Ismael Rodríguez

Mexican film director, screenwriter (1917–2004).

Born October 19th, 1917 in Mexico City.

Died August 7th, 2004 at 86 years old in Mexico City (respiratory failure).

Amanda Jones

American author and inventor (1835–1914).

Born October 19th, 1835 in East Bloomfield. ^[ref]

Died March 31st, 1914 at 78 years old in Brooklyn (influenza).

Axel Ullrich

German molecular biologist.

Born October 19th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Lubań.

Karoline Schuch

German actress.

Born October 19th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Jena.

Elsa Joubert

South african writer (1922–2020).

Born October 19th, 1922 in Paarl. ^[ref]

Died June 14th, 2020 at 97 years old in Cape Town (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Alexander Held

German actor.

Born October 19th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Munich. ^[ref]

Beate Eriksen

Norwegian director and actor.

Born October 19th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Oslo.

James F. Wilson

American politician (1828-1895).

Born October 19th, 1828 in Newark.

Died April 22nd, 1895 at 66 years old in Fairfield (neurological disorder).

Igor Radivilov

Ukrainian gymnast.

Born October 19th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Mariupol.

Jerzy Kulej

Polish boxer (1940-2012).

Born October 19th, 1940 in Częstochowa.

Died July 13th, 2012 at 71 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Wu Tianming

Chinese film director and producer (1939-2014).

Born October 19th, 1939 in Sanyuan County.

Died March 4th, 2014 at 74 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).

Iñaki Gabilondo

Spanish journalist.

Born October 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Sebastián.

Grace Lau

Hong kong karateka.

Born October 19th, 1991 (age 34 years) in British Hong Kong. ^[ref]

Jonathan Santana

Paraguayan association football player.

Born October 19th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Buenos Aires.

Bram van Velde

Dutch painter (1895-1981).

Born October 19th, 1895 in Zoeterwoude-Dorp.

Died December 28th, 1981 at 86 years old in Grimaud.

Jürgen Croy

East german association football player and manager.

Born October 19th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Zwickau.

Luigi Albertini

Italian politician (1871–1941).

Born October 19th, 1871 in Ancona.

Died December 29th, 1941 at 70 years old in Rome.

Brenton Rickard

Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, world champion, former world record-holder.

Born October 19th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Brisbane.

Franjo Vladić

Bosnian footballer (1951–2024).

Born October 19th, 1951 in Mostar.

Died June 18th, 2024 at 72 years old in Mostar. ^[ref]

Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn

Dutch scholar (1881–1962).

Born October 19th, 1881 in London.

Died April 25th, 1962 at 80 years old in Ascona. ^[ref]

Erna Berger

Operatic singer.

Born October 19th, 1900 in Dresden.

Died June 14th, 1990 at 89 years old in Essen.

Pekka Himanen

Finnish philosopher.

Born October 19th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Helsinki.

Danka Barteková

Slovak sport shooter.

Born October 19th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Trenčín.

René Laurentin

French theologian (1917–2017).

Born October 19th, 1917 in Tours.

Died September 10th, 2017 at 99 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Ko San

Korean researcher.

Born October 19th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Busan.