On This Day - May 19th 1780 – A combination of smoke from forest fires, a thick fog, and heavy cloud cover causes complete darkness to fall on Eastern Canada and New England at 10.30 am.
On This Day - May 19th 1897 – Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol.
On This Day - May 19th 1921 – The Emergency Quota Act is passed by the U.S. Congress establishing national quotas on immigration.
On This Day - May 19th 1962 – Marilyn Monroe sings Happy Birthday to President John Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
Today's Birthdays
Born On This Day - May 19th 1861 – Dame Nellie Melba, Australian opera singer (d. 1931)
Born On This Day - May 19th 1881 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1st President of Turkey (d. 1938)
Born On This Day - May 19th 1890 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman (d. 1969)
Born On This Day - May 19th 1925 – Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
Born On This Day - May 19th 1925 – Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator (d. 1998)
Born On This Day - May 19th 1941 – Today is the birthday of Nora Ephron, American film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and journalist.
Born On This Day - May 19th 1945 – Today is the birthday of Pete Townshend, English musician.
Born On This Day - May 19th 1947 – Today is the birthday of Paul Brady, Irish singer/songwriter.
Born On This Day - May 19th 1948 – Today is the birthday of Grace Jones, Jamaican singer and actress.
Born On This Day - May 19th 1988 – Today is the birthday of Lily Cole, English model and actress
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