October 19

Events

 * - The results in the defeat of  and.
 * - The, led by King , take in.
 * - dies at  and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son.
 * - The French recapture of brings the  to a close, with the English retaining only  on French soil.
 * - The ends with the .  and  as a whole are incorporated into ; the  are allowed to rule its eastern part as Polish s.
 * - marries, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of  and  into a single country,.
 * - becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia).
 * - At, commander  surrendered to a - force led by  and the , paving the way for the end of the.
 * - Chief Justice is sworn in as the first.
 * - retreats from.
 * - The concludes, giving  one of his worst defeats.
 * - In ; Simplício Dias da Silva, João Cândido de Deus e Silva and Domingos Dias declare the independent state of.
 * - -  under  destroys Confederate Army under.
 * 1864  -  raiders launch an attack on  from.
 * -, , , and universities draft the first code of  rules.
 * - founded as Manila Business School through the superintendence of the  C.A. O'Reilley.
 * - takes possession of,  from the.
 * - The begins.
 * - in  is opened.
 * - Portuguese Prime Minister and other politicians are murdered in a  coup.
 * - withdraws from the.
 * - The places economic sanctions on  for its invasion of.
 * -, the first remedy for , is isolated by researchers at.
 * - forces land in the.
 * - The military of the takes control of the town of  in eastern.
 * - First ascent of
 * - The places an  on Communist.
 * - The first in, , is appointed by President.
 * - President rejects an Appeals Court demand to turn over the.
 * - becomes self-govering colony of New Zealand
 * - in . The same day, the  (Pan troglodytes) is placed on the List of Endangered Species.
 * -, of , is overthrown and executed in a military  led by.
 * -, President of and a prominent leader of , and 33 others died when their  plane crashed into the.
 * - In retaliation for ian attacks on ships in the, the disables three of Iran's offshore s.
 * -  falls by 22%, 508 points. This is considered a.
 * - convictions are quashed by the  - they had spent 15 years in prison through a.
 * - 7.0  in Northern  - 2000 dead
 * - The sets fire to the Vail Mountain ski resort in, causing $12 million in damage.
 * -, an n fishing boat en-route to , carrying over 400 , sank in international waters with the loss of 353 people.
 * - is  by.
 * - prime minister  is ousted and placed under house arrest by the  government on charges of corruption.
 * - aid worker  is kidnapped in.
 * - goes on trial in Baghdad for.
 * - becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
 * - The last game is played at.
 * - The closes above the.
 * - . Amidst corruption controversies hounding the Arroyo administration, a bomb explosion rocked Glorietta 2, a shopping mall in, which killed 11 and injured more than 100 people.

