October 19th, 1960

Born on October 19th, 1960

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What happened on October 19th, 1960?

October 19th, 1960

The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba

What else 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.

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

Born on October 19th, 1960

63

Jennifer Holliday

American actress and singer

*October 19th, 1960, Houston

63

Takeshi Koshida

Japanese association football player

*October 19th, 1960, Kanazawa

63

Jean-Michel Pilc

Jazz pianist born in France

*October 19th, 1960, Paris

63

Dan Woodgate

English drummer, songwriter, composer and record producer

*October 19th, 1960, London

63

Ignacio González González

Spanish politician and member of the Partido Popular

*October 19th, 1960, Madrid

63

Mark Davis

Former pitcher in Major League Baseball

*October 19th, 1960, Livermore

63

Susan Straight

American writer

*October 19th, 1960, Riverside

56

Dawn Coe-Jones

Canadian professional golfer (1960-2016)

*October 19th, 1960, Campbell River †November 12th, 2016

63

Anna Hruby

Australian actress

*October 19th, 1960, Australia

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

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

61

Evander Holyfield

American boxer

*October 19th, 1962, Atmore

69

Ken Stott

British actor

*October 19th, 1954, Edinburgh

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

54

Caroline Catz

British film, television, theatre and radio actress

*October 19th, 1969, Manchester

57

Jon Favreau

American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

*October 19th, 1966, New York City

34

Nikolija Jovanović

Serbian singer and rapper

*October 19th, 1989, Zagreb

67

Sunny Deol

Indian actor and politician

*October 19th, 1956, Sahnewal

55

Kacey Ainsworth

Actress

*October 19th, 1968, London

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

65

Michael Steele

American politician

*October 19th, 1958, Joint Base Andrews

68

Sabine Haudepin

French actress

*October 19th, 1955, Montreuil

84

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astrophysicist

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

69

Sam Allardyce

English association football player and manager

*October 19th, 1954, Dudley

78

Angus Deaton

British microeconomist

*October 19th, 1945, Edinburgh

60

Sinitta

British singer and actress

*October 19th, 1963, Seattle

54

Teuta Arifi

Albanian politician

*October 19th, 1969, Tetovo

Same year
Born in 1960

63

Vince Clarke

English synth-pop musician and songwriter

*July 3rd, 1960, South Woodford tube station

63

Sydney Youngblood

American/German singer

*December 2nd, 1960, San Antonio

63

Åse Michaelsen

Norwegian politician

*June 4th, 1960, Mandal Municipality

63

Sally Yates

American lawyer, 36th United States Deputy Attorney General

*August 20th, 1960, Atlanta

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

*February 23rd, 1960, Hospital of the Imperial Household

64

Lene Kaaberbøl

Danish writer

*March 24th, 1960, Copenhagen

63

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

*August 7th, 1960, New York City

64

Pierre Littbarski

German association football player and manager

*April 16th, 1960, West Berlin

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

*April 28th, 1960, Hafnarfjörður †January 16th, 1993, Reykjavík

60

Diego Maradona

Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)

*October 30th, 1960, Lanús †November 25th, 2020, Dique Luján

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

63

Friederike Seyfried

German archaeologist and egyptologist

*November 19th, 1960, Mosbach

63

John Leguizamo

American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)

*July 22nd, 1960, Bogotá

63

Jane Lynch

American actress

*July 14th, 1960, Evergreen Park

63

Susanne Zimmer

Danish politician

*June 9th, 1960, Brønderslev

64

Ivanna Lie

Indonesian badminton player

*March 7th, 1960, Bandung City

63

Bobby Ertanto

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1960, Surabaya

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

63

Colin Firth

English actor and producer

*September 10th, 1960, Grayshott

63

Denyse Julien

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1960, Rouyn-Noranda

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Yes: 1960 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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