THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Today is Thursday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2017. There are 73 days left in the year.

IN THE NATION

1789: John Jay was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.

1953: The Ray Bradbury novel “Fahrenheit 451,” set in a dystopian future where books are banned and burned by the government, was first published by Ballantine Books.

1967: The U.S. space probe Mariner 5 flew past Venus.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Author John le Carre is 86. Actor Michael Gambon is 77. Actor John Lithgow is 72. Boxer Evander Holyfield is 55. Rock singer-musician Todd Park Mohr (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) is 52. Actor Jon Favreau is 51. “South Park” co-creator Trey Parker is 48. Writer-director Jason Reitman is 40. Gillian Jacobs is 35.