Birthdays occurring on October, 19

1939

Benita Valente was born on October 19, 1939 Young singers ask me, "Do I have to live in New York?" I say, "You can live wherever you want-as long as people think you live in New York." More quotations from Benita Valente

1944

Peter Tosh was born on October 19, 1944 Jamaican reggae musician (Mystic Man, Mama Africa), 1944-1987 Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. More quotations from Peter Tosh

1945

John Lithgow was born on October 19, 1945 American actor, b.1945 [The city has come a long way from its image in films like the 1983] Terms of Endearment, ... must be from New York. More quotations from John Lithgow

1946

Javan was born on October 19, 1946 Iranian born American inventor, (invented gas laser 1960) b.1946 I don't wish to be everything to everyone, but I would like to be something to someone. More quotations from Javan

Deaths occurring on October, 19

1745

Jonathan Swift died on October 19, 1745 Irish author and satirist of prose, 1667-1745 We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. More quotations from Jonathan Swift

1909

Cesare Lombroso died on October 19, 1909 Italian founder of the science of criminology. 1835-1909 Genius is one of the many forms of insanity More quotations from Cesare Lombroso

1920

John Reed died on October 19, 1920 American poet, 1887-1920 In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and every refusal to act excites their contempt. More quotations from John Reed

1937

Ernest Rutherford died on October 19, 1937 Baron Rutherford of Nelson. New Zealander born British chemist who laid the groundwork for the development of nuclear physics by investigating radioactivity. Nobel Prize in 1908. 1871-1937 The only possible conclusion the social sciences can draw is: some do, some don't More quotations from Ernest Rutherford