Famous Birthdays In October - 19

1866  On October - 19 birth of clarence Lucas, composer   

1868  Bertha Landes, 1st woman elected mayor of a major US city (Seattle) was born on October - 19.   

1871  On this day in history birth of walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Wisdom of the Body)   

1873  On this day in history birth of barton King, cricketer (North America's greatest all-rounder)   

1873  Jaap Eden, Dutch World Champion cycling & speed skating was born on this day in history.   

1876  Mordecai (3 finger) Brown, hall of fame pitcher was born on October - 19.   

1882  On this day in history birth of vincas Kreve-Mickievicius, Lithuania, poet/philologist/playwright   

1885  On October - 19 birth of charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956)   

1889  Uncle Art Satherly, entertainer (1968 Acad of Country Music Award) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Alexander A Aljechin, Russian/French chess champ (1927-35, 37-46) was born on October - 19.   

1892  On this day in history birth of ilmari Hannikainen, composer   

1895  On October - 19 birth of louis Mumford, cultural historian/city planner/writer   

1895  On October - 19 birth of frank Durbin, last American veteran of the Battle of Verdun (d.1999)   

1896  On October - 19 birth of bob O'Farrell, American baseball player (d. 1988)   

1897  Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist and scholar (d. 1994) was born on October - 19.   

1899  On October - 19 birth of miguel Asturias, Guatemala, poet/diplomat (Hombres de Maiz, Nobel 67)   

1900  On October - 19 birth of bill Ponsford, cricketer (great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic v NSW)   

1900  On this day in history birth of theodoro Valcarcel, composer   

1900  Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of erna Berger, German soprano (d. 1990)   

1901  Arleigh A Burke, Colo, admiral (WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross) was born on October - 19.   

1903  On this day in history birth of vittorio Giannini, composer   

1903  Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (d. 1971) was born on October - 19.   

1907  On October - 19 birth of roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader (d. 1962)   

1908  Nils Geirr Tveitt, composer was born on October - 19.   

1908  Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician/composer (Elegy) was born on this day in history.   

1909  Robert Beatty, Ontario, actor (Amorous Mr Pawn, Where Eagles Dare) was born on this day in history.   

1909  On October - 19 birth of marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. 1975)   

1910  On this day in history birth of subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, India, astrophysicist (Nobel 1983)   

1911  On October - 19 birth of george Cates, NYC, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show)   

1911  On October - 19 birth of hilde Spiel, writer   

1913  On this day in history birth of jean Urruty, France, Jai-Alai champion   

1913  On October - 19 birth of vasco Pratolini, Italian writer (Le ragazze di San Frediano)   

1913  On October - 19 birth of vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and songwriter (d. 1980)   

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0727  On October - 19 death of saint Frideswide   

1187  Death of Pope Urban III on this day in history.   

1216  Death of King John on this day in history.   

1268  On October - 19 death of konradin von Hohenstaufen, duke of Zwaben, beheaded   

1432  On October - 19 death of john de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1392)   

1547  On this day in history pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46   

1553  On this day in history bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies   

1587  On October - 19 death of francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1541)