Who Was Born Today – November 19 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on November 19 | ||
1600 | Charles I, King of England and Ireland. | |
1797 | Sojourner Truth, abolitionist and women’s rights advocate. | |
1831 | James Garfield, 20th president of the United States. | |
1899 | Allen Tate, Southern novelist, poet and critic. | |
1915 | Billy Strayhorn, composer, arranger and pianist who wrote “Take the A Train.” | |
1917 | Indira Gandhi, prime minister of India from 1967 to 1977 and 1978 to 1984 who was assassinated by her own guards. | |
1921 | Roy Campanella, Hall of Fame baseball star. | |
1933 | Larry King, journalist and long-time talk show host. | |
1936 | Dick Cavett, host of TV talk shows The Tonight Show and The Dick Cavett Show. | |
1938 | Ted Turner, businessman; founder of Turner Broadcasting System. | |
1942 | Calvin Klein, fashion designer; founder of Calvin Klein, Inc.. | |
1942 | Sharon Olds, poet (The Dead and The Living, The Gold Cell). | |
1954 | General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, commander in chief of Egypt’s armed forces and minister of defense (2012– ); played leading role in July 2013 coup ousting President Mohamed Morsi. | |
1956 | Ann Curry, journalist; co-anchor of Today, June 9, 2011–June 28, 2012; anchor of Dateline NBC 2005–2011. | |
1962 | Jodie Foster, actress, director, producer; came to fame at age 13 in the 1976 film Taxi Driver; won Academy Award for Best Actress (1989) for The Accused. | |
1966 | Gail Devers, three-time Olympic champion in track and field (US team); won gold in 1992 (100 m) and two gold medals in 1996 (100 m, 4x100m relay). | |
1976 | Jack Dorsey, businessman; co-founder of Twitter. |
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