May 19

Events

 * 1857 - The first U.S. patent for an "electromagnetic fire alarm telegraph for cities" was issued

Births

 * 1861 –, Australian opera singer (d. 1931)
 * 1924 –, British composer
 * 1940 –, American musician
 * 1945 –, English musician (The Who)
 * 1947 –, Northern Ireland singer/songwriter
 * 1947 –, Australian pianist
 * 1948 –, Jamaican singer and actress
 * 1949 –, American blues rock singer/bassist (ZZ Top)
 * 1951 –, American musician (The Ramones) (d. 2001)
 * 1954 –, Australian drummer (AC/DC)
 * 1963 –, British singer
 * 1968 –, American jazz musician; son of Clint Eastwood
 * 1972 –, Swedish singer (Ace of Base)
 * 1981 –, American singer
 * 1991 –, American singer