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Day Of The Week: October 19
October 19, 2025 is the 292nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 73 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Libra is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 19
- 1216 –King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.
- 1386 –The Universität Heidelberg held its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.
- 1812 –Napoleon I of France retreats from Moscow.
- 1935 –The League of Nations places economic sanctions on fascist Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
- 1944 –United States forces land in the Philippines.
- 1954 –First ascent of Cho Oyu.
- 1974 –Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.
- 1976 –Battle of Aishiya in Lebanon.
- 1987 –Black Monday - the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.
- 1987 –In retaliation for Iranian attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy disables three of Iran’s offshore oil platforms.
Who were born on October 19?
- 1900 –Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer (d. 1991)
- 1909 –Marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. 1975)
- 1918 –Russel Kirk, American author and political theorist (d. 1994)
- 1944 –Peter Tosh, Jamaican reggae singer (The Wailers) (d. 1987)
- 1948 –Dave Mallow, American voice actor
- 1957 –Karl Wallinger, Welsh musician
- 1970 –Chris Kattan, American comedian and actor
- 1972 –Pras, American musician
- 1973 –Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player
- 1982 –Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer
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