MAY 19 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for May 19

Johns Hopkins (1795-1873) - Philanthropist and founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins University is named after.

John Jacob Abel (1857-1938) - Pharmacologist who started the Pharmacology Department at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Henry B. Richardson (1889-1963) - Olympic bronze medalist for archery.

Frank Luke Jr. (1897-1918) - World War I pilot and the first U.S. pilot to receive the Medal of Honor.

Ruth Ella Moore (1903-1994) - The first Black woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in natural science in the U.S.

Gary Kildall (1942-1994) - Computer scientist and founder of Digital Research Inc.

Geraldine Laybourne (1947-Still Living) - Media entrepreneur who helped establish the Nickelodeon Network.

Dusty Hill (1949-2021) - Bass player for the rock band ZZ Top.

Jodi Picoult (1966-Still Living) - Acclaimed author.

Memorable Events for May 19

1828 - President Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law to protect wool manufacturers in the U.S.

1857 - The electric fire alarm is patented by William Channing and Moses G. Farmer.

1883 - Buffalo Bill's Wild West show opens in Omaha, NE.

1884 - The Ringling Brothers circus premieres in Baraboo, WI.

1885 - The first mass production of shoes begins in Lynn, MA by Jan Matzeliger's Consolidated Lasting Machine Company.

1892 - The National Society of Colonial Dames of America is founded in NY. The organization is still operating today.

1913 - The Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill is passed, Japanese from owning land in California.

1921 - Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act in response to the large influx of Southern and Eastern Europeans immigrants in the U.S.

1944 - W.E.B. Du Bois (writer and civil rights activist) becomes the first Black member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters.

1962 - Marilyn Monroe sings her iconic "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" song to President Kennedy.