Famous Birthdays In October - 19

1866  On this day in history 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 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1885  Charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956) was born on October - 19.  

1889  Uncle Art Satherly, entertainer (1968 Acad of Country Music Award) was born on October - 19.  

1892  On October - 19 birth of alexander A Aljechin, Russian/French chess champ (1927-35, 37-46)  

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

1895  Louis Mumford, cultural historian/city planner/writer was born on October - 19.  

1895  On this day in history birth of frank Durbin, last American veteran of the Battle of Verdun (d.1999)  

1896  Bob O'Farrell, American baseball player (d. 1988) was born on this day in history.  

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  Bill Ponsford, cricketer (great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic v NSW) was born on October - 19.  

1900  Theodoro Valcarcel, composer was born on October - 19.  

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

1900  On October - 19 birth of erna Berger, German soprano (d. 1990)  

1901  Arleigh A Burke, Colo, admiral (WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross) was born on this day in history.  

1903  On October - 19 birth of vittorio Giannini, composer  

1903  On this day in history birth of tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (d. 1971)  

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

1908  On this day in history birth of nils Geirr Tveitt, composer  

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

1909  On October - 19 birth of robert Beatty, Ontario, actor (Amorous Mr Pawn, Where Eagles Dare)  

1909  On this day in history birth of marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. 1975)  

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  Hilde Spiel, writer was born on this day in history.  

1913  Jean Urruty, France, Jai-Alai champion was born on this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history 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 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  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  Bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies on this day in history.  

1587  Death of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1541) on this day in history.