May 22, 1813 – Operatic composer Richard Wagner is born in Leipzig, Germany.
May 22, 1859 – Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
May 18, 1897 – Hollywood director and multiple academy award winner Frank Capra (known for such films as “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”, and “It Happened One Night”) is born in Bisacquino, Italy.
May 22, 1907 – Four-time Academy Award recipient and five-time Emmy Award recipient Sir Lawrence Olivier is born in Dorking, England.
May 22, 1859 – Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
May 18, 1897 – Hollywood director and multiple academy award winner Frank Capra (known for such films as “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”, and “It Happened One Night”) is born in Bisacquino, Italy.
May 22, 1907 – Four-time Academy Award recipient and five-time Emmy Award recipient Sir Lawrence Olivier is born in Dorking, England.