Day of the year
October 19
Born on October 19? You're a Libra with the Opal birthstone.
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October 19 Zodiac Sign
Libra (September 23 – October 22)
Element: Air
diplomaticcharmingfair-mindedsocialbalanced
Birthstone
Opal
Birth Flower
Marigold
Season
Fall
Numerology 2
A number of partnership, balance, and quiet diplomacy.
October 19: This Day in History
- 1781— British General Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, effectively ending the American Revolutionary War.
- 1943— The Sobibor extermination camp prisoner revolt broke out, with hundreds of Jewish prisoners escaping.
- 1960— The United States imposed a trade embargo on Cuba, which remains largely in place to this day.
- 1987— Black Monday occurred as stock markets around the world crashed, with the Dow Jones falling 22.6% in a single day.
Famous Birthdays on October 19
- Leigh Hunt (1784) — English poet and essayist
- John Le Carré (1931) — spy novelist
- John Lithgow (1945) — actor
- Trey Parker (1969) — South Park co-creator
- Jon Favreau (1966) — director and actor
What Happens on October 19?
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Did You Know? October 19 Fun Facts
- The 1987 Black Monday crash remains the largest single-day percentage decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average in history.
- The Yorktown surrender effectively ended major combat operations in North America, though the peace treaty wasn't signed until 1783.
- John le Carré worked for British intelligence before writing spy novels, drawing on first-hand experience.
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