May 19

This article is about the date. For the US-based revolutionary organization, seeMay 19th Communist Organization.

May 19 in recent years

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2023 (Friday)

2022 (Thursday)

2021 (Wednesday)

2020 (Tuesday)

2019 (Sunday)

2018 (Saturday)

2017 (Friday)

2016 (Thursday)

2015 (Tuesday)

May 19is the 139th day of the year (140th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;226 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

• 639–Ashina Jiesheshuaiand his tribesmen assaultedEmperor Taizongat Jiucheng Palace.
• 715–Pope Gregory IIis elected.
• 1051–Henry I of Francemarries theRus'princess,Anne of Kiev.
• 1445–John II of Castiledefeats theInfantes of Aragonat theFirst Battle of Olmedo.
• 1499–Catherine of Aragonismarried by proxytoArthur, Prince of Wales.Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.
• 1535– French explorerJacques Cartiersets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, andChief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage).
• 1536–Anne Boleyn,the second wife ofHenry VIII of England,is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
• 1542– TheProme Kingdomfalls to theTaungoo Dynastyin present-dayMyanmar.

1601–1900

• 1643–Thirty Years' War:French forces under theduc d'Enghiendecisively defeat Spanish forces at theBattle of Rocroi,marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.
• 1649– AnAct of Parliamentdeclaring England aCommonwealthis passed by theLong Parliament.England would be arepublicfor the next eleven years.
• 1655– TheInvasion of Jamaicabegins during theAnglo-Spanish War.
• 1743–Jean-Pierre Christindeveloped thecentigrade temperature scale.
• 1749– KingGeorge II of Great Britaingrants theOhio Companya charter of land around the forks of theOhio River.
• 1776–American Revolutionary War:AContinental Armygarrison surrenders in theBattle of The Cedars.
• 1780–New England's Dark Day,an unusual darkening of the day sky, was observed over theNew Englandstates and parts ofCanada.
• 1802–Napoleon Bonapartefounds theLegion of Honour.
• 1828– U.S. PresidentJohn Quincy Adamssigns theTariff of 1828into law, protectingwoolmanufacturers in the United States.
• 1845– Captain SirJohn Franklinand hisill-fated Arctic expeditiondepart fromGreenhithe,England.
• 1848–Mexican–American War:Mexico ratifies theTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgothus ending the war and cedingCalifornia,Nevada,Utahand parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for US$15 million.
• 1883–Buffalo Bill's firstBuffalo Bill's Wild Westopens in Omaha, Nebraska.
• 1900–Great BritainannexesTonga Island.
• 1900–Second Boer War:British troops relieveMafeking.

1901–present

• 1911–Parks Canada,the world's firstnational parkservice, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
• 1917– The Norwegian football clubRosenborg BKis founded.
• 1919–Mustafa Kemal Atatürklands atSamsunon theAnatolianBlack Seacoast, initiating what is later termed theTurkish War of Independence.
• 1921– TheUnited States Congresspasses theEmergency Quota Actestablishing national quotas on immigration.
• 1922– TheYoung Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Unionis established.
• 1933– Finnish cavalry generalC. G. E. Mannerheimis appointed thefield marshal.
• 1934–Zvenoand theBulgarian Armyengineer acoup d'étatand installKimon Georgievas the newPrime Minister of Bulgaria.
• 1942–World War II:In the aftermath of theBattle of the Coral Sea,Task Force 16heads toPearl Harborfor repairs.
• 1943– Winston Churchill'ssecond wartime addressto the U.S. Congress
• 1945–Syriandemonstrators inDamascusare fired upon by French troops injuring twelve, leading to theLevant Crisis.
• 1950– A barge containing munitions destined forPakistanexplodesin the harbor atSouth Amboy, New Jersey,devastating the city.
• 1950 –Egyptannounces that theSuez Canalis closed toIsraeliships and commerce.
• 1959– TheNorth Vietnamese ArmyestablishesGroup 559,whose responsibility is to determine how to maintainsupply linestoSouth Vietnam;the resulting route is theHo Chi Minh trail.
• 1961–Venera program:Venera 1becomes the first man-made object to fly by another planet by passingVenus(the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data).
• 1961 – AtSilcharRailway Station,Assam,11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in theBengali Language Movement.
• 1962– A birthday salute to U.S. PresidentJohn F. Kennedytakes place atMadison Square Garden,New York City. The highlight isMarilyn Monroe'srenditionof "Happy Birthday".
• 1963– TheNew York Post Sunday MagazinepublishesMartin Luther King Jr.'sLetter from Birmingham Jail.
• 1971–Mars probe program:Mars 2is launched by theSoviet Union.
• 1986– TheFirearm Owners Protection Actis signed into law by U.S. PresidentRonald Reagan.
• 1991–Croatiansvote for independence in areferendum.
• 1993–SAM Colombia Flight 501crashes on approach toJosé María Córdova International AirportinMedellín,Colombia,killing 132.
• 1996–Space Shuttle program:Space Shuttle Endeavouris launched on missionSTS-77.
• 1997– TheSierra Gorda biosphere,the mostecologically diverseregion in Mexico, is established as a result ofgrassrootsefforts.
• 2000– Space Shuttle program:Space ShuttleAtlantisis launched on missionSTS-101to resupply theInternational Space Station.
• 2007–President of RomaniaTraian Băsescusurvives animpeachment referendumand returns to office from suspension.
• 2010– TheRoyal Thai Armed Forcesconcludes itscrackdownonprotestsby forcing the surrender ofUnited Front for Democracy Against Dictatorshipleaders.
• 2012– Three gas cylinder bombsexplodein front of a vocational school in the Italian city ofBrindisi,killing one person and injuring five others.
• 2012 – A car bombexplodesnear a military complex in theSyriancity ofDeir ez-Zor,killing nine people.
• 2015– TheRefugio oil spilldeposited 142,800 U.S. gallons (3,400 barrels) ofcrude oilonto an area inCaliforniaconsidered one of the most biologically diverse coastlines of thewest coast.
• 2016–EgyptAir Flight 804crashes into theMediterranean Seawhile traveling fromParistoCairo,killing all on board.
• 2018– Thewedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markleis held atSt George's Chapel,Windsor,with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.
• 2024–A helicopter crashinIranleaves 8 people dead, including the country's presidentEbrahim Raisi& foreign ministerHossein Amir-Abdollahian.

