October 19th, 1978

Born on October 19th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 375 days, exactly on May 5th, 2025, people who were born on October 19th, 1978 will be 17,000 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, 1978

45

Vincent Macaigne

French actor, film director, and theatre director

*October 19th, 1978, Paris

45

Tulipa Ruiz

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 19th, 1978, Santos

45

Gabrielle Dennis

American actress

*October 19th, 1978, Cincinnati

45

Ruslan Chagaev

Uzbekistani boxer

*October 19th, 1978, Andijan

45

Henri Sorvali

Finnish musician

*October 19th, 1978, Helsinki

45

Enrique Bernoldi

Brazilian racing driver

*October 19th, 1978, Curitiba

45

Nicolás Peric

Chilean footballer

*October 19th, 1978, Talca

45

Marco Sneck

Finnish musician

*October 19th, 1978, Lapinlahti

45

Zakhar Dubensky

Russian footballer

*October 19th, 1978, Volgograd

45

Lee Isaac Chung

American filmmaker

*October 19th, 1978, Denver

45

Iben Dorner

Danish actress

*October 19th, 1978, Holstebro

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

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

34

Nikolija Jovanović

Serbian singer and rapper

*October 19th, 1989, Zagreb

46

Jason Reitman

Canadian-American film director

*October 19th, 1977, Montreal

46

Henry Quinteros

Peruvian footballer (born 1977)

*October 19th, 1977, Lima

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

54

Caroline Catz

British film, television, theatre and radio actress

*October 19th, 1969, Manchester

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

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

63

Jennifer Holliday

American actress and singer

*October 19th, 1960, Houston

77

Jürgen Croy

East German association football player and manager

*October 19th, 1946, Zwickau

55

Kacey Ainsworth

Actress

*October 19th, 1968, London

43

Katja Herbers

Dutch actress

*October 19th, 1980, Amsterdam

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

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

69

Ken Stott

British actor

*October 19th, 1954, Edinburgh

57

Jon Favreau

American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

*October 19th, 1966, New York City

43

JJ Heller

American Christian folk singer

*October 19th, 1980, San Jose

44

Marc Elliott

British actor

*October 19th, 1979, Stratford-upon-Avon

43

Elizabeth A. Davis

Theatre actor

*October 19th, 1980, Dumas

44

Ryan McMahon

Canadian singer-songwriter

*October 19th, 1979, Chemainus

40

Rebecca Ferguson

Swedish actress

*October 19th, 1983, Stockholm

51

Megan Marcks

Australian rower

*October 19th, 1972, Queanbeyan

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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