May 19

May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (140th in leap years). There are 226 days remaining.

Births:

• 1890 - Ho Chi Mihn (Vietnamese leader)
• 1909 - Bruce Bennett (actor)
• 1925 - Malcolm X (civil rights activist)
• 1930 - Lorraine Hansberry (playwright)
• 1934 - James Lehrer (journalist, co-anchor)
• 1941 - Nora Ephron (screenwriter)
• 1945 - Pete Townshend (guitarist, lyricist)
• 1948 - Grace Jones (singer, actress)
• 1952 - Joey Ramone (singer)

Deaths:

• 1909 - Isaac Albéniz, aged 48, Spanish composer
• 1971 - Ogden Nash (poet)

Holidays, Festivals, Religious Observances:

• Saint Dunstan's Day

History:

• Execution of Anne Boleyn 1536
• Oscar Wilde released from prison 1897

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December May 18 - May 20 - April 19 - June 19 - more historical anniversaries