Category: This Day In History May 19

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This Day in History for May 19

Historic Events:

1655 - Invasion of Jamaica begins with Adm. William Penn (father of Pennsylvania founder, William Penn) in command.
1974 - Rubik's Cube was invented.

Famous Birthdays:

1925 - Malcolm X, controversial civil rights movement figure, spokesperson for the Nation of Islam.
1930 - Lorraine Hansberry, Playwright Raisin in the Sun.

Famous Deaths:

1536 - Anne Boleyn, Queen consort of England; beheaded.
1864 - Nathaniel Hawthorn, Author Scarlet Letter.
1915 - John "Jack" Simpson Kirkpatrick, Renown Australian soldier killed at Gallipoli, Turkey during WWI.
1935 - T.E. Lawrence, WWI war hero also known as Lawrence of Arabia.
2016 - Alan Young, Actor TV series "Mr. Ed.

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Anne Boleyn abt 1501 Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norfolk, England - 19 May 1536

Gabriel Dumont 01 Dec 1837 Red River Settlement - 19 May 1906

Lorraine Hansberry 19 May 1930 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 12 Jan 1965

Nathaniel Hawthorne 04 Jul 1804 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 19 May 1864

John Kirkpatrick 06 Jul 1892 South Shields, County Durham, England, United Kingdom - 19 May 1915

Thomas (Lawrence) Shaw 16 Aug 1888 Tremadog, Caernarfonshire, Wales - 19 May 1935

Malcolm (Little) X 19 May 1925 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States - 21 Feb 1965

Peter Mayhew 19 May 1944 Barnes, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 30 Apr 2019

Mary (Nakahara) Kochiyama 19 May 1921 San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, United States - 01 Jun 2014

Harry Northcroft 22 Feb 1889 Hamilton, New Zealand - 19 May 1915

John Tener 25 Jul 1863 County Tyrone, Ireland - 19 May 1946

Angus Young 19 Nov 1919 North Shields, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom - 19 May 2016

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