Famous Birthdays In October - 19

1866  Clarence Lucas, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 19.  

1873  Barton King, cricketer (North America's greatest all-rounder) was born on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history 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  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  On October - 19 birth of uncle Art Satherly, entertainer (1968 Acad of Country Music Award)  

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

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1892  On October - 19 birth of ilmari Hannikainen, composer  

1895  Louis Mumford, cultural historian/city planner/writer was born on this day in history.  

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

1900  On this day in history birth of bill Ponsford, cricketer (great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic v NSW)  

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 October - 19.  

1903  On October - 19 birth of vittorio Giannini, composer  

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

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

1908  On October - 19 birth of nils Geirr Tveitt, composer  

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

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  Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, India, astrophysicist (Nobel 1983) was born on this day in history.  

1911  George Cates, NYC, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show) was born on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history birth of hilde Spiel, writer  

1913  On October - 19 birth of jean Urruty, France, Jai-Alai champion  

1913  On this day in history birth of vasco Pratolini, Italian writer (Le ragazze di San Frediano)  

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

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0727  Death of Saint Frideswide on October - 19.  

1187  On October - 19 death of pope Urban III  

1216  On this day in history death of king John  

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

1432  Death of John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1392) on this day in history.  

1547  Pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46 on this day in history.  

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.