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On This Day · The 292nd day of the year

October 19

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.

♎ZodiacLibra ◈BirthstoneOpal ❀Birth flowerMarigold

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

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.

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

  2. 1596

    San Felipe incident (1596)

  3. 1781

    American Revolutionary War

  4. 1864

    American Civil War

  5. 1900

    Max Planck

  6. 1914

    World War I

  7. 1950

    Korean War

  8. 1988

    1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions

  9. 2005

    Hurricane Wilma

  10. 2005

    Saddam Hussein

Famous birthday twins

Born on October 19

Dmitry of Uglich

b. 1582

Trey Parker

b. 1969

Janine Tugonon

b. 1989

Miguel Ángel Asturias

b. 1899

Heikki Kovalainen

b. 1981

Martin Kusch

b. 1959

Walter Munk

b. 1917

Arleigh Burke

b. 1901

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

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