Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: October 19
October 19, 2024 is the 293rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 73 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Saturday.
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
- 202 BC –Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage.
- 1216 –King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.
- 1649 –New Ross town, Co. Wexford, Ireland, surrenders to Oliver Cromwell.
- 1805 –Napoleonic Wars: Austrian General Mack surrenders his army to the Grand Army of Napoleon at the Battle of Ulm. 30,000 prisoners are captured and 10,000 casualties inflicted on the losers.
- 1914 –The First Battle of Ypres begins.
- 1917 –The Love Field in Dallas, Texas is opened.
- 1987 –Black Monday - the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.
- 2003 –Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
- 2005 –Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
- 2007 –Philippines: A bomb explosion rocked Glorietta 2, a shopping mall in Makati. The blast killed 11 and injured more than 100 people.
Who were born on October 19?
- 1908 –Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer (d. 1981)
- 1915 –Farid al-Atrash, Syrian composer, musician, and actor (d. 1974)
- 1945 –Gloria Jones, American Soul singer
- 1952 –Verónica Castro, Mexican actress and singer
- 1956 –Bruce Weber, American basketball coach
- 1956 –Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (d. 1993)
- 1957 –Dorinda Clark-Cole, American gospel singer
- 1966 –Roger R. Cross, Jamaican-born actor
- 1969 –Trey Parker, American cartoonist and actor
- 1976 –Michael Young, baseball player
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