October 19th, 2020

Born on October 19th, 2020

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 1,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 717 days, exactly on April 11th, 2026, people who were born on October 19th, 2020 will be 2,000 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

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

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

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

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

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

77

Jürgen Croy

East German association football player and manager

*October 19th, 1946, Zwickau

25

Ty Parker

American actor

*October 19th, 1998, Louisiana

63

Jennifer Holliday

American actress and singer

*October 19th, 1960, Houston

69

Ken Stott

British actor

*October 19th, 1954, Edinburgh

54

Caroline Catz

British film, television, theatre and radio actress

*October 19th, 1969, Manchester

29

Matej Mohorič

Slovenian professional cyclist

*October 19th, 1994, Kranj

77

Philip Pullman

English author

*October 19th, 1946, Norwich

84

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astrophysicist

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

57

Jon Favreau

American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

*October 19th, 1966, New York City

55

Kacey Ainsworth

Actress

*October 19th, 1968, London

61

Evander Holyfield

American boxer

*October 19th, 1962, Atmore

78

Angus Deaton

British microeconomist

*October 19th, 1945, Edinburgh

46

Jason Reitman

Canadian-American film director

*October 19th, 1977, Montreal

82

Robert Beatty

Canadian actor (1909-1992)

*October 19th, 1909, Hamilton †March 3rd, 1992, London

67

Sunny Deol

Indian actor and politician

*October 19th, 1956, Sahnewal

40

Rebecca Ferguson

Swedish actress

*October 19th, 1983, Stockholm

46

Henry Quinteros

Peruvian footballer (born 1977)

*October 19th, 1977, Lima

87

Tony Lo Bianco

Actor

*October 19th, 1936, Brooklyn

54

Teuta Arifi

Albanian politician

*October 19th, 1969, Tetovo

103

Hans Alwin Ketels

German politician (1913-2017)

*October 19th, 1913, Osterhever †April 12th, 2017, Garding

70

Wang Yi

Member of the 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

*October 19th, 1953, Beijing

51

Megan Marcks

Australian rower

*October 19th, 1972, Queanbeyan

78

Gloria Jones

American singer

*October 19th, 1945, Cincinnati

24

Carlotta Truman

German singer

*October 19th, 1999, Garbsen

34

Miroslav Stoch

Slovak association football player

*October 19th, 1989, Nitra

54

Trey Parker

American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1969)

*October 19th, 1969, Conifer

36

George Friend

English association football player (born 1987)

*October 19th, 1987, Barnstaple

27

Rebecca Šramková

Slovak female tennis player

*October 19th, 1996, Bratislava

43

Katja Herbers

Dutch actress

*October 19th, 1980, Amsterdam

22

Leighton Clarkson

English association football player (born 2001)

*October 19th, 2001, Blackburn

43

JJ Heller

American Christian folk singer

*October 19th, 1980, San Jose

32

Colton Dixon

American singer-songwriter and musician

*October 19th, 1991, Murfreesboro

77

Sylvia Browne

American author, psychic and medium (1936-2013)

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

68

Sabine Haudepin

French actress

*October 19th, 1955, Montreuil

33

Janet Leon

Swedish singer

*October 19th, 1990, Gothenburg

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Leap year

Yes: 2020 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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