Historical Events – May 19

1743 : Jean-Pierre Christine developed a centigrade temperature scale.

1892 : Noted playwright and poet Oscar Wilde were released from prison.

1926 : Benito Mussolini declared Italy a fascist nation.

Famous Birthdays – May 19

1824: Nana Saheb Peshwa II, an Indian Peshwa of the Maratha empire.

1908: Manik Bandopadhyay, an Indian writer and novelist.

1910: Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi.

1913: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the sixth President of India.

1925: Malcolm X, an African American human rights activist.

1934: Ruskin Bond, an Indian author of British descent.

1938: Girish Karnad, an Indian actor, and film director.

1974: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, an Indian actor.

Death Anniversaries  - May 19

1904: Jamsetji Tata, an Indian pioneer industrialist, who founded the Tata Group.

1958: Sir Jadunath Sarkar, an Indian historian.

1979: Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, a Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic, and scholar.

1995: Vinay Chandra Maudgalya, an Indian classical musician.

1997: Sombhu Mitra, an Indian film and stage actor, director, and playwright.

1999: Ramesh Tendulkar, a Marathi novelist. He is the father of famous cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.

2008: Vijay Tendulkar, a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator.