A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on May 19 throughout history.
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Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason
The United Colonies of New England, commonly known as the New England Confederation, was a confederal alliance of the New England colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Saybrook (Connecticut), and…
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in...
Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (born Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen; 1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898) was a German statesman and...
US Congress passes the Private Mailing Card Act, allowing private publishers and printers to produce postcards, which have to be labeled "Private Mailing Cards" until 1901, known as "souvenir cards"
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 – 10 November 1938) was a field marshal, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first president.
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was a major American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1987.
Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.
Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" soundtrack album goes #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks
Willy T. Ribbs overcomes numerous mechanical problems in qualifying to become the first African-American driver to make the Indianapolis 500 starting grid
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399), was an English prince, military leader and statesman.
Future Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold weds Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais
Dutch prince Henry marries princess Amalia of Saxony-Weimar
St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
The high altar of Paris cathedral Notre Dame is consecrated by Cardinal Henri de Château-Marçay and Maurice de Sully
Philip of Burgundy is installed as Bishop of Utrecht by Charles, Duke of Burgundy
Battle of Raichur: Krishnadevaraya, ruler of the Indian Vijayanagara Empire successfully takes the fort of Raichur from the Sultanate of Bijapu, with 132,00 troops and 550 elephants
Capitulation of Wittenberg: John Frederick I, Protestant Elector of Saxony, resigns after his capture by Catholic Hapsburg forces of Charles V at the Battle of Mühlberg,
Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founds Manilla in the Philippines
Spain confiscates English ships in Spanish harbors - beginning of the Anglo-Spanish War
Matthias von Habsburg's army reaches Lieben, at Prague
France's First Minister, Cardinal Richelieu declares war on Spain (Franco-Spanish War 1635–59)
Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French forces destroy a Spanish army
Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen
At about midday, near-total darkness descends on New England, now known to be caused by forest fires in Canada
Russian army enters Poland
Netherlands captures French island of St Maarten (held until 1795)
Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds
French Order of Legion d'Honneur forms
Senator Charles Sumner of Massachesetts speaks out against slavery
William Francis Channing (February 22, 1820 – March 19, 1901) was an American physician, scientist, and abolitionist known for inventing the telegraph fire alarm system and contributing to the...
Siege of Vicksburg, investment of city complete
Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (Bermuda Hundred)
Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield
William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman.
Ringling Brothers circus premieres in Baraboo, Wisconsin
First mass production of shoes by Jan Matzeliger's Consolidated Lasting Machine Company in Lynn, Massachusetts
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States.
American engineer Charles Brady King invents the pneumatic hammer
Heavy rain washes "quick clay" into a deep valley killing 111 in Norway
Great Britain and Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria
Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ
Federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes
Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions (25 of 30)...
Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japanese from owning land
Washington's 1st Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings
Kelud volcano on Java, erupts killing 5,160
US Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system
KPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies
French air force bombs Damascus, Syria
"Firedamp" explodes in Mather coal mine, Pennsylvania, killing 195 of 273 miners
White women win voting rights in South Africa
Deutschland was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruisers (often termed pocket battleships) which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Military coup by Colonel Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM), known informally as Schiphol Airport ˈsxɪp (ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the Netherlands, and is one of the major hubs...
Germany occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis
Braves Paul Waner is 3rd NLer to get 3,000 hits (Anson & Wagner)
Berlin is declared "Judenrien" (free of Jews)
Start of the 1st Victory Test Cricket between England & Aust Services
Dutch Cooperation for Sexual Reform (NVSH) forms in Amsterdam
NY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain
Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St George, Utah)
Postmaster General Summerfield approves CIA mail-opening project
Atkinson & Depeiaza make 347 stand for 7th wkt WI v Australia
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is a 183-acre (74 ha) zoo in Cleveland, Ohio. The Zoo is divided into several areas: Australian Adventure; African Savanna; Northern Wilderness Trek, The Primate, Cat &...
Adone Alvaro Ugo Natale Camillo Zoli was an Italian politician who served as the 35th prime minister of Italy from May 1957 to July 1958; he was the first senator to have ever held the office. A...
Jan de Quay becomes premier of the Netherlands
Alan Freed & eight other radio DJs accused of taking radio payola (bribes from record companies)
The Scheveningen Pier is a pleasure pier in the Dutch resort town of Scheveningen near The Hague.
The Chad Mitchell Trio, later known as The Mitchell Trio, were an American vocal group whose peak years were during the 1960s.
