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Oct 19 1718

Victor-Franois 2nd duc de Broglie Marshal of France (d. 1804)

Oct 19 1862

Auguste Lumire French filmmaker made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumire Factory) born in Besanon France (1954)

Oct 19 1892

Ilmari Hannikainen Finnish pianist and composer born in Jyvskyl (d. 1955)

Oct 19 1899

Hal B. Wallis [Aaron Blum Wolowicz] American movie producer (Maltese Falcon Barefoot in the Park) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1986)

Oct 19 1903

Tor Johnson [Tore Johansson] Swedish wrestler and actor (Bride of the Monster) born in Kalmar ln Sweden (d. 1971)

Oct 19 1910

Vic Ghezzi American golfer (PGA Cship 1941) born in Rumson New Jersey (d. 1976)

Oct 19 1932

Lloyd Haynes American actor and TV writer (Pete Dixon-Room 222) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 1987)

Oct 19 1932

Robert Reed American actor (Mike-Brady Bunch Nurse) born in Highland Park Illinois (d. 1992)

Oct 19 1934

Yakubu Gowon Nigerian army chief dictator and head of state (196675) born in Plateau State Nigeria

Oct 19 1944

George McCrae American singer (Lead Me On Rock Your Baby)

Oct 19 1945

Divine [Harris Glenn Milstead] American actress drag queen and international icon of bad taste cinema (Pink Flamingos) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1988)

Oct 19 1947

Wilbert Hart American singer (Four Gents Delfonics-Didnt I)

Oct 19 1951

Demetrios Christodoulou Greek mathematical physicist recipient of the Bcher Memorial Prize

Oct 19 1960

Dawn Coe-Jones Canadian golfer (3 LPGA wins) born in Campbell River British Colombia (d. 2016)

Oct 19 1963

Prince Laurent of Belgium Chteau de Belvdre Laeken son of King Albert II and Queen Paola

Oct 19 1970

Chamara Dunusinghe cricket wicket-keeper (Sri Lanka 1995)

Oct 19 1978

Chris Sellers American rapper (Another Bad Creation) born in Cleveland Ohio

Oct 19 1507

Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus [Aytta van Zwichem] Dutch priest

Oct 19 1605

Thomas Browne English philosopher and writer (Garden of Cyrus) born in London (d. 1682)

Oct 19 1900

Bill Ponsford Australian cricket batsman (29 Tests 48 22 7 x 100s 1st-class 13819 runs 65.18 Victoria) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 1991)

Oct 19 1921

Gunnar Nordahl Swedish soccer striker (33 caps AC Milan Olympic gold 1948) born in Hrnefors Sweden (d. 1995)

Oct 19 1929

Balbir Singh Snr. Indian field hockey centre forward (Olympic gold 1948 52 56) and coach (World Cup gold 1975) born in Haripur Khalsa India (d. 2020)

Oct 19 1932

Lloyd Haynes American actor and TV writer (Pete Dixon-Room 222) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 1986)

Oct 19 1935

Agne Simonsson Swedish soccer striker (51 caps rgryte IS Real Madrid Real Sociedad) and manager (rgryte IS BK Hcken) born in Gteborg Sweden (d. 2020)

Oct 19 1943

Robert Morris American composer born in Cheltenham England

Oct 19 1944

Keith Adrian [Johnson] IndiesDutch actor (Intrepid Mr Twist)

Oct 19 1949

Lynn Dickey American NFL quarterback (All Pro 1983 Green Bay Packers 1976-85) born in Paola Kansas

Oct 19 1958

John Bloom [Joe Bob Briggs] drive-in movie critic

Oct 19 1960

Dan Woody Woodgate British rock drummer (Madness - Our House Voice of Beehive) born in Kensington West London England

Oct 19 1960

Dawn Coe-Jones Canadian golfer (3 LPGA wins) born in Campbell River British Columbia (d. 2016)

Oct 19 1966

Amy Linker American actress (Lewis and Clark Lauren-Square Pegs) born in Brooklyn New York

Oct 19 1969

[Randolph Severn] Trey Parker American actor animator and producer (South Park The Book of Mormon) born in Conifer Colorado

Oct 19 1545

Giovanale Ancina Italian priest and composer born in Fossano Duchy of Savoy (d. 1604)

Oct 19 1822 In Parnaba Simplcio Dias da Silva Joo Cndido de Deus e Silva and Domingos Dias declare the independent state of Piau

Oct 19 1921 Portuguese Prime Minister Antnio Granjo and other politicians are murdered in a Lisbon coup

Oct 19 1923 Beierse government refuses to prohibit NSDAP newspaper Vlkischer Beobachter

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