Today is Thursday, October 19th, the 292nd day of the year. There are 73
days remaining until the end of the year and 67 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, Cookie Month,
Computer Learning Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month,
National Diabetes Month, National Vegetarian Month, Lupus Awareness
Month, Seafood Month, National Popcorn Popping Month, National
Pizza Month, Evaluate Your Life Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Lloyd Haynes, 91, actor (Room 222)
Johnnetta Cole, 87, educator
George McCrae, 79, singer (Rock Your Baby)
Peter Tosh, 79, reggae musician
Joe Bryant, 69, basketball player
Lonnie Shelton, 68, basketball player
Michael Steele, 65, politician
Jennifer Holliday, 63, singer/actress
Evander Holyfield, 61, boxer
Sinitta, 60, singer
Webster Slaughter, 59, football player
Brad Daugherty, 58, basketball player
Omar Gooding, 47, actor
Joy Bryant, 47, model
Samuel Nascimento, 33, actor
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
LaWanda Page, 103, actress (Aunt Esther-Sanford & Sons) (d. 2002)
Juanita Moore, 101, actress (d. 2014)
DEATHS
Rudy Ray Moore, 2008, comedian/actor (Dolemite) (b. 1937)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1870 – 1st African Americans (4) elected to US House of Representatives.
1943 – Theater Guild presentation of “Othello” opens at Shubert starring
Paul Robeson.
1944 – US Navy says black women can join WAVES.
1960 – Martin Luther King Jr. arrested in Atlanta sit-in.
1983 – Senate establishes Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday.
2005 – Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
HOROSCOPE
Being a Libra born on October 19th, your analytical mind is paired nicely with your highly social nature. While you’re comfortable alone, it is not your preferred environment. You are energized by a social setting, where your mind can come alive with exciting ways to express your ideas to those around you. Your friends, peers and coworkers quickly recognize your intelligence and as they get closer to you, they also grow to appreciate your loyalty. You put great effort into being dependable for family, friends and those closest to you.