US diplomats find at least 40 secret microphones in Moscow embassy
Patricia R. Harris named 1st US black female ambassador (Luxembourg)
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty, the objective of which is to prevent the spread of nuclear...
20th Emmy Awards: "Get Smart", "Mission Impossible" & Barbara Bain win
USSR launches Mars 2, becomes the 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars
25th Cannes Film Festival: "The Working Class Goes to Heaven" directed by Elio Petri and "The Mattei Affair" directed by Francesco Rosi jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
Sentimental ballad "Daisy A Day" single by Jud Strunk hits #14
Stanley Cup Final, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: Goaltender Bernie Parent and the Flyers shut out the Boston Bruins, 1-0, to win series 4-2, become 1st "expansion" team to win Stanley Cup; Parent named playoff MVP
"In The Navy" single by Village People hits #3
Ringo & Barbara Bach are involved in a car crash
Five British Army soldiers are killed when their armoured vehicle is ripped apart by a Provisional Irish Republican Army roadside bomb near Bessbrook, County Armagh
36th Cannes Film Festival: "Narayama Bushiko" (The Ballad of Narayama ) directed by Japanese director Shohei Imamura wins the Palme d'Or
Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington, D.C.
Pat LaFontaine scores two goals in 22 seconds in an NHL playoff game
39th Cannes Film Festival: "The Mission" directed by Roland Joffe wins the Palme d'Or
40th Cannes Film Festival: "Sous le soleil de Satan" directed by Maurice Pialat wins the Palme d'Or
Sue Ellen Ewing is a fictional character and one of the female leads in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas.
Boeing 727 crashes into mountain at Medellín, Colombia, kills 132
Balamurali Krishna "Bala" Ambati is an Indian-American ophthalmologist, educator, and researcher.
STS 77 (Endeavour 11), launches into orbit
Manchester United lose 3-1 to Tottenham at White Hart Lane but win English Premier League title for the 3rd consecutive season
TV political comedy "The Thick of It" created by Armando Iannucci, starring Peter Capaldi and Chris Langham premieres on BBC 4
Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow, and Lenny Kravitz
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; Tamil: தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், romanized: Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, Sinhala: දෙමළ ඊලාම් විමුක්ති කොටි සංවිධානය, romanized: Demaḷa īlām vimukti koṭi...
Decorated Dutch coach Louis van Gaal confirmed as manager of Manchester United; Ryan Giggs named assistant, confirms retirement as a player at age 40 after 963 games and English record 22 major trophies
EgyptAir Flight 804 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport, operated by EgyptAir.
The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 19 May 2018. Australian actress Cate Blanchett served as jury president for the main competition.
Sprinter Dutee Chand comes out as India's first openly gay professional athlete
Greenhouse gas emissions dropped 17% worldwide in April 2020 when world was in lockdown, in study published in "Nature Climate Change"
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announces a 'circuit-breaker lockdown' as the country records over 39,000 daily COVID-19 cases
Argentine landmark criminal trial finds state responsible for massacre of more than 400 Qom and Moqoit people in 1924 in the Chaco region. First trial of its kind in Latin America. [1]
On 19 May 2024, an attempted coup d'état took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sean "Diddy" Combs issues an apology after a video is released by CNN of him assaulting his ex-girlfriend in 2016, after previously denying it happened [1]
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founder of turkey, known for founder of turkey, was born on 1881-05-19.
Ho Chi Minh is born
Ashraf Ghani is born
Nora Ephron, American writer, journalist and filmmaker, known for american writer, journalist and filmmaker, was born on 1941-05-19.
André the Giant, French wrestler and actor, known for french wrestler and actor, was born on 1946-05-19.
Nellie Melba, Australian musician, known for australian opera singer, was born on 1861-05-19. Dame Nellie Melba was an Australian operatic lyric coloratura soprano.
Pete Townshend, English musician, known for english musician, was born on 1946-05-19. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is an English musician.
Dolph Schayes, American athlete, known for american basketball player and coach, was born on 1928-05-19.
Colin Chapman, English design engineer, known for english design engineer, was born on 1928-05-19.
Gary Kildall, American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur, known for american computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur, was born on 1942-05-19.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author, known for american author, died on 1864-05-19. Nathaniel Hawthorne (né Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer.
William Gladstone, British statesman, known for british statesman, died on 1898-05-19.
T. E. Lawrence, British army officer, diplomat and writer, known for british army officer, diplomat and writer, died on 1935-05-19.
