October 19

Events

 * 1892 - The first long-distance telephone line between Chicago and New York was formally opened
 * 1922 - The British Broadcasting Company was formed

Births

 * 1900 – Erna Berger, German soprano (d. 1990)
 * 1908 – Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer (d. 1981)
 * 1909 – Cozy Cole, American jazz drummer (d. 1981)
 * 1926 – Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer and songwriter (d. 2009)
 * 1943 – Robin Holloway, British composer
 * 1966 – Sinitta, American singer
 * 1972 – Pras, American musician
 * 1978 – Henri Sorvali, Finnish musician
 * 1979 – Brian Robertson, American trombonist
 * 1990 – Janet Leon, member of Swedish all-girl group Play

Deaths

 * 1956 – Isham Jones, American musician (b. 1894)
 * 1987 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (b. 1945)
 * 1988 – Son House, American musician (b. 1902)
 * 1995 – Don Cherry, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1936)
 * 1997 – Glen Buxton, American guitarist (b. 1947)
 * 2000 – Hortense Ellis, Jamaican reggae singer (b. 1941)
 * 2005 – Dallas Cook, American musician (Suburban Legends) (b. 1982)