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October 19 2001

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Born on This Day

Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir
Bishop of Iceland · b. 1954
Days alive
17,168
🇩🇪Alexander Held
actor · b. 1958
Days alive
15,707
🇩🇪Anton Diffring
deceased
German actor (1916–1989) · 1916–1989
Days lived
26,511
🇦🇺Cedric Sloane
deceased
Australian cross-country skier · 1915–1992
Days lived
27,870
🇺🇸Evander Holyfield
American boxer · b. 1962
Days alive
14,246
🇮🇱Ilan Yeshua
former CEO of Walla! Communications · b. 1956
Days alive
16,437
🇺🇸Jon Favreau
American actor and filmmaker (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
12,785
🇺🇸Jordan Lyles
film director · b. 1990
Days alive
4,019
🇩🇪Kurt Plötner
deceased
SS officer and physician (1905–1984) · 1905–1984
Days lived
28,620
🇨🇦Michael Jackel
basketball player · b. 1959
Days alive
15,342
Namiq İbrahim oğlu İbrahimov
deceased
Azerbaijani scientist · 1932–2016
Days lived
30,434
🇮🇱Nir Barkat
Minister of Economy of Israel since 2024 · b. 1959
Days alive
15,342
🇧🇪Pierre Alechinsky
Belgian and French painter and engraver (born 1927) · b. 1927
Days alive
27,030
🇸🇪Rebecca Ferguson
Actor · b. 1983
Days alive
6,576
🇺🇸Trey Parker
actor · b. 1969
Days alive
11,689
🇩🇪Willy Knupp
deceased
German journalist · 1936–2006
Days lived
25,590
🇩🇪Wolfgang Lukschy
deceased
German actor (1905–1983) · 1905–1983
Days lived
28,389

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Angelo Musi
deceased
American basketball player (1918–2009) · 1918–2009
Days lived
33,325
🇩🇪Berthold Lasker
deceased
German chess player (1860–1928) · 1860–1928
Days lived
24,764

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
54,348
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
43,026

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,139
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
62,019

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
60,192
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
59,889

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
665,399
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
144,913

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
22,842
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
16,264

Born on October 19 Died on October 19 On This Day Day Lookup

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Camille Claudel

🇫🇷Camille Claudel

deceased

artist · 1864–1943

Days lived

28,804

Carlos Dávila

🇨🇱Carlos Dávila

writer · 1887–1955

Days lived

24,871

Edna St. Vincent Millay

🇺🇸Edna St. Vincent Millay

writer · 1892–1950

Days lived

21,424

Edward Flannery

🇺🇸Edward Flannery

American priest and author (1912–1998) · 1912–1998

Days lived

31,472

Erich Koch-Weser

Erich Koch-Weser

politician · 1875–1944

Days lived

25,438

Ernest Rutherford

🇳🇿Ernest Rutherford

politician · 1871–1937

Days lived

24,157

Eugène Joseph Delporte

🇧🇪Eugène Joseph Delporte

Belgian astronomer (1882–1955) · 1882–1955

Days lived

26,945

Harold Lockwood

🇺🇸Harold Lockwood

American actor (1887–1918) · 1887–1918

Days lived

11,513

Hugh Duffy

🇺🇸Hugh Duffy

baseball player and manager (1866–1954) · 1866–1954

Days lived

32,104

Lu Xun

Lu Xun

writer · 1881–1936

Days lived

20,113

Marie Thérèse of France

🇫🇷Marie Thérèse of France

Aristocrat · 1778–1851

Days lived

26,602

Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero

🇪🇸Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero

Film director, Screenwriter (1940-1997) · 1940–1997

Days lived

21,002

Richard Blackwell

🇺🇸Richard Blackwell

American journalist and fashion critic (1922-2008) · 1922–2008

Days lived

31,464

Vladimir Zelenin

Vladimir Zelenin

scientist · 1881–1968

Days lived

32,068

Wilhelm Koenen

🇩🇪Wilhelm Koenen

East German politician (1886-1963) · 1886–1963

Days lived

28,319

Winifred Asprey

🇺🇸Winifred Asprey

American computer scientist and mathematician (1917–2007) · 1917–2007

Days lived

33,067

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

40,374

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

40,037

Silas Simmons

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

American baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006

Days lived

40,558

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

37,912

Sòng Měilíng

🇺🇸Sòng Měilíng

politician · 1898–2003

Days lived

38,584

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

36,817

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

36,817

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

36,817

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

36,817

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

36,817

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

36,817

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

36,817

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

36,817

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

36,817

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

36,817

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

36,817

Édith Auffray

🇫🇷Édith Auffray

French painter and journalist (1901-2003) · 1901–2003

Days lived

37,497

Rudolf Hell

🇩🇪Rudolf Hell

entrepreneur · 1901–2002

Days lived

36,608

Lonesome George

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,431

Lin Wang

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,468

Washoe

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,400

Koko

🇺🇸Koko

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,153

Alex

🇺🇸Alex

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,434

Keiko

🇮🇸Keiko

Orca · 1977–2003

Days lived

9,842

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

59,462

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

49,904

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

48,870

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

48,504

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

45,948

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

44,600

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

68,931

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

49,600

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

27,952

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

25,495

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

23,405

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

21,382

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

10,802

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

9,619

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

8,914

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

8,227

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

8,184

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

7,963