What happened this day in history October 19

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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