What are the important events that happened on October 19? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 19: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 19 is the 293rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 73 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 6, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,729,296,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaenneacontatrigon’ day.
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 102 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,320 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 19 Historical Events
1216 –
King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.
1466 –
The Thirteen Years War ends with the Second Treaty of Thorn.
1917 –
The Love Field in Dallas, Texas is opened.
1950 –
The People’s Liberation Army takes control of the town of Qamdo; this is sometimes called the “Invasion of Tibet”.
1954 –
First ascent of Cho Oyu.
1969 –
The first Prime Minister of Tunisia in twelve years, Bahi Ladgham, is appointed by President Habib Bourguiba.
1974 –
Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.
1976 –
Battle of Aishiya in Lebanon.
2004 –
Care International aid worker Margaret Hassan is kidnapped in Iraq.
2007 –
Philippines: A bomb explosion rocked Glorietta 2, a shopping mall in Makati. The blast killed 11 and injured more than 100 people.
Who were born on October 19?
1680 –
John Abernethy, Irish Protestant minister (d. 1740)
1910 –
Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (d. 1980)
1910 –
Shunkichi Hamada, Japanese field hockey player (d. 2009)
1918 –
Russel Kirk, American author and political theorist (d. 1994)
1926 –
Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer and songwriter (d. 2009)
1947 –
Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian comic strip artist
1954 –
Sam Allardyce, English football manager
1956 –
Bruce Weber, American basketball coach
1969 –
Trey Parker, American cartoonist and actor
1978 –
Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver
Who died on October 19?
1187 –
Pope Urban III
1682 –
Thomas Browne, English writer (b. 1605)
1745 –
Jonathan Swift, Irish author (b. 1667)
1936 –
Lu Xun, Chinese writer (b. 1881)
1988 –
Son House, American musician (b. 1902)
1994 –
Martha Raye, American comedian and actress (b. 1916)
2005 –
Corinne Lévesque, wife of Quebec premier René Lévesque (b. 1943)
2006 –
James Glennon, American cinematographer (b. 1942)
2009 –
Howard Unruh, American spree killer (b. 1921)
2010 –
Tom Bosley, American actor (b. 1927)
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