Famous Birthdays In October - 19

1866  Clarence Lucas, composer was born on October - 19.   

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

1871  On October - 19 birth of walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Wisdom of the Body)   

1873  On October - 19 birth of barton King, cricketer (North America's greatest all-rounder)   

1873  On October - 19 birth of jaap Eden, Dutch World Champion cycling & speed skating   

1876  On October - 19 birth of mordecai (3 finger) Brown, hall of fame pitcher   

1882  On October - 19 birth of vincas Kreve-Mickievicius, Lithuania, poet/philologist/playwright   

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

1889  On this day in history birth of uncle Art Satherly, entertainer (1968 Acad of Country Music Award)   

1892  On this day in history birth of alexander A Aljechin, Russian/French chess champ (1927-35, 37-46)   

1892  Ilmari Hannikainen, composer was born on October - 19.   

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

1895  Frank Durbin, last American veteran of the Battle of Verdun (d.1999) was born on October - 19.   

1896  On this day in history 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  Miguel Asturias, Guatemala, poet/diplomat (Hombres de Maiz, Nobel 67) was born on October - 19.   

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

1900  On October - 19 birth of theodoro Valcarcel, composer   

1900  On this day in history birth of roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. 1957)   

1900  Erna Berger, German soprano (d. 1990) was born on October - 19.   

1901  On this day in history birth of arleigh A Burke, Colo, admiral (WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross)   

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

1903  On October - 19 birth of tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (d. 1971)   

1907  Roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader (d. 1962) was born on October - 19.   

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

1908  On October - 19 birth of patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician/composer (Elegy)   

1909  Robert Beatty, Ontario, actor (Amorous Mr Pawn, Where Eagles Dare) was born on October - 19.   

1909  Marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. 1975) was born on October - 19.   

1910  On October - 19 birth of subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, India, astrophysicist (Nobel 1983)   

1911  On this day in history birth of george Cates, NYC, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show)   

1911  On October - 19 birth of hilde Spiel, writer   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

0727  Death of Saint Frideswide on this day in history.   

1187  Death of Pope Urban III on October - 19.   

1216  Death of King John on this day in history.   

1268  Death of Konradin von Hohenstaufen, duke of Zwaben, beheaded on October - 19.   

1432  Death of John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1392) on October - 19.   

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 this day in history death of francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1541)