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October 19th

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506 Notable birthdays

Karl-Birger Blomdahl

Swedish composer (1916–1968).

Born October 19th, 1916 in Växjö Parish.

Died June 14th, 1968 at 51 years old in Kungsängen.

Gretchen C. Daily

American biologist.

Born October 19th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Washington, D.C..

Vasco Pratolini

Italian writer (1913-1991).

Born October 19th, 1913 in Florence.

Died January 12th, 1991 at 77 years old in Rome.

David Turpel

Luxembourgian association football player.

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

Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri

Iranian ayatollah (1944-2020).

Born October 19th, 1944 in Najaf.

Died August 18th, 2020 at 75 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

Development consultant and international indigenous activist.

Born October 19th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Besao.

Coby Miller

Athletics competitor.

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

Takis Ikonomopoulos

Greek footballer (1943–2025).

Born October 19th, 1943 in Kallithea.

Died February 10th, 2025 at 81 years old in Athens (stroke). [ref]

Cristian Ugalde

Spanish handball player.

Born October 19th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Barcelona.

Darío Pereyra

Uruguayan footballer.

Born October 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sauce.

Hiromi Hara

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born October 19th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Kuroiso.

Éder Carbonera

Brazilian volleyball player.

Born October 19th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Farroupilha. [ref]

Geraldo Majella Agnelo

Brazilian cardinal (1933–2023).

Born October 19th, 1933 in Juiz de Fora.

Died August 26th, 2023 at 89 years old in Londrina. [ref]

Jacques E. Brandenberger

Swiss chemist, inventor of cellophane (1872–1954).

Born October 19th, 1872 in Zurich.

Died July 13th, 1954 at 81 years old in Zurich.

Zdeno Cíger

Slovak ice hockey player and coach.

Born October 19th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Martin. [ref]

Bohdan Hawrylyshyn

Ukrainian economist (1926–2016).

Born October 19th, 1926 in Switzerland, Koropets.

Died October 24th, 2016 at 90 years old in Kyiv. [ref]

Adolfo Aristarain

Argentine film director (1943-2026).

Born October 19th, 1943 in Buenos Aires.

Died April 26th, 2026 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Arne Bendiksen

Norwegian singer, lyricist, composer and producer (1926–2009).

Born October 19th, 1926 in Bergen.

Died March 26th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bergen (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Giorgio Cavazzano

Cartoonist.

Born October 19th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Venice.

Teuta Arifi

Albanian politician.

Born October 19th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Tetovo.

Walter McGrail

American actor (1888-1970).

Born October 19th, 1888 in Brooklyn.

Died March 19th, 1970 at 81 years old in San Francisco.

Lajos Tihanyi

Hungarian painter (1885-1938).

Born October 19th, 1885 in Budapest.

Died June 11th, 1938 at 52 years old in Paris (meningitis).

Saša Starović

Serbian volleyball player.

Born October 19th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Gacko.

Branimir Bajić

Bosnia and herzegovina association football player.

Born October 19th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Velika Obarska.

Lesya Nikityuk

Ukrainian tv presenter.

Born October 19th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Khmelnytskyi.

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