The death of John Holt, Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. The death of Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian-American violinist and composer (b.
The death of Mikihiko Renjō, Japanese author (b. The death of Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer and composer (b. The death of Noel Harrison, English singer, actor, and skier (b. The birth of Carlotta Truman, German singer-songwriter The birth of Bernadeth Pons, Filipino volleyball athlete The birth of Agnė Sereikaitė, Lithuanian speed skater The birth of Abby Sunderland, American sailor The birth of Shiho, Japanese actress and model The birth of Colton Dixon, American singer-songwriter and pianist The birth of Janet Leon, Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer The birth of Endō Shōta, Japanese sumo wrestler The birth of Tom Kilbey, English footballer The birth of Janine Tugonon, Filipino model and television host The birth of Rakuto Tochihara, Japanese actor The birth of Miroslav Stoch, Slovakian footballer The birth of James Gavet, New Zealand rugby league player The birth of Chris Lawrence, Australian rugby league player The birth of Markiyan Kamysh, Ukrainian writer Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.Ī bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 more in Lebanon.Īt least 105 people are injured in a train crash in Buenos Aires. Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II. SIEV X, an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 migrants, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people. The convictions of the Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison. 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. The United States Navy conducts Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.īlack Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points. The president of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, along with 33 others, die when their aircraft crashes into the Lebombo Mountains. Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.Ī Roman Catholic priest, Jerzy Popiełuszko, associated with the Solidarity Union, is killed by three agents of the Polish Communist internal intelligence agency. President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes. The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba. Historical Events on Tor Johnson Birthday (October 19)īelow are historical events that coincided with Tor Johnson's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
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