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October 19

October 19 carries 10 recorded events spanning between -202 and 2005. Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage.[citation needed]

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What happened on October 19?

October 19 is the 292nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between -202 and 2005. Famous people born on October 19 include Dmitry of Uglich, Trey Parker and Janine Tugonon.

The shape of the day

Few dates reach as far back as October 19: its recorded history runs unusually deep, stretching to 202 BC. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

Libra is the sign for October 19 — read more on the Libra page, or see October's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on October 19

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Stella Sora

2023

  • Game Endless Dungeon
  • Game World of Horror

2022

  • Game The Last Hero of Nostalgaia

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. -202

    Second Punic War

    Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage.[citation needed]

  2. 1596

    San Felipe incident (1596)

    The Spanish ship San Felipe runs aground on the coast of Japan and its cargo is confiscated by local authorities.

  3. 1781

    American Revolutionary War

    American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.

  4. 1864

    American Civil War

    American Civil War: The Battle of Cedar Creek ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC.

  5. 1900

    Max Planck

    Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.

  6. 1914

    World War I

    World War I: The First Battle of Ypres begins.

  7. 1950

    Korean War

    Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.

  8. 1988

    1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions

    The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups.

  9. 2005

    Hurricane Wilma

    Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.

  10. 2005

    Saddam Hussein

    Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.

Famous birthday twins

Born on October 19

Dmitry of Uglich

b. 1582

Russian crown prince and saint

Trey Parker

b. 1969

American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriter

Janine Tugonon

b. 1989

Filipino model and television host

Miguel Ángel Asturias

b. 1899

Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate

Heikki Kovalainen

b. 1981

Finnish race car driver

Martin Kusch

b. 1959

German philosopher and academic

Walter Munk

b. 1917

Austrian-American oceanographer, author, and academic

Arleigh Burke

b. 1901

American admiral

Deaths

  • 2021Jack Angel
  • 2007Winifred Asprey
  • 1944Dénes Kőnig
  • 1937Ernest Rutherford
  • 1936Lu Xun

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Aaron (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)
  • —Christian feast day: Aquilinus of Évreux
  • —Christian feast day: Desiderius (Didier) of Auxerre
  • —Christian feast day: Frideswide
  • —Christian feast day: Henry Martyn (Anglican Communion)
  • —Christian feast day: Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and Companions
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko
  • —Christian feast day: Paul of the Cross

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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