May 19
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Events
- 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
- 1897 – Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol.
- 1962 – A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of Happy Birthday.
Births
- 1593 - Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter.
- 1925 - Malcolm X, American civil rights activist.
- 1925 - Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator.
- 1939 - James Fox.
- 1948 - Grace Jones, Jamaican singer and actress.
Deaths
- 1536 - Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England.
- 1864 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author.
- 1918 - Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss painter.
- 1925 - Viking Eggeling, Swedish artist and filmmaker.
- 1935 - T. E. Lawrence, English soldier.
- 1992 - Bob Mizer, creator of the Athletic Model Guild
- 1995 - Derek Ford, British film director.
- 2002 - Raymond Durgnat, British film critic.
Births
- 1593 – Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter (d. 1678)
- 1762 – Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1814)
- 1890 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader (d. 1969)
- 1924 – Sandy Wilson, British composer
- 1925 – Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
- 1925 – Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator (d. 1998)
- 1939 – James Fox, English actor
- 1947 – Michele Placido, Italian actor and director
- 1948 – Grace Jones, Jamaican singer and actress
- 1951 – Joey Ramone, American musician (The Ramones) (d. 2001)
Deaths
- 1536 – Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England
- 1864 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (b. 1804)
- 1865 – Sengge Rinchen, Qing Dynasty field Marshal KIA
- 1876 – Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch politician (b. 1801)
- 1885 – Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)
- 1895 – José Martí, Cuban independence leader (b. 1853)
- 1898 – William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)
- 1904 – Auguste Molinier, French historian (b. 1851)
- 1907 – Benjamin Baker, English engineer (b. 1840)
- 1912 – Bolesław Prus, Polish writer (b. 1847)
- 1915 – John Simpson Kirkpatrick stretcher bearer with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during World War I (b. 1892)
- 1918 – Raoul Lufbery, French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace (b. 1885)
- 1935 – T. E. Lawrence, English soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia (b. 1888)
- 1940 – Diego Mazquiarán, Spanish matador (b. 1985)
- 1943 – Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter (b. 1865)
- 1945 – Philipp Bouhler, German nazi leader (b. 1889)
- 1946 – Booth Tarkington, American novelist (b. 1869)
- 1954 – Charles Ives, American composer (b. 1874)
- 1958 – Archie Scott-Brown, English race car driver (b. 1927)
- 1958 – Ronald Colman, English actor (b. 1891)
- 1965 – Tui Malila, world's oldest tortoise
- 1969 – Coleman Hawkins, American musician (b. 1901)
- 1971 – Ogden Nash, American poet (b. 1902)
- 1983 – Jean Rey, President of the European Commission (b. 1902)
- 1984 – John Betjeman, English poet and Poet Laureate (b. 1906)
- 1986 – Jimmy Lyons, American musician (b. 1931)
- 1987 – James Tiptree, Jr, American author (b. 1915)
- 1989 – CLR James, West Indian writer and journalist (b. 1901)
- 1994 – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, First Lady of the United States (b. 1929)
- 1994 – Luis Ocaña, Spanish cyclist (b. 1945)
- 1998 – Sōsuke Uno, Japanese prime minister (b. 1922)
- 1999 – James Blades, English percussionist (b. 1901)
- 1999 – Candy Candido, American actor (b. 1913)
- 2000 – Yevgeny Khrunov, cosmonaut (b. 1933)
- 2001 – Susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946)
- 2002 – John Gorton, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1911)
- 2002 – Walter Lord, American writer (b. 1917)
- 2004 – Mary Dresselhuys, Dutch actress (b. 1907)
- 2005 – Henry Corden, American actor and voice artist (b. 1921)
- 2006 – Freddie Garrity, English lead singer from the band Freddie and the Dreamers (b. 1940)
- 2007 – Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (b. 1914)
- 2008 – Vijay Tendulkar, Indian playwright, (b. 1928)
- 2009 – Queen Elizabeth II, [[Queen of Great Britian & Northern Ireland, (b. 1926)
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