Charles Ives, American modernist composer, known for american modernist composer, died on 1954-05-19.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dies
St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
The high altar of Paris cathedral Notre Dame is consecrated by Cardinal Henri de Château-Marçay and Maurice de Sully
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399), was an English prince, military leader and statesman.
Future Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold weds Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais
Philip of Burgundy is installed as Bishop of Utrecht by Charles, Duke of Burgundy
Battle of Raichur: Krishnadevaraya, ruler of the Indian Vijayanagara Empire successfully takes the fort of Raichur from the Sultanate of Bijapu, with 132,00 troops and 550 elephants
Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason
Capitulation of Wittenberg: John Frederick I, Protestant Elector of Saxony, resigns after his capture by Catholic Hapsburg forces of Charles V at the Battle of Mühlberg,
Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founds Manilla in the Philippines
Spain confiscates English ships in Spanish harbors - beginning of the Anglo-Spanish War
Matthias von Habsburg's army reaches Lieben, at Prague
France's First Minister, Cardinal Richelieu declares war on Spain (Franco-Spanish War 1635–59)
The United Colonies of New England, commonly known as the New England Confederation, was a confederal alliance of the New England colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Saybrook (Connecticut), and…
Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French forces destroy a Spanish army
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in...
Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen
At about midday, near-total darkness descends on New England, now known to be caused by forest fires in Canada
Russian army enters Poland
Netherlands captures French island of St Maarten (held until 1795)
Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds
French Order of Legion d'Honneur forms
Dutch prince Henry marries princess Amalia of Saxony-Weimar
Senator Charles Sumner of Massachesetts speaks out against slavery
William Francis Channing (February 22, 1820 – March 19, 1901) was an American physician, scientist, and abolitionist known for inventing the telegraph fire alarm system and contributing to the...
Nellie Melba, Australian musician, known for australian opera singer, was born on 1861-05-19. Dame Nellie Melba was an Australian operatic lyric coloratura soprano.
Siege of Vicksburg, investment of city complete
Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (Bermuda Hundred)
Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author, known for american author, died on 1864-05-19. Nathaniel Hawthorne (né Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer.
Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founder of turkey, known for founder of turkey, was born on 1881-05-19.
William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman.
Ringling Brothers circus premieres in Baraboo, Wisconsin
Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (born Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen; 1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898) was a German statesman and...
First mass production of shoes by Jan Matzeliger's Consolidated Lasting Machine Company in Lynn, Massachusetts
Ho Chi Minh is born
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States.
American engineer Charles Brady King invents the pneumatic hammer
Heavy rain washes "quick clay" into a deep valley killing 111 in Norway
US Congress passes the Private Mailing Card Act, allowing private publishers and printers to produce postcards, which have to be labeled "Private Mailing Cards" until 1901, known as "souvenir cards"
William Gladstone, British statesman, known for british statesman, died on 1898-05-19.
Great Britain and Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria
Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ
Federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes
Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions (25 of 30)...
Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japanese from owning land
Washington's 1st Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 – 10 November 1938) was a field marshal, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first president.
Kelud volcano on Java, erupts killing 5,160
US Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system
KPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was a major American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1987.
French air force bombs Damascus, Syria
"Firedamp" explodes in Mather coal mine, Pennsylvania, killing 195 of 273 miners
Dolph Schayes, American athlete, known for american basketball player and coach, was born on 1928-05-19.
Colin Chapman, English design engineer, known for english design engineer, was born on 1928-05-19.
White women win voting rights in South Africa
Deutschland was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruisers (often termed pocket battleships) which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Military coup by Colonel Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria
T. E. Lawrence, British army officer, diplomat and writer, known for british army officer, diplomat and writer, died on 1935-05-19.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM), known informally as Schiphol Airport ˈsxɪp (ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main international airport of the Netherlands, and is one of the major hubs...
Germany occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis
Nora Ephron, American writer, journalist and filmmaker, known for american writer, journalist and filmmaker, was born on 1941-05-19.
Braves Paul Waner is 3rd NLer to get 3,000 hits (Anson & Wagner)
Gary Kildall, American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur, known for american computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur, was born on 1942-05-19.
Berlin is declared "Judenrien" (free of Jews)
Start of the 1st Victory Test Cricket between England & Aust Services
Dutch Cooperation for Sexual Reform (NVSH) forms in Amsterdam
André the Giant, French wrestler and actor, known for french wrestler and actor, was born on 1946-05-19.
Pete Townshend, English musician, known for english musician, was born on 1946-05-19. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is an English musician.
