October 19th, 1937

Born on October 19th, 1937

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 391 days, exactly on May 30th, 2025, people who were born on October 19th, 1937 will be 32,000 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, 1937

80

Sean Garrison

American former actor (1937-2018)

*October 19th, 1937, New York City †March 2nd, 2018

86

Peter Max

German-born American artist (born 1937)

*October 19th, 1937, Berlin

86

Hans Conrad Zander

Swiss journalist and writer

*October 19th, 1937, Zürich

86

Marilyn Bell

Canadian swimmer

*October 19th, 1937, Toronto

68

Teresa Ciepły

Polish sprinter and hurdler

*October 19th, 1937, Brodnia Górna †March 8th, 2006, Bydgoszcz

80

Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield

British politician (1937-2018)

*October 19th, 1937, United Kingdom †July 1st, 2018

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

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

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

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

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

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

87

Tony Lo Bianco

Actor

*October 19th, 1936, Brooklyn

77

Jürgen Croy

East German association football player and manager

*October 19th, 1946, Zwickau

77

Sylvia Browne

American author, psychic and medium (1936-2013)

*October 19th, 1936, Kansas City †November 20th, 2013, San Jose

77

Philip Pullman

English author

*October 19th, 1946, Norwich

69

Ken Stott

British actor

*October 19th, 1954, Edinburgh

63

Jennifer Holliday

American actress and singer

*October 19th, 1960, Houston

34

Nikolija Jovanović

Serbian singer and rapper

*October 19th, 1989, Zagreb

84

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astrophysicist

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

78

Angus Deaton

British microeconomist

*October 19th, 1945, Edinburgh

59

Robert Reed

American actor, director (1932-1992)

*October 19th, 1932, Highland Park †May 12th, 1992, Pasadena

82

Manolo Escobar

Spanish singer and actor (1931-2013)

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

78

Gloria Jones

American singer

*October 19th, 1945, Cincinnati

54

Caroline Catz

British film, television, theatre and radio actress

*October 19th, 1969, Manchester

61

Evander Holyfield

American boxer

*October 19th, 1962, Atmore

57

Jon Favreau

American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

*October 19th, 1966, New York City

96

Pierre Alechinsky

Belgian and French painter and engraver

*October 19th, 1927, Schaerbeek

Same year
Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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