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October 19

A look at October 19 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Dmitry of Uglich and Trey Parker, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2005

    Hurricane Wilma

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

    Category 5 Atlantic hurricane
  2. 2005

    Saddam Hussein

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

    President of Iraq from
  3. 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.

    Partial ban on voices
  4. 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.

    1950–1953 conflict in Korean
  5. 1914

    World War I

    World War I: The First Battle of Ypres begins.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  6. 1900

    Max Planck

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

    German physicist (1858–1947)
  7. 1864

    American Civil War

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

    1861–1865 conflict in the
  8. 1781

    American Revolutionary War

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

    1775–1783 conflict in North
  9. 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.

    Spanish shipwreck in Japan
  10. -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]

    War between Rome and
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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, American voice actor
  • 2007Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist
  • 1944Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician
  • 1937Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1936Lu Xun, Chinese author and critic
  • 727AD 727, English saint

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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