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May 19 Birthdays in History - May 19 Deaths - May 19 Events
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May 19, 1976 Kevin Garnett, NBA forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves May 19, 1973 Andreas Johansson, Hofors SWE, NHL forward, Pitts, New York Islanders May 19, 1972 Ronald Williams, CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers May 19, 1972 Willie Brown, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Seattle Seahawks. Rhein Fire May 19, 1971 Darryl Morrison, NFL safety for the Washington Redskins May 19, 1971 Lori Ann Mundt, Yorkto,n Saskatchawan, volleyball player 1996 Olympics May 19, 1969 Cecile Ulbrich Tucker, Warren, Maine, rower 1996 Olympics May 19, 1969 David Wharton, Warminster, Pennsylvania, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Olympic-silver-88 May 19, 1969 Kevin Scott, WLAF cornerback for the Scotland Claymores May 19, 1969 Richard Dumas, NBA forward for the Philadelphia 76ers May 19, 1968 James Parrish, NFL outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers May 19, 1968 Jeanne Basone, Brubank, California, wrestler, Hollywood-GLOW May 19, 1968 Mark Janssens, Surrey, NHL center, Hartford Whalers May 19, 1968 Paul Justin, NFL quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts May 19, 1968 Theo de Raadt, South African Scientist May 19, 1967 John Friesz, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks May 19, 1967 Turk Wendell, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs May 19, 1966 Sophia Crawford, born in London, England, actress, Power Rangers May 19, 1966 Keith Jennings, NFL tight end for the Chicago Bears May 19, 1966 Marc Bureau, Trois Rivieres, NHL center, Montreal Canadiens May 19, 1965 Edward Odumbe, cricketer, Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup May 19, 1965 Joshua Rifkind, actor, Marshall Chronicles May 19, 1964 Michael Dean Standly, Abilene, Texas, PGA golfer, 1993 Freeport-McMoRan May 19, 1963 Rebecca Bradley, LPGA golfer May 19, 1963 Yazz, [Yasmin Evans], Mrs. Simon La Bon/rocker, Fine Time May 19, 1962 Iain Harvie, Scottish rock guitarist, Nothing Ever Happens May 19, 1961 Lisa Rathgber, Hillsboro, Illinois, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1980 May 19, 1961 Lisa Wagner, bowler, 3-time LPBT Player of Year, Bowler of Decade May 19, 1959 Nicole Brown Simpson, Frankford Germany, Mrs. OJ Simpson, murdered May 19, 1957 Bill Laimbeer, NBA forward, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons May 19, 1956 Althea Gwyn, WBL center, New York Stars May 19, 1956 Martyn Ware, rocker, Heaven 17-Electric Dreams May 19, 1956 Steve Ford, actor, Young and Restless, /son of President Gerald Ford May 19, 1955 Ed Whitson, pitcher, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres May 19, 1955 Pierre J Thuot, Groton Conn, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 36, 49, 62 May 19, 1954 Rick Cerone, Newark, New Jersey, catcher, Yankees/Red Sox/Mets/Expos May 19, 1953 Henry Lascelles, English grandson of princess Mary May 19, 1953 Victoria Wood, British Comedian May 19, 1952 Barbara Loomis, rocker, BT Express May 19, 1952 Joey Ramone, [Jeffrey Hyman], rock drummer, Ramones-Baby I Love You May 19, 1949 Dusty Hill, rocker, ZZ Top May 19, 1948 Grace Jones, [Mendoza], Spanishtown Jamacia, singer and actress, Vamp May 19, 1948 Jean-Pierre Haignere, France, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-17 May 19, 1948 Tom Scott, Louisiana, saxophonist/bandleader, Pat Sajak Show May 19, 1947 Jerry Hyman, Brooklyn, rock singer/trombonist, Blood Sweat and Tears May 19, 1946 Diedre Lenihan, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actress, Wendy-Needles and Pins May 19, 1946 Mary Bryan, LPGA golfer May 19, 1946 Michele Placido, Foggia Italy, actor, La Lupa, Poliziotti May 19, 1946 Phillip Rudd, Melbourne, rock drummer, AC/DC-Rock 'n Roll Damnation May 19, 1945 Pete Townshend, British Musician May 19, 1944 Peter Mayhew, British Actor May 19, 1942 Gary Kildall, creator of CP/M May 19, 1942 James Topping, author of CP/M May 19, 1941 Jane Brody, writer/nutritionist May 19, 1941 Jimmy Hoffa, Jr., son of Jimmy Hoffa/Teamster union leader May 19, 1941 Marc-Antonio Consoli, composer May 19, 1941 Nora Ephron, New York, novelist/screenwriter/director, Michael, Heartburn May 19, 1941 James P. Hoffa, American Businessman May 19, 1940 Carlos Diegues, actor, Xica May 19, 1940 Frank Lorenzo, airline executive, Continental, Texas Air, Eastern May 19, 1940 Joan Staley, playmate, Nov, 1958 May 19, 1940 Mickey Newbury, rocker May 19, 1939 17th earl of Pembroke, English landowner/director, Emily May 19, 1939 Francis R. Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, STS 41C, 51L-Chal disaster May 19, 1939 James Fox, born in London, England, actor, Greystoke May 19, 1939 Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong, actress, Flower Drum Song, World of Suzie Wong May 19, 1939 Richard Lowe Teitelbaum, composer May 19, 1939 Tomasz Sikorski, composer May 19, 1938 James H Bilbray, Rep-D-Nevada May 19, 1937 Sanne Sannes, Dutch photographer May 19, 1936 Elisabeth Schwartz, Austria, pairs figure skater 1956 Olympics gold May 19, 1935 David Hartman, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, TV personality, Good Morning America May 19, 1935 F R Fries, writer May 19, 1934 David Sinclair, actor, Love and Hate May 19, 1934 James Charles Lehrer, Wichita, Kansas, news anchor, McNeil-Lehrer Report May 19, 1934 Jan Wijn, Dutch pianist May 19, 1934 Jim Lehrer, American Journalist May 19, 1931 Eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter May 19, 1931 Ruben Radica, composer May 19, 1930 Hans Kox, composer May 19, 1930 Lorraine Hansberry, playwright, Raisin in the Sun May 19, 1929 Harvey Cox, U.S. theologist, Secular City May 19, 1929 Michael Adamis, composer May 19, 1928 Anthony C B Chapman, England, sports car builder/autoracer, Formula 1 May 19, 1927 Serge Lang, Mathematician May 19, 1926 Paul Cooper, composer May 19, 1925 Malcolm X, [Little], [Detroit Red], Omaha NB, founder, Black Muslims May 19, 1925 Malcom X, American Clergyman May 19, 1924 Sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer May 19, 1922 David McLean, born in Akron, Ohio, actor, Tate-Tate May 19, 1921 Charles van de Reve, slavic, Belief of Kameraden May 19, 1921 Daniel Gelin, Angers France, Maria Schneider's dad, actor, Obsession May 19, 1921 Karel van het Reve, Dutch Slavist, Comrade's Religion May 19, 1919 Betty Jameson, Norman, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1947 U.S. Women's Open May 19, 1918 Florence Chadwick, swimmer, 1st to swim English Channel both ways May 19, 1918 Abraham Pais, Dutch Scientist May 19, 1915 Pol Pot, dictator/mass murderer May 19, 1913 Albert Hardy, photographer May 19, 1913 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, president of India May 19, 1910 Alan Melville, cricketer, graceful South African batsman 1938-49 May 19, 1909 Bruce Bennett, born in Tacoma, Washington, actor, Before I Hang, Sahara May 19, 1909 Schlomo Joffe, composer May 19, 1909 Matt Gonzalez, American Politician May 19, 1909 Carsten Nicolai, German Artist May 19, 1909 Augusten Burroughs, American Writer May 19, 1904 Anthony Bushell, Kent England, actor, Journey's End May 19, 1904 Sven Thofelt, Sweden, pentathlete 1928 Olympics gold May 19, 1901 Ivo Cruz, composer May 19, 1899 Leonid Maksimovich Leonov, novelist/playwright May 19, 1896 Michael Balcon, Birmingham England, producer/father of Jill Balcon May 19, 1895 Albert Hay Malotte, composer May 19, 1895 Cecil Gray, composer May 19, 1892 Konstatin G Paustovski, Russian author, Povestj Zjizni, May 19, 1890 Ho Chi Minh, trail blazer/leader of Vietnam, 1946, 1969 May 19, 1884 Arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer, Adriaan Brouwer, or 5/10 May 19, 1883 Henricus WJM Keuls, Dutch lawyer/poet, Dancing Lamp May 19, 1880 Allard R Hulshoff, architect of Amsterdam, 1924 May 19, 1879 Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, US/Eng's feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor May 19, 1879 Nancy Astor, British Politician May 19, 1878 Adam von Ahn Carse, composer May 19, 1876 Saint-Georges de Bouchelier, French author, Le Rois Sans Couronne May 19, 1874 Gilbert Laird Jessop, cricketer, The Croucher May 19, 1873 Federico Gerdes, composer May 19, 1869 Jules Poncelet, Belgian minister of State May 19, 1864 Carl Ethan Akeley, U.S., naturalist, devoleped animal mount process May 19, 1860 Victor E Orlando, Italy's premier, 1917-19 May 19, 1859 Nellie Melba, [Heal Mitchell], Australian soprano, Peach Melba May 19, 1858 Roland Napoleon Bonaparte, French officer/traveller, Surinam May 19, 1839 Alice Mary Smith, composer May 19, 1828 Adin Ballou Underwood, Bvt Major General Union volunteers May 19, 1815 John Gross Barnard, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1882 May 19, 1812 Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1862 May 19, 1808 Samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1883 May 19, 1795 Johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University May 19, 1770 Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer May 19, 1762 Johann G Fichte German philosopher, Wissenschaftslehre May 19, 1755 Gabriele Prota, composer May 19, 1746 Johann Friedrich Peter, composer May 19, 1616 Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer May 19, 1611 Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope, 1676-89 May 19, 1469 Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor |