September 19th, 1940

Born on September 19th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 19th, 1940?

September 19th, 1940

World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on September 19th, 1940

83

Paul Williams

American composer, singer, songwriter and actor

*September 19th, 1940, Omaha

49

Eduardo Mateo

Uruguayan singer, songwriter, guitarist, and arranger (1940-1990)

*September 19th, 1940, Montevideo †May 16th, 1990, Montevideo

83

Sylvia Tyson

Canadian musician

*September 19th, 1940, Chatham-Kent

83

Zandra Rhodes

British fashion designer

*September 19th, 1940, Chatham

83

Bill Medley

American singer and songwriter, record producer

*September 19th, 1940, Los Angeles

83

Karin Baal

German actress

*September 19th, 1940, Berlin

71

Caroline John

English actress

*September 19th, 1940, York †June 5th, 2012, London

72

Marc Simoneau

Canadian radio host and politician (1940-2013)

*September 19th, 1940, Montmagny †May 3rd, 2013, Quebec City

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Who's birthday is on September 19th?

32

Cass Elliot

American singer (1941–1974)

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

90

David McCallum

Scottish actor (1933-2023)

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

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

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

37

Peter Vack

American actor

*September 19th, 1986, West Village

88

Adam West

American actor (1928–2017)

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

75

Jeremy Irons

British actor (born 1948)

*September 19th, 1948, Cowes

96

Rosemary Harris

English-American actress and narrator

*September 19th, 1927, Suffolk

87

Hermann Heimpel

German medievalist and historian (1901-1988)

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

68

Rex Smith

American actor and singer

*September 19th, 1955, Jacksonville

93

James Lipton

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

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

49

Victoria Silvstedt

Swedish model, actress, singer, and television personality

*September 19th, 1974, Skellefteå Sankt Olov Parish

20

Tanya Hemanth

Badminton player

*September 19th, 2003, Mysore

57

Claudia Schmutzler

German actress

*September 19th, 1966, Dresden

82

Umberto Bossi

Italian politician (born 1941)

*September 19th, 1941, Cassano Magnago

52

Sanaa Lathan

American actress

*September 19th, 1971, New York City

74

Twiggy Lawson

British model, actress and singer

*September 19th, 1949, Neasden

94

Masatoshi Koshiba

Japanese physicist and astronomer (1926-2020)

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

45

Ramin Karimloo

Iranian-Canadian actor, singer and composer

*September 19th, 1978, Tehran

61

Bruno Todeschini

French Swiss actor

*September 19th, 1962, Neuchâtel

89

Giuseppe Saragat

5th President of Italy (1898-1988)

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

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Yes: 1940 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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