October 19th, 1956

Born on October 19th, 1956

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 346 days, exactly on March 31st, 2025, people who were born on October 19th, 1956 will be 25,000 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, 1956

67

Sunny Deol

Indian actor and politician

*October 19th, 1956, Sahnewal

67

Steve Doocy

American television host, political commentator, and author

*October 19th, 1956, Algona

46

Carlo Urbani

Italian physician (1956-2003)

*October 19th, 1956, Castelplanio †March 29th, 2003, Bangkok

67

Bruce Weber

American basketball coach

*October 19th, 1956, Milwaukee

67

Didier Theys

Belgian racing driver

*October 19th, 1956, Nivelles

67

Grover Norquist

American conservative activist and lobbyist

*October 19th, 1956, Sharon

67

Elena Garanina

Figure skater

*October 19th, 1956, Moscow

67

Thierry Beccaro

French broadcaster

*October 19th, 1956, Paris

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

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

69

Ken Stott

British actor

*October 19th, 1954, Edinburgh

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

63

Jennifer Holliday

American actress and singer

*October 19th, 1960, Houston

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

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

77

Jürgen Croy

East German association football player and manager

*October 19th, 1946, Zwickau

68

Sabine Haudepin

French actress

*October 19th, 1955, Montreuil

61

Evander Holyfield

American boxer

*October 19th, 1962, Atmore

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

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

77

Philip Pullman

English author

*October 19th, 1946, Norwich

70

Wang Yi

Member of the 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

*October 19th, 1953, Beijing

34

Nikolija Jovanović

Serbian singer and rapper

*October 19th, 1989, Zagreb

54

Caroline Catz

British film, television, theatre and radio actress

*October 19th, 1969, Manchester

69

Sam Allardyce

English association football player and manager

*October 19th, 1954, Dudley

57

Jon Favreau

American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

*October 19th, 1966, New York City

55

Kacey Ainsworth

Actress

*October 19th, 1968, London

65

Michael Steele

American politician

*October 19th, 1958, Joint Base Andrews

78

Angus Deaton

British microeconomist

*October 19th, 1945, Edinburgh

61

Roland Dyens

French composer

*October 19th, 1955, Tunis †October 29th, 2016, 15th arrondissement of Paris

84

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astrophysicist

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

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Public holidays on October 19th

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Born on October 19th, 1956
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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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