On This Day
This Day in History: (19-May)
John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton, English Baron (d. 1462)
Baccio D'Agnolo, Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect (d. 1543)
Helena of Moscow, Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania and Queen consort of Poland (d. 1513)
Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter and illustrator (d. 1678)
Claude Vignon, French painter (d. 1670)
Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer (d. 1667)
José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda, Spanish sergeant and politician (d. 1770)
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (d. 1779)
Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher and academic (d. 1814)
Arthur Aikin, English chemist and mineralogist (d. 1854)
Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1873)
Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French academic and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1896)
James Watney, Jr., English politician, brewer and cricketer (d. 1886)
John Jacob Abel, American biochemist and pharmacologist (d. 1938)
Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (d. 1931)
Walter Russell, American painter, sculptor, and author (d. 1963)
Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1955)
Alfred Laliberté, Canadian sculptor and painter (d. 1953)
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (d. 1964)
Albert Richardson, English architect and educator, designed the Manchester Opera House (d. 1964)
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish marshal and politician, 1st President of Turkey (d. 1938)
David Munson, American runner (d. 1953)
Francis Biddle, American lawyer and judge, 58th United States Attorney General (d. 1968)
Ion Jalea, Romanian soldier and sculptor (d. 1983)
Tản Đà, Vietnamese poet and author (d. 1939)
Henry B. Richardson, American archer (d. 1963)
Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German-American illustrator (d. 1962)
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (d. 1969)
Oswald Boelcke, German captain and pilot (d. 1916)
H. Bonciu, Romanian author, poet, and journalist (d. 1950)
Frank Luke, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1918)
Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and painter (d. 1974)
Lothar Rădăceanu, Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (d. 1955)
Lubka Kolessa, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator (d. 1997)
Ruth Ella Moore, American scientist (d. 1994)
Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor (d. 2007)
Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956)
Merriam Modell, American author (d. 1994)
Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (d. 1982)
Nicholas Winton, English banker and humanitarian (d. 2015)
Alan Melville, South African cricketer (d. 1983)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India (d. 1996)
Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
John Vachon, American photographer and journalist (d. 1975)
Renée Asherson, English actress (d. 2014)
Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist, historian, and academic (d. 2000)
Georgie Auld, Canadian-American saxophonist, clarinet player, and bandleader (d. 1990)
Mitja Ribičič, Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2013)
Leslie Broderick, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013)
Harry W. Brown, American colonel and pilot (d. 1991)
Daniel Gélin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
Yuri Kochiyama, American activist (d. 2014)
Karel van het Reve, Dutch historian and author (d. 1999)
Sandy Wilson, English composer and songwriter (d. 2014)
Pol Pot, Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 1998)
Malcolm X, American minister and activist (d. 1965)
Edward Parkes, English engineer and academic
Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (d. 2009)
Serge Lang, French-American mathematician, author and academic (d. 2005)
Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (d. 1982)
Thomas Kennedy, English air marshal (d. 2013)
Gil McDougald, American baseball player and coach (d. 2010)
Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (d. 2013)
Richard Larter, Australian painter (d. 2014)
John Stroger, American politician (d. 2008)
Eugene Genovese, American historian and author (d. 2012)
Lorraine Hansberry, American playwright and director (d. 1965)
Bob Anderson, English race car driver (d. 1967)
Trevor Peacock, English actor, screenwriter and songwriter
Alma Cogan, English singer (d. 1966)
Paul Erdman, American economist and author (d. 2007)
Elena Poniatowska, Mexican intellectual and journalist
Edward de Bono, Maltese physician, author, and academic
Ruskin Bond, Indian author and poet
Bill Fitch, American basketball player and coach
Jim Lehrer, American journalist and author
David Hartman, American journalist and television personality
Pat Roach, English wrestler (d. 2004)
Moisés da Costa Amaral, East Timorese politician (d. 1989)
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Ukrainian long jumper and coach
Livio Berruti, Italian sprinter
James Fox, English actor
Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong-American actress and makeup artist
Jānis Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower and coach
Dick Scobee, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)
Jan Janssen, Dutch cyclist
Mickey Newbury, American country/pop singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
Nora Ephron, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
Igor Judge, Baron Judge, Maltese-English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research Inc. (d. 1994)
Robert Kilroy-Silk, English television host and politician
Eddie May, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
Shirrel Rhoades, American author, publisher, and academic
Peter Mayhew, English-American actor
Pete Townshend, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Claude Lelièvre, Belgian activist
Michele Placido, Italian actor and director
André the Giant, French-American wrestler and actor (d. 1993)
Paul Brady, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Christopher Chope, English lawyer and politician
David Helfgott, Australian pianist
Grace Jones, Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Dusty Hill, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath, English politician
Archie Manning, American football player
Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (d. 1998)
Joey Ramone, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
Dick Slater, American wrestler
Charlie Spedding, English runner
Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge, Scottish lawyer and judge
Shavarsh Karapetyan, Armenian finswimmer
Florin Marin, Romanian footballer and manager
Victoria Wood, English actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
Rick Cerone, American baseball player and sportscaster
Hōchū Ōtsuka, Japanese voice actor
Phil Rudd, Australian-New Zealand drummer
James Gosling, Canadian-American computer scientist, created Java
Oliver Letwin, English philosopher and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Martyn Ware, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
Bill Laimbeer, American basketball player and coach
James Reyne, Nigerian-Australian singer-songwriter
Vadim Cojocaru, Moldovan politician
Gregory Poirier, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Wayne Van Dorp, Canadian ice hockey player
Filippo Galli, Italian footballer and manager
Peter Jackson, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster (d. 1997)
John Lee, South Korean-American football player
Miloslav Mečíř, Slovak tennis player
Maile Flanagan, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Marc Bureau, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Jodi Picoult, American author and educator
Polly Walker, English actress
Massimo Taccon, Italian painter and sculptor
Kyle Eastwood, American actor and bass player
K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer
Regina Narva, Estonian chess player
Nia Zulkarnaen, Indonesian actress, singer and producer
Ross Katz, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Andres Salumets, Estonian biologist, biochemist, and educator
Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter
Claudia Karvan, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
Dario Franchitti, Scottish race car driver
Andrew Johns, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
Emma Shapplin, French soprano
Pretinha, Brazilian footballer
London Fletcher, American football player
Josh Paul, American baseball player and manager
Jonas Renkse, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Ed Cota, American basketball player
Kevin Garnett, American basketball player
Manuel Almunia, Spanish footballer
Wouter Hamel, Dutch singer and guitarist
Brandon Inge, American baseball player
Natalia Oreiro, Uruguayan singer-songwriter and actress
Marcus Bent, English footballer
Dave Bus, Dutch footballer
Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer
Tony Hackworth, English footballer
Luciano Figueroa, Argentinian footballer
Yo Gotti, American rapper
Michael Leighton, Canadian ice hockey player
Sina Schielke, German sprinter
Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer
Kevin Amankwaah, English footballer
Pål Steffen Andresen, Norwegian footballer
Klaas Vantornout, Belgian cyclist
Michael Che, Comedian
Marcedes Lewis, American football player
Mario Chalmers, American basketball player
Michael Angelakos, American singer-songwriter and producer
David Edgar, Canadian soccer player
Mariano Torres, Argentinian footballer
Jordan Pruitt, American singer-songwriter
Michele Camporese, Italian footballer
Ola John, Dutch footballer
Felise Kaufusi, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player
Sam Smith, English singer-songwriter
Carlos Guzmán, Mexican footballer
Taane Milne, New Zealand rugby league player