NY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain
Ashraf Ghani is born
Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St George, Utah)
Postmaster General Summerfield approves CIA mail-opening project
Charles Ives, American modernist composer, known for american modernist composer, died on 1954-05-19.
Atkinson & Depeiaza make 347 stand for 7th wkt WI v Australia
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is a 183-acre (74 ha) zoo in Cleveland, Ohio. The Zoo is divided into several areas: Australian Adventure; African Savanna; Northern Wilderness Trek, The Primate, Cat &...
Adone Alvaro Ugo Natale Camillo Zoli was an Italian politician who served as the 35th prime minister of Italy from May 1957 to July 1958; he was the first senator to have ever held the office. A...
Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" soundtrack album goes #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks
Jan de Quay becomes premier of the Netherlands
Alan Freed & eight other radio DJs accused of taking radio payola (bribes from record companies)
The Scheveningen Pier is a pleasure pier in the Dutch resort town of Scheveningen near The Hague.
The Chad Mitchell Trio, later known as The Mitchell Trio, were an American vocal group whose peak years were during the 1960s.
US diplomats find at least 40 secret microphones in Moscow embassy
Patricia R. Harris named 1st US black female ambassador (Luxembourg)
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty, the objective of which is to prevent the spread of nuclear...
20th Emmy Awards: "Get Smart", "Mission Impossible" & Barbara Bain win
USSR launches Mars 2, becomes the 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars
25th Cannes Film Festival: "The Working Class Goes to Heaven" directed by Elio Petri and "The Mattei Affair" directed by Francesco Rosi jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
Sentimental ballad "Daisy A Day" single by Jud Strunk hits #14
Stanley Cup Final, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: Goaltender Bernie Parent and the Flyers shut out the Boston Bruins, 1-0, to win series 4-2, become 1st "expansion" team to win Stanley Cup; Parent named playoff MVP
"In The Navy" single by Village People hits #3
Ringo & Barbara Bach are involved in a car crash
Five British Army soldiers are killed when their armoured vehicle is ripped apart by a Provisional Irish Republican Army roadside bomb near Bessbrook, County Armagh
36th Cannes Film Festival: "Narayama Bushiko" (The Ballad of Narayama ) directed by Japanese director Shohei Imamura wins the Palme d'Or
Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington, D.C.
Pat LaFontaine scores two goals in 22 seconds in an NHL playoff game
39th Cannes Film Festival: "The Mission" directed by Roland Joffe wins the Palme d'Or
40th Cannes Film Festival: "Sous le soleil de Satan" directed by Maurice Pialat wins the Palme d'Or
Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.
Sue Ellen Ewing is a fictional character and one of the female leads in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas.
Willy T. Ribbs overcomes numerous mechanical problems in qualifying to become the first African-American driver to make the Indianapolis 500 starting grid
Boeing 727 crashes into mountain at Medellín, Colombia, kills 132
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dies
Balamurali Krishna "Bala" Ambati is an Indian-American ophthalmologist, educator, and researcher.
STS 77 (Endeavour 11), launches into orbit
Manchester United lose 3-1 to Tottenham at White Hart Lane but win English Premier League title for the 3rd consecutive season
TV political comedy "The Thick of It" created by Armando Iannucci, starring Peter Capaldi and Chris Langham premieres on BBC 4
Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow, and Lenny Kravitz
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; Tamil: தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், romanized: Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, Sinhala: දෙමළ ඊලාම් විමුක්ති කොටි සංවිධානය, romanized: Demaḷa īlām vimukti koṭi...
Decorated Dutch coach Louis van Gaal confirmed as manager of Manchester United; Ryan Giggs named assistant, confirms retirement as a player at age 40 after 963 games and English record 22 major trophies
EgyptAir Flight 804 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport, operated by EgyptAir.
The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 19 May 2018. Australian actress Cate Blanchett served as jury president for the main competition.
Sprinter Dutee Chand comes out as India's first openly gay professional athlete
Greenhouse gas emissions dropped 17% worldwide in April 2020 when world was in lockdown, in study published in "Nature Climate Change"
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announces a 'circuit-breaker lockdown' as the country records over 39,000 daily COVID-19 cases
Argentine landmark criminal trial finds state responsible for massacre of more than 400 Qom and Moqoit people in 1924 in the Chaco region. First trial of its kind in Latin America. [1]
On 19 May 2024, an attempted coup d'état took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sean "Diddy" Combs issues an apology after a video is released by CNN of him assaulting his ex-girlfriend in 2016, after previously denying it happened [1]