Editing May 19 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1616]] &ndash; [[Johann Jakob Froberger]], German organist and composer (d. 1667)
*[[1639]] &ndash; [[Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland]], English soldier and noble (d. 1665)
*[[1700]] &ndash; [[José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda]], Spanish sergeant and politician (d. 1770)
*[[1724]] &ndash; [[Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol]], English admiral and politician, [[Chief Secretary for Ireland]] (d. 1779)
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]], German-born Queen to [[George III of the United Kingdom]] (d. 1818)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Universal Scots Almanack: For the Year 1790, ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ye23DSS2q1kC&pg=PA113|year=1790|publisher=John Robertson, and sold by all the booksellers|pages=113}}</ref>
*[[1762]] &ndash; [[Johann Gottlieb Fichte]], German philosopher and academic (d. 1814)
*[[1773]] &ndash; [[Arthur Aikin]], English chemist and mineralogist (d. 1854)
*[[1795]] &ndash; [[Johns Hopkins]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1873)
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour]], French academic and politician, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)|French Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 1896)
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[James Watney junior|James Watney, Jr.]], English politician, brewer and cricketer (d. 1886)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[John Jacob Abel]], American biochemist and pharmacologist (d. 1938)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Nellie Melba]], Australian soprano and actress (d. 1931)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Walter Russell]], American painter, sculptor, and author (d. 1963)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Jessop]], English cricketer and soldier (d. 1955)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Alfred Laliberté]], Canadian sculptor and painter (d. 1953)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor]], American-English politician (d. 1964)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Albert Richardson (architect)|Albert Richardson]], English architect and educator, designed the [[Manchester Opera House]] (d. 1964)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] (official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st [[President of Turkey]] (d. 1938)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[David Curtiss Munson|David Munson]], American runner (d. 1953)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Francis Biddle]], American lawyer and judge, 58th [[United States Attorney General]] (d. 1968)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Ion Jalea]], Romanian soldier and sculptor (d. 1983)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Tản Đà]], Vietnamese poet and author (d. 1939)
*  1889 &ndash; [[Henry B. Richardson]], American archer (d. 1963)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Eveline Adelheid von Maydell]], German-American illustrator (d. 1962)
*  1890 &ndash; [[Ho Chi Minh]], Vietnamese politician, 1st [[President of Vietnam]] (d. 1969)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Oswald Boelcke]], German captain and pilot (d. 1916)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[H. Bonciu]], Romanian author, poet, and journalist (d. 1950)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Frank Luke]], American lieutenant and pilot, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (d. 1918)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Julius Evola]], Italian philosopher and painter (d. 1974)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Lothar Rădăceanu]], Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (d. 1955)