NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER 19
John Woolman (1720-1772) - Quaker preacher and journalist who wrote about spiritual life.
Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903) - Journalist and U.S. Ambassador to Russia.
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Annie Smith Peck (1850-1935) - Female mountaineer.
Bertha Knight Landes (1868-1943) - First female to be elected as Mayor of a major U.S. city (Seattle).
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown (1876-1945) - MLB pitcher with only 4 fingers.
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Roger Wolfe Kahn (1907-1962) - Bandleader of Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra.
Charles E. Merrill (1885-1956) - Co-founder of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
1895 – Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) - Creator of the Mumford Theory, which said "the structure of modern cities is partially responsible for many social problems seen in western society."
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Juanita Moore (1914-2001) - Black actress in Imitation of Life (1959).
1916 – Minoru Yasui (1916-1986) - Japanese American lawyer who fought for rights of detained Japanese citizens in the U.S. during WWII.
Walter Munk (1917-2019) - First oceanographer to bring statistical methods to the analysis of ocean data.
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Russell Kirk (1918-1994) - Author who wrote The Conservative Mind, a key influence of the conservative movement in the U.S.
LaWanda Page (1920-2002) - Dubbed the Queen of Comedy and well-known for her hilarious role as Esther in Sanford and Son.
Jack Anderson (1922-2005) - Journalist who is considered one of the founders of investigative journalism.
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Ruth Carter Stevenson (1923-2013) - Founder of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in TX.
Joel Feinberg (1926-2004) - Author of the The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law.
Marjorie Tallchief (1926-2021) - Proclaimed ballerina and the first Native American to be named première danseuse étoile in the Paris Opera Ballet.
Lou Scheimer (1928-2013) - Co-founder of the Filmation Company (animation and live-action programming).
Ed Emberley (1931-Still Living) - Author and illustrator of children's books, including the Ed Emberley series.
Robert Reed (1932-1992) - Actor known for his role as Mike Brady in the Brady Bunch.
Dave Guard (1934-1991) - Folk music singer-songwriter and founding member of the Kingston Trio.
L. E. Modesitt (1934-Still Living) - Author of the The Saga of Recluce fantasy series.
George McCrae (1944-Still Living) - Singer of the disco hit Rock Your Baby.
Bill Melchionni (1944-Still Living) - Former ABA and NBA players and one of the few player to with an NBA and ABA championship.
John Lithgow (1945-Still Living) - Actor known for his roles in 3rd Rock from the Sun and Reverend Shaw in Footloose.
Jeannie C. Riley (1945-Still Living) - Country singer of Harper Valley PTA.
Patrick Simmons (1948-Still Living) - Founding member of the The Doobie Brothers.
Dan Gutman (1955-Still Living) - Children's book author of Miss Daisy is Crazy and Mr. Klutz is Nuts.
Grover Norquist (1956-Still Living) - Founder of Americans for Tax Reform.
Dorinda Clark-Cole (1957-Still Living) - Singer of the family vocal band The Clark Sisters.
Ray Richmond (1957-Still Living) - Critic in the entertainment industry.
Evander Holyfield (1962-Still Living) - Boxer and cruiserweight champion.
Ty Pennington (1964-Still Living) - T.V. host and carpenter.
David Vann (1966-Still Living) - Novelist of Caribou Island, The Darkening Land, and Halibut On The Moon.
Amy Carter (1967-Still Living) - Activist and daughter of former President Jimmy Carter.
Rodney Carrington (1968-Still Living) - Comedian, actor, and country singer.
John Edward (1969-Still Living) - Well-known psychic and author.
Chris Kattan (1970-Still Living) - Comedian and actor best known for his skits on Saturday Night Live.
J. A. Happ (1982-Still Living) - Former MLB pitcher.
Cara Santa Maria (1983-Still Living) - Neuroscientist turned blogger and podcaster for Talk Nerdy and co-host of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast.
Abby Sunderland (1993-Still Living) - Former sailor who attempted to make a solo sailing trip around the world.
MEMORABLE EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 19
1630 - First general court session is held in Boston regarding taxation, land distribution, and admission of freemen.
1765 - Congress meets in New York City to write the Declaration of Rights and Grievances (Stamp Act).
1789 - John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the U.S.
1864 - Confederate agents rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
1818 - The Chickasaw Indians and U.S. Government sign a treaty known as the Jackson Purchase.
1853 - Hawaii begins operation of the first flour mill.
1870 - Four Blacks are elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
1915 - The U.S. loans both Britain and France $500 million.
1917 - U.S. Army opens a military airplane pilot training center, in Dallas, TX.
1919 - Anna Howard Shaw receives the first Distinguished Service Medal awarded to a living female.
1932 - Car mogel Henry Ford gives his first radio speech about making cars affordable.
1932 - Baseball players Jimmie Foxx (Philadelphia Athletics) wins AL MVP and Chuck Klein (Philadelphia Phillies) wins NL MVP.
1943 - Researchers at Rutgers University create the first antibiotic for tuberculosis (Streptomycin).
1944 - U.S. forces land in the Philippines in order to liberate the country.
1944 - US Navy announces Black women can join Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES).
1950 - Iran accepts assistance from the U.S. under the Point Four Program.
1950 - Cleveland Zoo dedicates a the new Bird Building.
1951 - President Truman formally ends state of war with Germany.
1953 - The Douglas DC-7 jet makes it's first transcontinental nonstop flight.
1960 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested at the Atlanta sit-in protest.
1968 - Cars going south on the Golden Gate Bridge are charged tolls to cover maintenance of the bridge.
1973 - President Nixon refuses to turn over Watergate tapes after a ruling by the Appeals Court.
1976 - The first major revision regarding copyright laws since 1909 is signed by President Ford.
1983 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day becomes a federal holiday.
1987 - The U.S. attacks two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.
1988 - The rock band Roxette releases their Roxette Look Sharp! album.
1990 - Dances with Wolves premieres in Washington, D.C.
1991 - NCAA football game between Rhode Island and Maine lasts 3 hours and 52 seconds, making it the longest game ever played.
1999 - At the age of 52, Cher releases her single Believe.
2004 - Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashes while approaching Kirksville Regional Airport in Missouri, killing 13 people.
2014 - The first working human intestine is generated from stem cells in a U.S. lab.
2018 - The reboot film Halloween (Jamie Curtis) makes a record $77 million and becomes the biggest debut any film with female lead over 55 years of age.
2020 - At least 6 Russian military officers are charged with planning a cyber attack on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
