Question: When was the English reality television judge who acquired the right to The X Factor born? 
Context: Simon Phillip Cowell ( ) (born 7 October 1959) is an English reality television judge and producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.  He is most recognised as a judge on the British TV talent competition series "Pop Idol", "The X Factor", and "Britain's Got Talent", and the American TV talent competition shows "American Idol", "The X Factor," and "America's Got Talent".  Cowell is the principal founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco. The X Factor is an American reality television music competition show created by Simon Cowell and produced by FremantleMedia North America and SYCOtv, a partnership between Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment, which aired on Fox from 2011 to 2013.  Based on the original UK show, and an addition to "The X Factor" franchise, the series found new singing talent (solo artists and groups ages 12 and over), drawn from public auditions, and they competed against each other for votes.  The winner was determined by the show's viewers via telephone, the Internet, and SMS text voting, and was awarded a recording contract with Cowell's record label Syco Music, worth $5 million in seasons one and two, and $1 million in season three.  America voted for the following winners: Melanie Amaro, Tate Stevens, and Alex & Sierra, respectively. The X Factor Indonesia is an Indonesian reality television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public audition.  The show that was adopted from the British " The X Factor " with the show is produced by FremantleMedia and Cowell's production company Syco.  It is broadcast on the RCTI.  In 2014, X Factor Indonesia won the Panasonic Gobel Awards for the category Talent and Best Reality Show. Sharon Rachel Osbourne ( Levy; born 9 October 1952) is an English television host, media personality, television talent competition judge, author, music manager, modern impresario, businesswoman, and promoter, and the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.  She first came into public prominence after appearing in "The Osbournes", a reality television show that followed her family's daily life.  Osbourne later became a talent show judge on shows such as the British and original version of "The X Factor", from 2004 to 2007, 2013, and 2016 onwards.  She also was a judge on "America's Got Talent" from 2007 until 2012. X Factor Albania is the Albanian version of "The X Factor", adapted from the original UK series to find new singing talent.  The first season started in January 8, 2012, and it is broadcast by TV Klan.  The judges are: Albanian singer from Macedonia Altuna Sejdiu, Albanian singer Soni Malaj, Albanian superstar Alban Skënderaj, and the famous composer Pandi Laço.  The show is hosted by Alketa Vejsiu.  She applied to acquire the rights of the show along with Top Channel and TV Klan.  Syco TV gave the rights to her, then she sold parts of the rights to TV Klan.  After losing the rights of "The X Factor", Top Channel acquired the rights of the talent show, "The Voice". Derry Clarke is an Irish celebrity chef, reality television judge and proprietor of the restaurant L'Ecrivain.  He acted as a judge alongside Bibi Baskin and Sammy Leslie on the RTÉ One reality television series "Fáilte Towers" and has appeared on other programmes such as "The Restaurant", "The Afternoon Show" and "The Panel" (in 2008). The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent.  The first season of the show premiered on Network Ten on 6 February 2005.  Ten dropped "The X Factor" after the first season due to poor ratings.  In 2010, the Seven Network won the rights to the show, and a second season went into production.  "The X Factor" was renewed after the highly successful "Australian Idol" was no longer broadcast on Network Ten.  "The X Factor" was produced by FremantleMedia Australia, and was broadcast on the Seven Network in Australia and on TV3 in New Zealand.  The program was cancelled after its eighth season in 2016. The X Factor was an Australian television music competition to find new singing talent.  The first season premiered on 6 February 2005 and ended on 15 May 2005.  The show was cancelled after the series ended due to poor ratings, but was revived in 2010 after Seven Network acquired the rights through meetings with show creator Simon Cowell. X Factor Around the World is the 24th anniversary television special of RCTI, joining four continents' biggest versions of "The X Factor" reality singing competition—"X Factor Indonesia" (Asia), "The X Factor USA" (America), "The X Factor UK" (Europe) and "The X Factor Australia" (Australia).  The show was originally aired on 24 August 2013 in Indonesia and featured performances by six winners and runners-up: Melanie Amaro, Samantha Jade, The Collective, Jahmene Douglas, Fatin Shidqia, Novita Dewi. The X Factor is a British reality television music competition to find new singing talent.  The contestants are aspiring singers drawn from public auditions.  Created by Simon Cowell, the show began in 2004 and has since aired annually from August/September until December.  The show is produced by FremantleMedia's Thames (previously Talkback Thames) and Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment .  It is broadcast on the ITV network in the UK and simulcast on TV3 in Ireland.  "X Factor" refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality.  The series consists of auditions, bootcamp, judges' houses, several weeks of live shows, semi-finals and the final.  The series had a spin-off behind-the-scenes show called "The Xtra Factor", which aired directly after the main show on ITV2.  This lasted from series 1 until series 13 when it was cancelled by ITV in January 2017.
Answer: 7 October 1959