May 19
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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Art and culture
- 1536 - Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery.
- 1897 - Oscar Wilde is released from Prison in England.
Births
- 1948 - Grace Jones, Jamaica is a model, singer and actress
- 1925 - Malcolm X, American African American rights activist
Deaths
- 1898 - William Gladstone, Prime Minister of England and flagellation afficionado
- 1918 - Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss painter.
- 1925 - Viking Eggeling, Swedish artist and filmmaker.
- 1935 - Thomas Edward Lawrence, British writer.
- 1992 - Bob Mizer, creator of the Athletic Model Guild
- 1995 - Derek Ford, British film director.
- 2002 - Raymond Durgnat, British film critic.