Birthday facts

Born on October 19.

Everyone born on October 19 is a Libra — ruled by Venus, fair to a fault, decisive never. The stone is opal, the flower marigold, and the day is shared with Rebecca Ferguson and John le Carré.

Sun sign

Libra ♎︎

the Scales · ruled by Venus · fair to a fault, decisive never

Birthstone

Opal

October

Birth flower

Marigold

& cosmos

Your book

Born on October 19? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Libra, September 23 to October 22.

The Scales, ruled by Venus, and the only sign that is an object rather than a creature — the books make much of that. An air sign, credited with a sense of fairness, an eye for beauty and a talent for company; blamed for taking a very long time to choose, because both sides really do have a point. Its people are supposed to keep the peace, and to look good doing it.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on October 19.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1983

Rebecca Ferguson

Swedish actress

1931

John le Carré

English author and intelligence officer

1961

Sunny Deol

Indian actor and producer

1946

Philip Pullman

English author

1966

Jon Favreau

American director and actor

1945

Divine

American actor and drag queen performer

1982

Gillian Jacobs

American director and actress

1910

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astronomer and mathematician

On this day

What October 19 has seen.

1864American Civil War: Despite incurring nearly twice as many casualties as the Confederates, the Union army emerged victorious at the Battle of Cedar Creek.

1955At a meeting of its general assembly, the European Broadcasting Union approved the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.

1965Vietnam War: The Siege of Plei Me began with the first major confrontation between soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army and the U.S. Army.

2005Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 882 mbar (26.05 inHg).

The calendar

When October 19 falls.

A Monday in 2026, a Tuesday in 2027, a Thursday in 2028, a Friday in 2029, and a Saturday in 2030.