Famous Birthdays on November 19

259 people 1417 – 1999

November 19 has seen 259 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1417 – 1999. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

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Larry King

1933 — Larry King

American journalist and talk show host (died 2021)

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He was a WMBM radio interviewer in the Miami area in the 1950s and 1960s

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Beginning in 1978, King gained national prominence as host of The Larry King Show, an all-night nationwide call-in radio program heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System

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From 1985 to 2010, he hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN

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King hosted Larry King Now from 2012 to 2020, which aired on Hulu, Ora TV, and RT America

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He hosted Politicking with Larry King, a weekly political talk show, on the same three channels from 2013 to 2020


Frederick I
Count Palatine of Simmern (died 1480)
Frederick I, the Hunsrücker was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1459 until 1480.
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1417
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (died 1526)
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara was the 104th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from November 16, 1500, to May 19, 1526. His personal name was Katsuhito (勝仁). His reign marked the…
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1464
Pier Luigi Farnese
Duke of Parma (died 1547)
Pier Luigi Farnese was the first Duke of Castro from 1537 to 1545 and the first Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1547. He was the illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. He became a soldier and…
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1503
Robert Sidney
1st Earl of Leicester, English poet and politician (died 1626)
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, was an English courtier, soldier, and landowner. He was chamberlain to Anne of Denmark.
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1563
Charles I of England
Scotland, and Ireland (died 1649)
Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
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1600
Lieuwe van Aitzema
Dutch historian and diplomat (died 1669)
Lieuwe (Leo) van Aitzema was a Dutch historian, diplomat, bon viveur, libertine and spy.
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1600
Eustache Le Sueur
French painter and educator (died 1655)
Eustache Le Sueur or Lesueur was a French artist and one of the founders of the French Academy of Painting. He is known primarily for his paintings of religious subjects. He was a leading exponent of the neoclassical…
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1617
Jean-Antoine Nollet
French priest and physicist (died 1770)
Jean-Antoine Nollet was a French clergyman and physicist who conducted a number of experiments with electricity and discovered osmosis. As a deacon in the Catholic Church, he was also known as Abbé Nollet.
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1700
Mikhail Lomonosov
Russian physicist, chemist, astronomer, and geographer (died 1765)
Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus and the law of…
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1711
Leopold Auenbrugger
Austrian physician (died 1809)
Josef Leopold Auenbrugger or Avenbrugger, also known as Leopold von Auenbrugger, was an Austrian physician who invented percussion as a diagnostic technique. On the strength of this discovery, he is considered one of…
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1722
Benjamin Chew
American lawyer and judge (died 1810)
Benjamin Chew was an American lawyer and judge who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of Pennsylvania and later the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Born into a Quaker family, Chew was known…
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1722
George Rogers Clark
American general (died 1818)
George Rogers Clark was an American military officer and surveyor from Virginia who became the highest-ranking Patriot military officer on the northwestern frontier during the Revolutionary War. He served as leader of…
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1752
Maltese politician (died 1830)
Filippo Castagna was a Maltese politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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1765
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Danish sculptor and academic (died 1844)
Albert Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor and medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a working-class Danish/Icelandic family,…
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1770
Solomon Foot
American lawyer and politician (died 1866)
Solomon T. Foot was an American politician and attorney. He held numerous offices during his career, including Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, State's Attorney for Rutland County, member of the United…
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1802
Ferdinand de Lesseps
French diplomat and engineer, developed the Suez Canal (died 1894)
Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps was a French Orientalist diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869, joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, substantially reducing sailing distances and times between Europe…
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1805
Janez Bleiweis
Slovenian journalist, physician, and politician (died 1881)
Janez Bleiweis was a Slovene conservative politician, journalist, physician, veterinarian, and public figure. He was the leader of the so-called Old Slovene political movement. Already during his lifetime, he was called…
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1808
Karl Schwarz
German theologian and politician (died 1885)
Karl Schwarz was a German Protestant theologian.
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1812
Rani Lakshmibai
Indian queen (died 1858)
The Rani of Jhansi, also known as Rani Lakshmibai, was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The queen consort of the princely state of Jhansi from 1843 to 1853, she assumed its leadership after…
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1828
James A. Garfield
American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (died 1881)
James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine…
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1831
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Who was born on November 19?

Larry King — American TV and radio host (1933–2021)

FeaturedLarry King
Birth year1933
Known forHe was a WMBM radio interviewer in the Miami area in the 1950s and 1960s
Birthdays on this date259 (1417 – 1999)

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