What happened on May 19 ?

1593 - Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter (d. 1678)

1700 - José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)

1724 - Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)

1744 - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)

1762 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1814)

1773 - Arthur Aikin, English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer (d. 1854)

1795 - Johns Hopkins, American philanthropist (d. 1873)

1827 - Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French statesman (d. 1896)

1861 - Dame Nellie Melba, Australian opera singer (d. 1931)

1862 - Mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (d. 1942)

1870 - Albert Fish, American serial killer and cannibal (d. 1936)

1874 - Gilbert Jessop; English cricketer (d. 1955)

1879 - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-born politician (d. 1964)

1880 - Sir Albert Richardson, English architect (d. 1964)

1882 - Mohammed Mossadegh, Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1967)

1890 - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader (d. 1969)

1891 - Oswald Boelcke, German World War I pilot (d. 1916)

1897 - Frank Luke, American World War I pilot (d. 1918)

1898 - Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (d. 1974)

1908 - Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (d. 1982)

1909 - Bruce Bennett, American athlete and actor

1914 - Max Perutz, Austrian-born molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (d. 2002)

1914 - Go Seigen, Japanese Go player

1921 - Yuri Kochiyama, American civil rights activist

1921 - Karel van het Reve, Dutch writer (d. 1999)

1924 - Sandy Wilson, British composer

1925 - Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)

1925 - Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator and mass murderer (d. 1998)

1925 - Guy Provost, French Canadian actor (d. 2004)

1926 - Swami Kriyananda, spiritual teacher and author

1928 - Colin Chapman, British automobile founder of Lotus Cars (d. 1982)

1928 - Dolph Schayes, NBA Player and Coach

1929 - John H. Stroger, Jr. Chicago politician

1930 - Lorraine Hansberry, American playwright (d. 1965)

1931 - Eric Tappy, Swiss tenor

1932 - Alma Cogan, English singer (d. 1966)

1934 - Jim Lehrer, American television journalist

1939 - Livio Berruti, Italian athlete

1939 - Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong actress

1939 - Dick Scobee, astronaut (d. 1986)

1940 - Mickey Newbury, American musician

1941 - Nora Ephron, American screenwriter

1942 - Gary Kildall, American computer programmer (d. 1994)

1944 - Peter Mayhew, British-American actor

1945 - Pete Townshend, English guitarist and lyricist

1946 - André the Giant, French professional wrestler (d. 1993)

1946 - Claude Lelièvre, Belgian Commissioner for Children's Rights

1947 - Paul Brady, Northern Ireland singer/songwriter

1947 - David Helfgott, Australian pianist

1948 - Grace Jones, Jamaican singer and actress

1949 - Archie Manning, American football player

1949 - Dusty Hill, American blues rock singer/bassist (ZZ Top)

1951 - Joey Ramone, American musician and singer (The Ramones) (d. 2001)

1952 - Bert van Marwijk, Dutch football manager

1953 - Victoria Wood, British comic actress

1954 - Phil Rudd, Australian drummer (AC/DC)

1956 - James Gosling, Canadian computer programmer

1957 - Bill Laimbeer, NBA Player and Coach

1963 - Yazz, British singer

1966 - Polly Walker, British actress

1968 - Kyle Eastwood, jazz musician, actor and son of Clint Eastwood

1972 - Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer (Ace of Base)

1973 - Dario Franchitti, Scottish race car driver

1975 - London Fletcher, American football player

1976 - Kevin Garnett, American basketball player

1977 - Manuel Almunia, Spanish footballer

1978 - Marcus Bent, English footballer

1979 - Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer

1980 - Drew Fuller, American actor/model

1981 - Luciano Figueroa, Argentinian footballer

1981 - Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer

1982 - Kevin Amankwaah, English footballer

1984 - Marcedes Lewis, American football player

1988 - Lily Cole, English model/actress