October 19
People born on this day are Libra.
- 1974
Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.
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The president of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, along with 33 others, die when their aircraft crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.
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The United States Navy conducts Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.
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Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.
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The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups.
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Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
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Thirteen people are killed when Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashes in Adair County, Missouri, while on approach to Kirksville Regional Airport.
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Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
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Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
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One hundred and five people are injured in a train crash in Buenos Aires.
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Members of Parliament met at the House of Lords to discuss the United Kingdom's Brexit deal, this was the first Saturday sitting in Parliament since 3 April 1982 during the Falklands War.
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Pieces of the French Crown Jewels are successfully stolen during a heist on the Louvre Museum in Paris.
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2005Antonia Nocca, Italian singer-songwriter
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1999Carlotta Truman, German singer-songwriter
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1996Chance Perdomo, American-British actor (died 2024)
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1995Sammis Reyes, Chilean-American football and basketball player
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1994Cal Petersen, American ice hockey player
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1994Anthony Santander, Venezuelan baseball player
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1994Agnė Sereikaitė, Lithuanian speed skater
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1993Abby Sunderland, American sailor
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1992Lil Durk, American rapper
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1991Colton Dixon, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1990Janet Leon, Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer
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1990Ciara Renée, American actress and singer
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