June 19

Events

 * 1849 -  was granted a patent (U.S. No. 6,543) for the melodeon reed organ.
 * 1900 - is granted a U.S. patent for long distance telephony.
 * 1934 - (FCC) is created as a result of the Communications Act of 1934

Births

 * 1854 –, Italian musician (d. 1893)
 * 1902 –, Canadian bandleader (d. 1977)
 * 1912 –, American soprano (d. 2005)
 * 1936 –, American musician and singer
 * 1936 –, American singer (d. 2005)
 * 1939 –, American singer (d. 2008)
 * 1942 –, musician
 * 1944 –, Brazilian musician
 * 1947 –, Finnish singer
 * 1948 –, English musician (d. 1974)
 * 1950 –, American musician
 * 1953 –, American musician
 * 1956 –, American singer
 * 1959 –, American singer, songwriter and trumpeter
 * 1960 –, British guitarist
 * 1962 –, American singer and choreographer
 * 1964 –, American musician
 * 1970 –, American guitarist (Korn) and vocalist (Head)
 * 1970 –, Greek singer
 * 1972 –, Swedish musician