October 19
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Art and culture
Births
- 1899 - Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)*1931 - John le Carré, English novelist
- 1944 - Peter Tosh, Jamaican musician, political activist (d. 1987)
- 1944 - George McCrae, American soul singer
- 1945 - Divine, American actor (d. 1988)
Deaths
- 1745 - Jonathan Swift, Irish author (b. 1667)
- 1987 - Jacqueline Du Pré, English cellist (b. 1945)
- 1995 - Don Cherry, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1936)
- 1999 - Nathalie Sarraute, Russian-born French writer (b. 1900)
Notes
- 1745 - Pierre Alechinsky Pierre Alechinsky (October 19, 1927) is a Belgian artist.
- 1745 - Cesare Lombroso (November 6, 1835 – October 19, 1909) was an Italian criminologist
- 1745 - Harry Alan Towers, British film producer (born in London on October 19, 1920)
- 1745 - Sharon Redd (October 19 1945 - May 1 1992) was an American house music and Urban contemporary singer from New York.
- 1745 - Miguel Ángel Asturias (October 19, 1899 – June 9, 1974) was a Guatemalan writer and diplomat.
- 1745 - Patrick Cowley (b October 19, 1950 Buffalo, New York - d November 12, 1982 San Francisco, California) was a Disco and Hi-NRG dance music composer and recording artist.
- 1745 - John le Carré
- 1745 - Umberto Boccioni (October 19, 1882–August 16, 1916) was an Italian painter and sculptor
- 1745 - Auguste and Louis Lumière
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