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.
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