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The Keihan Nakanoshima Line (京阪中之島線 Keihan Nakanoshima-sen) is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka Japan. It opened on October 19 2008.

Sir Andrew Armstrong 1st Baronet DL (19 October 1786 – 27 January 1863) was an Irish baronet and politician.Born at Gallen Priory in County Offaly he was the son of […]

Patricia Neske (born October 19 1966) is a German former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time (1989 1992) European bronze medalist and the 1990 German national champion.

Albert R. Thayer (19 October 1878 – October 1965) was an American painter and etcher. Born in Concord Massachusetts he studied at the Boston Museum School and at the Art […]

The third season of Nikita an American drama/espionage television series based on the French film Nikita (1990) the remake Point of No Return (1993) and a previous series La Femme […]

Didier Theys (born 19 October 1956) is a Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona (1998 and 2002); a winner of […]

The 42nd Canadian federal election is tentatively scheduled for October 19 2015 in accordance with the Canada Elections Act which requires that a general election be held on the third […]

George Abbot (19 October 1562 – 5 August 1633) was an English divine who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1611 to 1633. He also served as the fourth Chancellor of […]

Edward Lippincott Tilton (19 October 1861 — January 1933) was an American architect with a practice in New York City where he was born.

Richard Dick Fenton-Smith (born 19 October 1931) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1950s.Recruited from Ormond Amateur […]

Felix Solomon Cohen (July 3 1907 – October 19 1953) was an American lawyer and scholar who made a lasting mark on legal philosophy and fundamentally shaped federal Indian law […]

Janine Mari Raymundo Tugonon (born October 19 1989 in Orion Bataan) is a Filipino beauty pageant titleholder was crowned Miss Universe-Philippines 2012 and placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2012.

The 1957 Scottish League Cup Final was a football match played on 19 October 1957 at Hampden Park in which Celtic beat rivals Rangers in a record 7–1 victory. The […]

Yōko Minamida (南田 洋子 Minamida Yōko March 1 1933 – October 21 2009) was a Japanese actress. She was diagnosed with Alzheimers in November 2008 and a TV documentary was […]

Lars Kober (born 19 October 1976 in Berlin) is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 […]

The Roller Coaster (formerly Manhattan Express) is the name of the roller coaster at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The ride’s trains are […]

Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (May 21 1895 – October 19 1970) was President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940.

Saketh Myneni (born 19 October 1987) is an Indian professional tennis player who has graduated from the University of Alabama in 2010. He has professionally won 9 ITF singles & […]

Shine Wrestling is an all-female professional wrestling promotion which was found in mid–2012. Over the course of past year it has held 16 internet pay-per-views.

Hicham Arazi (Arabic: هشام أرازي‎; born October 19 1973 in Casablanca) is a male tennis player from Morocco. He played professionally from 1993 to the end of 2007. The left-hander […]