Famous people born on September 19 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is September 19, you share it with Adam West, Jeremy Irons, Twiggy — and you were born under Virgo, the sign of the thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
Birthday basics for September 19
Virgo ♍
Zodiac sign
Sapphire
Birthstone
Aster
Birth flower
262nd
Day of the year
September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years), with 103 days still to come.
Famous people born on September 19
Adam West — American actor famous as television's Batman (born 1928).
Jeremy Irons — English actor and Academy Award winner (born 1948).
Twiggy — English model and fashion icon of the 1960s (born 1949).
Also sharing the day:
William Golding (b. 1911) — English novelist who wrote Lord of the Flies and won the Nobel Prize.
Cass Elliot (b. 1941) — "Mama Cass" of the Mamas & the Papas, one of the defining voices of the 1960s.
Jimmy Fallon (b. 1974) — American comedian and host of The Tonight Show.
September 19 in history
1893 — New Zealand became the first country to grant all women the right to vote.
1982 — Computer scientist Scott Fahlman posted the first documented smiley emoticon :-) on an online message board.
1991 — Hikers discovered Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummy, in the Alps.
1783 — A sheep, a duck and a rooster became the first balloon passengers when the Montgolfier brothers launched them at Versailles.
1888 — The world's first international beauty contest was held in the town of Spa, Belgium.
1970 — The first Glastonbury Festival was held on a farm in Somerset, England; tickets cost one pound.
September 19 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is September 19?
Anyone born on September 19 is a Virgo — thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
What is the birthstone for September 19?
The birthstone for a September 19 birthday is Sapphire, and the birth flower is the Aster.
Who is the most famous person born on September 19?
Adam West is among the best known — American actor famous as television's Batman (born 1928).
What happened on September 19?
In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to grant all women the right to vote.
What day of the year is September 19?
September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years), with 103 days still to come.
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