The 292nd day of the year, the 293rd in a leap year
Born on 19 October
Every 19 October birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Libra, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- LibraAir, cardinal, ruled by Venus.
- Birthstone
- Opal, TourmalineThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Marigold, CosmosUsually taken today to mean warmth and order.
- Most common weekdays
- Wednesday and Monday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 19 October in any year.
Which weekday 19 October falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 19 October falls on every day of the week: Wednesday 16, Monday 16, Tuesday 15, Thursday 15, Friday 15, Sunday 15, Saturday 15.
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How common a birthday 19 October is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,785 babies were born on 19 October in each year of the twenty, making it the 257th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 19 October
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Ángel Asturias | 1899–1974 | Guatemalan writer and diplomat |
| Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar | 1910–1995 | Indian-American astrophysicist |
| John le Carré | 1931–2020 | British novelist and spy |
| Philip Pullman | 1946– | English author |
| Marsilio Ficino | 1433–1499 | Italian philosopher and Catholic priest |
| Michael Gambon | 1940–2023 | Irish and English actor |
| John Lithgow | 1945– | American actor |
| Jon Favreau | 1966– | American actor and filmmaker |
| Pedro Castillo | 1969– | President of Peru from 2021 to 2022 |
| Rebecca Ferguson | 1983– | Swedish actress |
| Angus Deaton | 1945– | British microeconomist |
| Thomas Browne | 1605–1682 | English polymath and author |
| Jean Dausset | 1916–2009 | French immunologist |
| Umberto Boccioni | 1882–1916 | Italian painter and sculptor |
| Trey Parker | 1969– | American actor, animator and filmmaker |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1981– | Finnish racecar driver |
| Hiromi Hara | 1958– | Japanese association football player and manager |
| Takeshi Koshida | 1960– | Japanese association football player |
Died on 19 October
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Rutherford | 1871–1937 | New Zealand physicist |
| Jonathan Swift | 1667–1745 | Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist |
| Lu Xun | 1881–1936 | Chinese novelist and essayist |
| John, King of England | 1166–1216 | King of England from 1199 to 1216 |
| Alija Izetbegović | 1925–2003 | Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author |
| Samora Machel | 1933–1986 | President of Mozambique from 1975 to 1986 |
| Edna St. Vincent Millay | 1892–1950 | American poet |
| Lázaro Cárdenas | 1895–1970 | President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940 |
| Thomas Browne | 1605–1682 | English polymath and author |
| Camille Claudel | 1864–1943 | French sculptor |
| Nathalie Sarraute | 1900–1999 | French lawyer and writer |
| Luís I of Portugal | 1838–1889 | King of Portugal from 1861 to 1889 |
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