What Happened on May 19, 1925

Famous Birthdays

  • Guy Provost, French Canadian actor (d. 2004)

Malcolm X (1925-1965)

African American human rights activist and Muslim minister, born in Omaha, Nebraska

Pol Pot (1925-1998)

Cambodian dictator (1976-79), revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge (1963-97) and perpetrator of the Cambodian genocide, born in Prek Sbauv, Kampong Thom, Cambodia


Famous Deaths

  • Viking Eggeling, Swedish artist/filmmaker (Symphonie Diagonale), dies at 44
Died in 1925 1925 Highlights

About May 19, 1925

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 98 years, 11 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Taurus