Today (or Any Day) in History
May 19
Today in History
1536: Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, is beheaded
1588: Spanish Armada sets sail for England
1749: Ohio Company chartered by King George II to promote exploration and settlement in the Ohio River Valley which was claimed by France. Led to the Seven Years War (French and Indian War)
1930: White women win voting rights in South Africa
1965: Patricia R Harris named 1st US black female ambassador (Luxembourg)
Notable Births
1890: Ho Chi Mihn, North Vietnamese Leader who ousted France and the U.S. and reunited Vietnam
1925: Malcolm X (Little), civil rights activist
1934: James Lehrer (MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, newsman, author)
1935: David Hartman, actor, TV host
1939: Nancy Kwan, actress, The World of Suzie Wong
1939: Francis Scobee, Commander of ill-fated space shuttle Challenger
1939: Stephen Young (Levy), actor
1941: Nora Ephron, author Sleepless in Seattle
1945: Peter Townshend, musician, The Who
1952: Grace Jones, singer, actress
1956: Steve Ford, actor
Notable Deaths
1795: Josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 65
1935: Lawrence of Arabia dies after motorcycle accident
1958: Ronald Colman, British actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 67