October 19 - Births

Births

1276 – Prince Hisaaki of Japan (d. 1328)
1433 – Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (d. 1499)
1562 – George Abbot, English archbishop (d. 1633)
1582 – Dmitry of Uglich (d. 1591)
1605 – Thomas Browne, English author (d. 1682)
1610 – James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (d. 1688)
1658 – Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1704)
1680 – John Abernethy, Irish minister (d. 1740)
1688 – William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1752)
1701 – Helen and Judith of Szony, Hungarian conjoined twins (d. 1723)
1718 – Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French soldier (d. 1804)
1720 – John Woolman, American preacher and abolitionist (d. 1772)
1721 – Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist (d. 1800)
1784 – James Henry Leigh Hunt, English critic, essayist, and poet (d. 1859)
1784 – John McLoughlin, Canadian fur trader (d. 1857)
1789 – Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and philosopher (d. 1853)
1810 – Cassius Marcellus Clay, American politician (d. 1903)
1814 – Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter (d. 1878)
1826 – Ralph Tollemache, English clergyman (d. 1895)
1850 – Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer (d. 1935)
1851 – Empress Myeongseong of Korea (d. 1895)
1858 – George Albert Boulenger, Belgian-English naturalist (d. 1937)
1862 – Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1954)
1868 – Bertha Knight Landes, American politician, Mayor of Seattle (d. 1943)
1873 – Jaap Eden, Dutch skater and cyclist (d. 1925)
1873 – Bart King, American cricketer (d. 1965)
1876 – Mordecai Brown, American baseball player (d. 1945)
1882 – Umberto Boccioni, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1916)
1885 – Charles Merrill, American banker, co-founded Merrill Lynch (d. 1956)
1895 – Frank Durbin, American soldier (d. 1999)
1895 – Lewis Mumford, American historian, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1990)
1896 – Bob O'Farrell, American baseball player (d. 1988)
1897 – Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist and scholar (d. 1994)
1899 – Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)
1900 – Erna Berger, German soprano (d. 1990)
1900 – Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer (d. 1991)
1900 – Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1957)
1901 – Arleigh Burke, American navy admiral (d. 1996)
1903 – Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (d. 1971)
1907 – Roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader and composer (d. 1962)
1908 – Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer (d. 1981)
1909 – Marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. 1975)
1910 – Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1910 – Shunkichi Hamada, Japanese field hockey player (d. 2009)
1910 – Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (d. 1980)
1913 – Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and songwriter (d. 1980)
1915 – Farid al-Atrash, Syrian singer-songwriter, oud player, and actor (d. 1974)
1916 – Jean Dausset, French immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1916 – Emil Gilels, Ukrainian pianist (d. 1985)
1917 – William Joel Blass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
1917 – Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer
1918 – Charles Evans, English mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (d. 1995)
1918 – Russell Kirk, American author and theorist (d. 1994)
1920 – Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian philosopher (d. 2003)
1920 – LaWanda Page, American actress (d. 2002)
1920 – Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (d. 2009)
1922 – Jack Anderson, American journalist (d. 2005)
1925 – Emilio Eduardo Massera, Argentine navy officer (d. 2010)
1926 – Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2009)
1926 – Joel Feinberg, American philosopher (d. 2004)
1927 – Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter
1928 – Lou Scheimer, American animator and voice actor, co-founded the Filmation Company
1931 – Ed Emberley, American illustrator
1931 – Manolo Escobar, Spanish singer and actor
1931 – John le Carré, English author
1932 – Robert Reed, American actor (d. 1992)
1934 – Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian military leader, 3rd Head of State of Nigeria
1936 – James Bevel, American minister and activist (d. 2008)
1936 – Tony Lo Bianco, American actor
1936 – Sylvia Browne, American author and psychic
1937 – Marilyn Bell, Canadian swimmer
1937 – Peter Max, German-American illustrator
1940 – Larry Chance, American singer (Larry Chance and the Earls)
1940 – Michael Gambon, Irish-English actor
1940 – Rosny Smarth, Haitian politician, 8th Prime Minister of Haiti
1941 – Simon Ward, English actor (d. 2012)
1942 – Andrew Vachss, American lawyer and author
1943 – Robin Holloway, English composer
1943 – Takis Ikonomopoulos, Greek footballer
1943 – L. E. Modesitt, Jr., American author
1944 – George McCrae, American singer
1944 – Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bob Marley & The Wailers) (d. 1987)
1945 – Divine, American drag queen performer (d. 1988)
1945 – Patricia Ireland, American lawyer and activist
1945 – Gloria Jones, American singer-songwriter
1945 – John Lithgow, American actor
1945 – Jeannie C. Riley American singer
1945 – Martin Welz, South African journalist
1946 – Philip Pullman, English author
1947 – Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian writer and illustrator
1948 – Dave Mallow, American voice actor
1948 – Patrick Simmons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Doobie Brothers)
1949 – Lynn Dickey, American football player
1949 – Jamie McGrigor, English politician
1951 – Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek physicist
1952 – Verónica Castro, Mexican actress and singer
1953 – Lionel Hollins, American basketball player and coach
1954 – Sam Allardyce, English footballer and manager
1954 – Deborah Blum, American journalist and author
1954 – Joe Bryant, American basketball player
1955 – Dan Gutman, American author
1955 – Melpo Kosti, Greek actress
1956 – Steve Doocy, American journalist and author
1956 – Grover Norquist, American activist, founded Americans for Tax Reform
1956 – Didier Theys, Belgian race car driver
1956 – Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (d. 1993)
1956 – Bruce Weber, American basketball coach
1957 – Dorinda Clark-Cole, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Clark Sisters)
1957 – Ray Richmond, American columnist and critic
1957 – Karl Wallinger, Welsh singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (World Party and The Waterboys)
1958 – Lou Briel, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor
1958 – Tiriel Mora, Australian actor
1958 – Michael Steele, American politician, 7th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
1959 – Nir Barkat, Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem
1960 – Jennifer Holliday, American actress and singer
1961 – Sunny Deol, Indian actor
1962 – Tracy Chevalier, American author
1962 – Evander Holyfield, American boxer
1963 – Kool Keith, American rapper and producer (Ultramagnetic MCs, Analog Brothers, and Masters of Illusion)
1963 – Prince Laurent of Belgium
1964 – Jorge Luis Gonzales, Cuban-American boxer
1965 – Brad Daugherty, American basketball player
1965 – Ty Pennington, American carpenter and television host
1966 – Sinitta, American singer-songwriter and actress
1966 – Roger Cross, Jamaican-Canadian actor
1966 – Jon Favreau, American actor, screenwriter and director
1966 – Dimitris Lyacos, Greek poet and playwright
1967 – Amy Carter, American daughter of Jimmy Carter
1967 – Yoko Shimomura, Japanese composer
1968 – Rodney Carrington, American actor and comedian
1969 – John Edward, American psychic and author
1969 – Trey Parker, American actor, animator, screenwriter, director, and producer
1969 – DJ Sammy, Spanish DJ and producer
1969 – Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian footballer
1970 – Chris Kattan, American comedian and actor
1972 – Pras, American rapper and producer (Fugees)
1972 – Keith Foulke, American baseball player
1973 – Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player
1973 – Marc Beckers, German footballer
1973 – Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – Joy Bryant, American actress
1976 – Omar Gooding, American actor
1976 – Desmond Harrington, American actor
1976 – Dan Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – Michael Young, American baseball player
1977 – Habib Beye, Senegalese footballer
1977 – Louis-José Houde, Canadian comedian and actor
1977 – Jason Reitman, Canadian-American director, screenwriter, and producer
1977 – Raúl Tamudo, Spanish footballer
1978 – Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver
1978 – Zakhar Dubenskiy, Russian footballer
1978 – James Roberts, English ice hockey player
1978 – Henri Sorvali, Finnish guitarist and keyboard player (Moonsorrow and Finntroll)
1979 – Marc Elliott, English actor
1979 – José Luis López, Mexican footballer
1979 – Brian Robertson, American trombonist (Suburban Legends)
1979 – Hiromi Yanagihara, Japanese singer (Country Musume) (d. 1999)
1980 – José Bautista, Dominican baseball player
1980 – Rajai Davis, American baseball player
1980 – Benjamin Salisbury, American actor
1981 – Christian Bautista, Filipino singer and actor
1981 – Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver
1982 – Gillian Jacobs, American actress
1982 – Louis Oosthuizen, South African golfer
1982 – Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer
1982 – Daan van Bunge, Dutch cricketer
1983 – Cara Santa Maria, American neuroscientist and blogger
1984 – Kaio de Almeida, Brazilian swimmer
1984 – Saki Fujita, Japanese voice actress
1985 – Terry Etim, English mixed martial artist
1988 – Dot Rotten, English rapper and producer
1989 – Miroslav Stoch, Slovakian footballer
1990 – Janet Leon, Swedish singer and dancer (Play)
1991 – Colton Dixon American singer-songwriter and pianist
1993 – Abby Sunderland, American sailor
1994 – Agne Sereikaite, Lithuanian speed skater