On this day on 19th May
On this day in 1152 Eleanor of Aquitaine marries the future Henry II.
https://spartacus-educational.com/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine.htm
On this day in 1849 John Birley publishes his account of a life of poverty.
https://spartacus-educational.com/IRbirley.htm
https://spartacus-educational.com/IRarmstrong.htm
On this day in 1898 William Ewart Gladstone died.
https://spartacus-educational.com/PRgladstone.htm
On this day in 1900 British troops relieve Mafeking.
https://spartacus-educational.com/WARboer.htm
On this day in 1906 Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence meets PM Henry Campbell-Bannerman to discuss women's suffrage.
https://spartacus-educational.com/Wparliament.htm
https://spartacus-educational.com/Wpethick.htm
On this day in 1909 humanitarian Nicholas Winton was born.
https://spartacus-educational.com/CZwinton.htm
On this day in 1925 Malcolm X was born.
https://spartacus-educational.com/USAmalcolmX.htm
On this day in 1930 PM Ramsay MacDonald rejects the idea of increased public spending.
https://spartacus-educational.com/U3Ahistory36.htm
On this day in 1935 T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) died.
https://spartacus-educational.com/IRQlawrence.htm