Births

Pre-1600

• 1400–John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton,English soldier and politician (d. 1462)
• 1462–Baccio D'Agnolo,Italianwoodcarver,sculptorandarchitect(d. 1543)
• 1476(or1474) –Helena of Moscow,Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania and Queen consort of Poland (d. 1513)
• 1593–Claude Vignon,French painter (d. 1670)

1601–1900

• 1616–Johann Jakob Froberger,German organist and composer (d. 1667)
• 1639–Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland,English soldier and noble (d. 1665)
• 1700–José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda,Spanish sergeant and politician (d. 1770)
• 1724–Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol,English admiral and politician,Chief Secretary for Ireland(d. 1779)
• 1744–Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz,German-born Queen toGeorge III of the United Kingdom(d. 1818)
• 1762–Johann Gottlieb Fichte,German philosopher and academic (d. 1814)
• 1773–Arthur Aikin,English chemist and mineralogist (d. 1854)
• 1795–Johns Hopkins,American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1873)
• 1827–Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour,French academic and politician,French Minister of Foreign Affairs(d. 1896)
• 1832–James Watney, Jr.,English politician, brewer and cricketer (d. 1886)
• 1857–John Jacob Abel,American biochemist and pharmacologist (d. 1938)
• 1861–Nellie Melba,Australian soprano and actress (d. 1931)
• 1871–Walter Russell,American painter, sculptor, and author (d. 1963)
• 1874–Gilbert Jessop,English cricketer and soldier (d. 1955)
• 1878–Alfred Laliberté,Canadian sculptor and painter (d. 1953)
• 1879–Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor,American-English politician (d. 1964)
• 1880–Albert Richardson,English architect and educator, designed theManchester Opera House(d. 1964)
• 1881–Mustafa Kemal Atatürk(official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1stPresident of Turkey(d. 1938)
• 1884–David Munson,American runner (d. 1953)
• 1886–Francis Biddle,American lawyer and judge, 58thUnited States Attorney General(d. 1968)
• 1887–Ion Jalea,Romanian soldier and sculptor (d. 1983)
• 1889–Tản Đà,Vietnamese poet and author (d. 1939)
• 1889 –Henry B. Richardson,American archer (d. 1963)
• 1890–Eveline Adelheid von Maydell,German-American illustrator (d. 1962)
• 1890 –Ho Chi Minh,Vietnamese politician, 1stPresident of Vietnam(d. 1969)
• 1891–Oswald Boelcke,German captain and pilot (d. 1916)
• 1893–H. Bonciu,Romanian author, poet, and journalist (d. 1950)
• 1897–Frank Luke,American lieutenant and pilot,Medal of Honorrecipient (d. 1918)
• 1898–Julius Evola,Italian philosopher and painter (d. 1974)
• 1899–Lothar Rădăceanu,Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (d. 1955)