Births

 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * -, Italian philosopher (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Tsarevich (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, English statesman and soldier (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Irish minister (d. )
 * -, English surgeon and anatomist (d. )
 * -, Marshal of France (d. )
 * -, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (d. )
 * -, French orientalist (d. )
 * -, Canadian fur trader (d. )
 * -, American (d. )
 * -, Empress of Korea (d. )
 * -, Belgian naturalist (d. )
 * -, French inventor (d. )
 * -, Dutch skater and cyclist (d. )
 * -, American cricketer (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, futurist painter (d. )
 * -, American investment banker (d. )
 * -, American historian (d. )
 * 1895  -  Last U.S veteran of the Battle of Verdun (d.)
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, Pakistani scientist and scholar (d. )
 * -, Guatemalan writer, laureate (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * 1900  -, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. )
 * 1900 -, German soprano (d. )
 * -, Naval commander (d. )
 * -, Swedish wrestler and actor (d. )
 * -, American bandleader (d. )
 * -, Norwegian composer (d. )
 * -, American jazz drummer (d. )
 * 1909  -, French physicist (d. )
 * -, Indian-born physicist, laureate (d. )
 * 1910  -, French  and publisher (d. )
 * -, Brazilian poet and songwriter (d. )
 * -, French immunologist, recipient of the
 * 1916  -, Ukrainian pianist (d. )
 * -, Indian philosopher (d. )
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * -, American moral philosopher (d. )
 * 1926  -, Norwegian singer and songwriter
 * -, English novelist
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American artist
 * 1937  -, Canadian long distance swimmer
 * -, Irish actor
 * -, British actor
 * -, American author and attorney
 * -, British composer
 * 1943  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Jamaican musician, political activist (d. )
 * 1944  -, American soul singer
 * -, American actor and singer best known for his drag persona, Divine. (d. )
 * 1945  -, President of the
 * 1945  -, American actor
 * 1945  -  American country and gospel singer
 * -, English writer
 * -, comics artist and illustrator
 * -, American musician
 * -, British politician
 * -, Greek mathematical physicist, recipient of the
 * -, Mexican actress and singer
 * -, English football manager
 * 1954  -, American writer
 * -, Italian physician (d. )
 * 1956  -, Indian actor
 * 1956  -, Belgian racing driver
 * -, entertainment/media columnist
 * 1957  -, Welsh musician
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, Puerto Rican singer, composer, actor & showman
 * -, English musician, writer and artist
 * -, American author
 * 1962  -, American boxer
 * -, Cuban-born American boxer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American television carpenter
 * -, Jamaican-born actor
 * 1966  -, American actor, writer and director
 * -, Japanese composer
 * -, American cartoonist, comedian, writer, and actor
 * 1969   -, Bolivian footballer
 * -, American comedian and actor
 * -, American baseball pitcher
 * 1972  -, American musician
 * -, Moroccan tennis player
 * 1973  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * 1976  -, American actor
 * 1976  -, American actor
 * 1976  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1976  -, baseball player
 * -, Québec stand-up comic
 * 1977  -, Canadian filmmaker
 * 1977  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, Brazilian driver
 * 1978  -, Russian footballer
 * -, American trombonist
 * 1979  -, Mexican footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Finnish driver
 * -, Mexican footballer
 * -, Mexican footballer

Deaths

 * - Saint
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Flemish theologian and occultist (b. )
 * -, Polish politician
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, German-born painter (b. )
 * -, Irish author (b. )
 * -, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. )
 * -, Polish prince and Marshal of France (friendly fire) (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, American politician from Rhode Island (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American inventor and industrialist (b. )
 * -, Danish financier and industrialist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Chinese writer (b. )
 * -, New Zealand physicist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, French sculptor (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Australian vaudevillian and film comedian (b. )
 * -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French Canadian businessman (b. )
 * -, Nigerian journalist
 * 1986  -, President of  (b. )
 * -, English cellist (b. )
 * 1987  -, German race car driver (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American comedian and actress (b. )
 * -, American jazz trumpet player (b. )
 * -, American guitarist (b. )
 * -, Russian-born French writer (b. )
 * 1999  -, American politician (b. )
 * -, President of Bosnia-Herzegovina (b. )
 * 2003  -, American conservationist (b. )
 * 2003  -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, Canadian computer scientist (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 2005  -, wife of Quebec premier  (b. )
 * -, American cinematographer (b. )
 * -, American singer and protégé of (b. )
 * 2007  -, American nuclear freeze advocate (b. )
 * 2007  -, English footballer with  (b. )
 * 2007  -, Dutch writer (b. )
 * 2007  -, English footballer with  (b. )
 * 2007  -, Dutch writer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - in honor of
 * - Saints, , and ; Saint
 * Also see
 * - Day.
 * - of State of Piauí
 * - in honour of the country's independence (self-governing in free association with ) in.
 * - Day, twenty-eighth day in the
 * , a saint of the
 * , Concluding of of India. It is a nine day festival attributed to the Goddess Durga, the Supreme-Divine manifested in form of Mother. The 10th day, Hindus celebrate, the mark of Lord Rama's victory over demon Ravana -  Day.