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 292nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 73 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 6, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 489,120 hours 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 ‘dihectaenneacontadigon’ day.
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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 121 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 4,685 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 19 Historical Events
- 1386 –The Universität Heidelberg held its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.
- 1822 –In Parnaíba; Simplício Dias da Silva, João Cândido de Deus e Silva and Domingos Dias declare the independent state of Piauí.
- 1912 –Italy takes possession of Tripoli, Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
- 1944 –United States forces land in the Philippines.
- 1950 –The People’s Liberation Army takes control of the town of Qamdo; this is sometimes called the “Invasion of Tibet”.
- 1950 –The People’s Republic of China joins the Korean War by sending thousands of troops across the Yalu river to fight United Nations forces.
- 1959 –The first discothèque opens, the Scotch-Club in Aachen, Germany.
- 1969 –The first Prime Minister of Tunisia in twelve years, Bahi Ladgham, is appointed by President Habib Bourguiba.
- 1976 –Battle of Aishiya in Lebanon.
- 1989 –The convictions of the Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison.
Who were born on October 19?
- 1658 –Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1704)
- 1862 –Auguste Lumière, French inventor (d. 1954)
- 1927 –Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter
- 1945 –John Lithgow, American actor
- 1949 –Jamie McGrigor, British politician
- 1952 –Verónica Castro, Mexican actress and singer
- 1956 –Didier Theys, Belgian racing driver
- 1956 –Grover Norquist, American political figure
- 1966 –Jon Favreau, American actor, writer and director
- 1976 –Desmond Harrington, American actor
Who died on October 19?
- 727 –Saint Frideswide
- 1432 –John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1392)
- 1856 –William Sprague III, American politician from Rhode Island (b. 1799)
- 1897 –George Pullman, American inventor and industrialist (b. 1831)
- 1901 –Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist (b. 1829)
- 1918 –Harold Lockwood, American actor (b. 1887)
- 1985 –Alfred Rouleau, French Canadian businessman (b. 1915)
- 1999 –Nathalie Sarraute, Russian-born French writer (b. 1900)
- 2007 –Michael Maidens, English footballer with Hartlepool United (b. 1987)
- 2008 –Mr. Blackwell, American fashion critic (b. 1922)
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