October 19 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is October 19, your zodiac sign is Libra ♎, your birthstone is Opal or Tourmaline and your birth flower is Marigold or Cosmos. You share your birthday with Miguel Ángel Asturias and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
- Zodiac sign
- ♎ Libra
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Opal, Tourmaline
- Birth flower
- Marigold, Cosmos
- Day of year
- 292nd
- Popularity
- 294th of 366
- Half birthday
- April 19
- Next October 19
- October 19
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October 19 zodiac: Libra ♎
People born on October 19 fall under Libra, the 7th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from September 23 to October 22. Libra is a cardinal air sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the scales.
Libra, represented by the Scales, is the sign of balance, harmony and partnership. It is linked with beauty and fairness, and Libras are often pictured as natural diplomats with a strong sense of style.
Famous people born on October 19
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on October 19, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1899Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974)
- Born 1910Indian-American astrophysicist
- Born 1931British novelist and spy (1931–2020)
- Born 1946English author
- Born 1967Supreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021
- Born 1940Irish and English actor (1940–2023)
- Born 1945American actor (born 1945)
- Born 1966American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)
- Born 1969President of Peru from 2021 to 2022
- Born 1983Swedish actress (born 1983)
- Born 1945British microeconomist (born 1945)
- Born 1605English polymath and author (1605–1682)
- Born 1916French immunologist (1916-2009)
- Born 1882Italian painter and sculptor (1882-1916)
- Born 1969American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1969)
- Born 1921Swedish association football player (1921-1995)
- Born 1981Finnish racecar driver
- Born 1953Chinese diplomat leader, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office since 2023
- Born 1958Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1960Japanese association football player
- Born 1944Jamaican reggae singer and musician (1944–1987)
- Born 1962American boxer
- Born 1913Brazilian composer, singer, writer (1913–1980)
- Born 1895American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990)
- Born 1954English association football player and manager
- Born 1976American actor (born 1976)
- Born 1945American actor, singer and drag queen (1945–1988)
- Born 1934Nigerian politician and Military general
- Born 1942Hungarian politician
- Born 1983Chilean former footballer
- Born 1964French actress, film director, screenwriter and singer
- Born 1989Slovak association football player
- Born 1977Canadian-American film director
- Born 1916Soviet pianist (1916-1985)
- Born 1927German footballer (1927-2017)
- Born 1871American physiologist (1871-1945)
- Born 1784British critic, essayist, poet and writer (1784-1859)
- Born 1858Belgian-British zoologist (1858–1937), member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino from 1900
- Born 1909Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 to 1955
- Born 1998Canadian actress
October 19 birthstone
Opal (play of many colours). Opal is linked with creativity, hope and imagination, thanks to its shifting rainbow colours.
Tourmaline (pink and many other colours). Tourmaline is associated with compassion, balance and emotional healing.
October 19 birthday facts
- October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years), leaving 73 days until the end of the year.
- October 19 is the 294th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,888 babies born on an average October 19(3% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, October 19 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on October 19 were most likely conceived around January 27 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is April 19, six months after October 19.
- October 19 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is October 19?
October 19 falls under Libra ♎, which runs from September 23 to October 22.
What is the birthstone for October 19?
The birthstone for October 19 is Opal or Tourmaline, the October birthstones. The October birth flowers are Marigold and Cosmos.
Who are famous people born on October 19?
Famous people born on October 19 include Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), John le Carré (1931), Philip Pullman (1946), Hibatullah Akhundzada (1967), Michael Gambon (1940).
How common is a October 19 birthday?
October 19 is the 294th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,888 babies born on an average October 19.
What day of the year is October 19?
October 19 is the 292nd day of the year in common years and the 293rd day in leap years.