Page 5: Historical Events In May - 19
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
1918 Wash 1st Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings on May - 19. 

1918 On May - 19 florence Chadwick, swimmer (1st to swim English Channel both ways) 

1919 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what was later termed the Turkish War of Independence. The anniversary of this event is the official date of commemoration of the Pontic Greek Genocide in Greece and Cyprus on May - 19. 

1919 On this day in history betty Jameson, Norman OK, LPGA golfer (1947 US Women's Open) 

1921 On May - 19 congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system 

1921 Charles van de Reve, slavic (Belief of Kameraden) on this day in history. 

1922 David McLean, Akron Oh, actor (Tate-Tate) on this day in history. 

1922 Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (postural drainage), dies at 79 on this day in history. 

1923 On this day in history kPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies 

1923 On this day in history 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4 

1924 Sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer on this day in history. 

1924 Billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies on this day in history. 

1925 The birth of Malcom X, controversial American civil rights leader on this day in history. 

1925 Malcolm X, [Little], [Detroit Red], Omaha NB, founder (Black Muslims) on this day in history. 

1926 On this day in history french air force bombs Damascus Syria 

1926 On May - 19 paul Cooper, composer 

1928 "Firedamp" explodes in Mather PA coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners on May - 19. 

1928 51 frogs enter first annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" (Angel's Camp CA) on this day in history. 

1928 On this day in history anthony C B Chapman, England, sports car builder/autoracer (Formula 1) 

1928 Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59 on May - 19. 

1929 Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium; 2 people crushed to death on May - 19. 

1929 On this day in history general Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek Government 

1929 Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium crushes 2 people to death on May - 19. 

1929 On this day in history harvey Cox, US theologist (Secular City) 

1930 White woman win voting rights in South-Africa on May - 19. 

1930 On this day in history hans Kox, composer 

1931 Ironclad cruiser Germany launched in Kiel on this day in history. 

1931 Eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter on May - 19. 

1934 Military coup by Colonel Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria on this day in history. 

1934 Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Saturday Review of Literature"; Males who solved puzzle become members of Baker Street Irregulars on May - 19. 

1934 On May - 19 military coup by Col Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria 

1934 David Sinclair, actor (Love & Hate) on this day in history. 

1935 NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936 on this day in history. 

1935 David Hartman, Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America) on May - 19. 

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