Famous Birthdays In October - 19

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

1868  On this day in history birth of bertha Landes, 1st woman elected mayor of a major US city (Seattle)  

1871  Walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Wisdom of the Body) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of mordecai (3 finger) Brown, hall of fame pitcher  

1882  Vincas Kreve-Mickievicius, Lithuania, poet/philologist/playwright was born on October - 19.  

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 October - 19.  

1892  Alexander A Aljechin, Russian/French chess champ (1927-35, 37-46) was born on this day in history.  

1892  Ilmari Hannikainen, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 19.  

1897  On October - 19 birth of salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist and scholar (d. 1994)  

1899  Miguel Asturias, Guatemala, poet/diplomat (Hombres de Maiz, Nobel 67) was born on this day in history.  

1900  Bill Ponsford, cricketer (great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic v NSW) was born on October - 19.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1903  Vittorio Giannini, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1907  On this day in history birth of roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader (d. 1962)  

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

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

1909  On this day in history birth of robert Beatty, Ontario, actor (Amorous Mr Pawn, Where Eagles Dare)  

1909  Marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of hilde Spiel, writer  

1913  Jean Urruty, France, Jai-Alai champion was born on October - 19.  

1913  Vasco Pratolini, Italian writer (Le ragazze di San Frediano) was born on October - 19.  

1913  Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and songwriter (d. 1980) was born on October - 19.  

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0727  On this day in history death of saint Frideswide  

1187  On October - 19 death of pope Urban III  

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  Bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies on October - 19.  

1587  Death of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1541) on October - 19.