Birthdays occurring on June, 19

1856

Elbert Hubbard was born on June 19, 1856 American editor, publisher and writer, 1856-1915 He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. More quotations from Elbert Hubbard

1897

Moe Howard was born on June 19, 1897 Only fools are positive More quotations from Moe Howard

1902

Guy Lombardo was born on June 19, 1902 Canadian violinist, 1902-1977 Many a man wishes he were strong enough to tear a telephone book in half-especially if he has a teenage daughter. More quotations from Guy Lombardo

1903

Lou Gehrig was born on June 19, 1903 There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all. More quotations from Lou Gehrig

Deaths occurring on June, 19

1902

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton died on June 19, 1902 English historian, 1834-1902 Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. More quotations from John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

1937

James Matthew Barrie died on June 19, 1937 Scottish dramatist and novelist best known as the creator of Peter Pan, 1860-1937 I've sometimes thought. . . that the difference between us and the English is that the Scotch are hard in all other respects but soft with women, and the English are hard with women but soft in all other respects. More quotations from James Matthew Barrie

1956

Thomas J. Watson died on June 19, 1956 American entrepreneur and founder of IBM , 1874-1956 Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience? More quotations from Thomas J. Watson