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, 1,760,832,000 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 ‘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
- 439 –The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.
- 1469 –Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.
- 1812 –Napoleon I of France retreats from Moscow.
- 1904 –Polytechnic University of the Philippines founded as Manila Business School through the superintendence of the American C.A. O'Reilley.
- 1935 –The League of Nations places economic sanctions on fascist Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
- 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.
- 1987 –Black Monday - the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.
- 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.
- 2003 –Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
Who were born on October 19?
- 1605 –Thomas Browne, English writer (d. 1682)
- 1895 –Frank Durbin, last American veteran of the Battle of Verdun (d. 1999)
- 1900 –Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer (d. 1991)
- 1937 –Peter Max, American artist
- 1958 –Lou Briel, Puerto Rican singer and actor
- 1958 –Michael Steele, American political figure
- 1966 –Jon Favreau, American actor, writer and director
- 1978 –Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver
- 1982 –Louis Oosthuizen, South African golfer
- 1993 –Abby Sunderland, American sailor
Who died on October 19?
- 1608 –Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (b. 1551)
- 1889 –King Louis of Portugal (b. 1838)
- 1943 –Camille Claudel, French sculptor (b. 1864)
- 1956 –Isham Jones, American musician (b. 1894)
- 1978 –Gig Young, American actor (b. 1913)
- 1986 –Samora Machel, President of Mozambique (b. 1933)
- 2003 –Alija Izetbegović, President of Bosnia-Herzegovina (b. 1925)
- 2003 –Road Warrior Hawk, American professional wrestler (b. 1960)
- 2007 –Michael Maidens, English footballer with Hartlepool United (b. 1987)
- 2009 –Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor (b. 1918)
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