dausset

French immunologist (1916-2009)

*October 19th, 1916, Toulouse †June 6th, 2009, Palma de Mallorca

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

84

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astrophysicist

*October 19th, 1910, Lahore †August 21st, 1995, Chicago

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

*October 19th, 1931, Poole †December 12th, 2020, Royal Cornwall Hospital

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

103

Hans Alwin Ketels

German politician (1913-2017)

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

77

Jürgen Croy

East German association football player and manager

*October 19th, 1946, Zwickau

82

Robert Beatty

Canadian actor (1909-1992)

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

73

Bob Sweeney

American television director and actor (1918–1992)

*October 19th, 1918, San Francisco †June 7th, 1992, Westlake Village

34

Nikolija Jovanović

Serbian singer and rapper

*October 19th, 1989, Zagreb

69

Ken Stott

British actor

*October 19th, 1954, Edinburgh

73

Gunnar Nordahl

Swedish association football player (1921-1995)

*October 19th, 1921, Hörnefors †September 15th, 1995, Alghero

77

Philip Pullman

English author

*October 19th, 1946, Norwich

63

Jennifer Holliday

American actress and singer

*October 19th, 1960, Houston

96

Pierre Alechinsky

Belgian and French painter and engraver

*October 19th, 1927, Schaerbeek

54

Caroline Catz

British film, television, theatre and radio actress

*October 19th, 1969, Manchester

87

Tony Lo Bianco

Actor

*October 19th, 1936, Brooklyn

82

Manolo Escobar

Spanish singer and actor (1931-2013)

*October 19th, 1931, Las Norias †October 24th, 2013, Benidorm

61

Evander Holyfield

American boxer

*October 19th, 1962, Atmore

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Born in 1917

46

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

*May 29th, 1917, Brookline †November 22nd, 1963, Parkland Memorial Hospital

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

*September 28th, 1917, Penang †June 5th, 2005, Singapore

66

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister of India (1966–1977, 1980–1984)

*November 19th, 1917, Prayagraj †October 31st, 1984, New Delhi

72

Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

*September 11th, 1917, Sarrat †September 28th, 1989, Honolulu

53

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

*July 27th, 1917, Prétot-Vicquemare †September 23rd, 1970, Paris

79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

*April 25th, 1917, Newport News †June 15th, 1996, Beverly Hills

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

84

Katharine Graham

American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001)

*June 16th, 1917, New York City †July 17th, 2001, Boise

89

Barry Nelson

American actor (1917–2007)

*April 16th, 1917, San Francisco †April 7th, 2007, Bucks County

90

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)

*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo

67

Heinrich Böll

German writer (1917–1985)

*December 21st, 1917, Cologne †July 16th, 1985, Langenbroich

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

*March 20th, 1917, East Ham †June 18th, 2020, Ditchling

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

61

Park Chung Hee

Leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979

*November 14th, 1917, Gumi †October 26th, 1979, Jongno District

49

William Tracy

American actor (1917-1967)

*December 1st, 1917, Pittsburgh †July 18th, 1967, Hollywood

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

*November 5th, 1917, Stuttgart †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

92

Carl Ballantine

American entertainer (1917-2009)

*September 27th, 1917, Chicago †November 3rd, 2009, Hollywood Hills

87

Ramanand Sagar

Indian film director (1917-2005)

*December 29th, 1917, Lahore †December 12th, 2005, Mumbai

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

*September 4th, 1917, Detroit †September 29th, 1987, Detroit

91

Helga Tiemann

German painter and sculptor (1917–2008)

*October 11th, 1917, Remscheid †October 13th, 2008, Cologne

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Public holidays on October 19th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1917 is a normal year and no leap year.

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