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Malcolm X discovered the new religious movement the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as its spokesperson from 1952 until he transitioned to Sunni Islam in 1964.
Famous Birthdays on May 19
1925 — Malcolm X
American minister and activist (died 1965)
May 19 has 203 recorded notable births across history, from 1400 to 2003. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on May 19
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- 1848 Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for US$15 million. Source
- 1963 The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail. Source
- 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte and his expedition force leave France to invade Egypt. Source
- 1828 U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, sparking outrage in the South and leading to the Nullification crisis. Source
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Pol Pot was a Cambodian politician, revolutionary, and dictator who ruled Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 until his overthrow in 1979 during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.
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Born to German-Jewish parents who had immigrated to Britain at the beginning of the 20th century, Winton assisted in the rescue of 669 children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War.
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On the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans from AC/DC, Rudd became the only Australian-born member of the band.
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As a child actor, she first appeared in the film Molly (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in High Tide (1987).
More major people born on May 19
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1925
Pol Pot
Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 1998)
Pol Pot was a Cambodian politician, revolutionary, and dictator who ruled Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 until his overthrow in 1979 during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.
1909
Nicholas Winton
English banker and humanitarian (died 2015)
Sir Nicholas George Winton was a British stockbroker and humanitarian who helped to rescue refugee children, mostly Jewish, whose families had fled persecution by Nazi Germany.
1954
Phil Rudd
Australian-New Zealand drummer
Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of AC/DC across three stints.
1972
Claudia Karvan
Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
Claudia Karvan is an Australian actress and producer. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film Molly (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in High Tide (1987).
1974
Andrew Johns
Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
Andrew Gary Johns, also known by the nickname Joey, is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is considered one of the greatest rugby league players of all time.
1981
Yo Gotti
American rapper
Mario Mims, known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, record executive, and record producer.
1946
Michele Placido
Italian actor and director
Michele Placido is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.
1932
Elena Poniatowska
Mexican intellectual and journalist
Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amélie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor, known professionally as Elena Poniatowska, is a French-born Mexican journalist and author, specializing in works on social and political issues focused on…
1940
Jan Janssen
Dutch cyclist
Johannes Adrianus "Jan" Janssen is a Dutch former professional cyclist. He was world champion and winner of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, the first Dutch rider to win either.
1918
Abraham Pais
Dutch-American physicist, historian, and academic (died 2000)
Abraham Pais was a Dutch-American physicist and science historian. Pais earned his Ph.D. from University of Utrecht just prior to a Nazi ban on Jewish participation in Dutch universities during World War II.
1920
Tina Strobos
Dutch psychiatrist known for rescuing Jews during World War II (died 2012)
Tina Strobos was a Dutch physician and psychiatrist from Amsterdam, known for her resistance work during World War II.
1942
Robert Kilroy-Silk
English television host and politician
Robert Michael Kilroy-Silk is an English former politician and broadcaster. After a decade as a university lecturer, he served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 1986.
1593
Claude Vignon
French painter (died 1670)
Claude Vignon was a French painter, printmaker and illustrator who worked in a wide range of genres.
1893
H. Bonciu
Romanian author, poet, and journalist (died 1950)
H. Bonciu, or Horia Bonciu, was a Romanian novelist, poet, journalist and translator, noted especially as an atypical figure on his country's avant-garde scene.
1992
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Russian ice hockey player
Yevgeny Evgenyevich Kuznetsov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the KHL. He most recently played for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
1968
Kyle Eastwood
American actor and bass player
Kyle Eastwood is an American jazz bassist, film composer and actor. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music career.
1948
Grace Jones
Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Grace Beverly Jones is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress. She began her modelling career in New York, signing with Wilhelmina Models. After moving to Paris, she worked for fashion houses such as Yves St.
1992
Heather Watson
British tennis player
Heather Miriam Watson is a British professional tennis player. A former British No.
1921
Yuri Kochiyama
American activist (died 2014)
Yuri Kochiyama was an American civil rights activist born in San Pedro, California to Japanese immigrants.