May 19th in History
May 19th in History
- 1568: Mary, queen of Scots, arrested.
- 1649: England declared a Commonwealth
- 1802: Napoleon creates the "Legion d'honneur" , the most prestigious French award
- 1906: The last British soldiers leave Canada
- 1967: The United States, Soviet Union, and United Kingdom agree to ban nuclear weapons from outer space
May 19th birthdays
- 1890: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader, after whom Saigon was renamed
- 1925: Malcom X, controversial American civil rights leader