1901–present

• 1902–Lubka Kolessa,Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator (d. 1997)
• 1903–Ruth Ella Moore,American scientist (d. 1994)
• 1904–Sven Thofelt,Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer (d. 1993)
• 1906–Bruce Bennett,American shot putter and actor (d. 2007)
• 1908–Manik Bandopadhyay,Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956)
• 1908 –Merriam Modell,American author (d. 1994)
• 1908 –Percy Williams,Canadian sprinter (d. 1982)
• 1909–Nicholas Winton,English banker and humanitarian (d. 2015)
• 1910–Alan Melville,South African cricketer (d. 1983)
• 1913–Neelam Sanjiva Reddy,Indian lawyer and politician, 6thPresident of India(d. 1996)
• 1914–Max Perutz,Austrian-English biologist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2002)
• 1914 –Alex Shibicky,Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
• 1914 –John Vachon,American photographer and journalist (d. 1975)
• 1915–Renée Asherson,English actress (d. 2014)
• 1918–Abraham Pais,Dutch-American physicist, historian, and academic (d. 2000)
• 1919–Georgie Auld,Canadian-American saxophonist, clarinet player, and bandleader (d. 1990)
• 1919 –Mitja Ribičič,Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25thPrime Minister of Yugoslavia(d. 2013)
• 1920–Tina Strobos,Dutch psychiatrist known for rescuing Jews during World War II (d. 2012)
• 1921–Leslie Broderick,English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013)
• 1921 –Harry W. Brown,American colonel and pilot (d. 1991)
• 1921 –Daniel Gélin,French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
• 1921 –Yuri Kochiyama,American activist (d. 2014)
• 1921 –Karel van het Reve,Dutch historian and author (d. 1999)
• 1922–Arthur Gorrie,Australian hobby shop proprietor (d. 1992)
• 1924–Sandy Wilson,English composer and songwriter (d. 2014)
• 1925–Pol Pot,Cambodian general and politician, 29thPrime Minister of Cambodia(d. 1998)
• 1925 –Malcolm X,American minister and activist (d. 1965)
• 1926–Edward Parkes,English engineer and academic (d. 2019)
• 1926 –Peter Zadek,German director and screenwriter (d. 2009)
• 1927–Serge Lang,French-American mathematician, author and academic (d. 2005)
• 1928–Colin Chapman,English engineer and businessman, foundedLotus Cars(d. 1982)
• 1928 –Thomas Kennedy,English air marshal (d. 2013)
• 1928 –Gil McDougald,American baseball player and coach (d. 2010)
• 1928 –Dolph Schayes,American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
• 1929–Helmut Braunlich,German-American violinist and composer (d. 2013)
• 1929 –Richard Larter,Australian painter (d. 2014)
• 1929 –John Stroger,American politician (d. 2008)
• 1930–Eugene Genovese,American historian and author (d. 2012)
• 1930 –Lorraine Hansberry,American playwright and director (d. 1965)
• 1931–Bob Anderson,English race car driver (d. 1967)
• 1931 –Trevor Peacock,English actor, screenwriter and songwriter (d. 2021)
• 1932–Alma Cogan,English singer (d. 1966)
• 1932 –Paul Erdman,American economist and author (d. 2007)
• 1932 –Bill Fitch,American basketball player and coach (d. 2022)
• 1932 –Elena Poniatowska,Mexican intellectual and journalist
• 1933–Edward de Bono,Maltese physician, author, and academic (d. 2021)
• 1934–Ruskin Bond,Indian author and poet
• 1934 –Jim Lehrer,American journalist and author (d. 2020)
• 1935–David Hartman,American journalist and television personality
• 1937–Pat Roach,English wrestler (d. 2004)
• 1938–Moisés da Costa Amaral,East Timorese politician (d. 1989)
• 1938 –Herbie Flowers,English musician
• 1938 –Igor Ter-Ovanesyan,Ukrainian long jumper and coach
• 1939–Livio Berruti,Italian sprinter
• 1939 –James Fox,English actor
• 1939 –Nancy Kwan,Hong Kong-American actress and makeup artist
• 1939 –Jānis Lūsis,Latvian javelin thrower and coach (d. 2020)
• 1939 –Dick Scobee,American pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)
• 1940–Jan Janssen,Dutch cyclist
• 1940 –Mickey Newbury,American country/pop singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
• 1941–Nora Ephron,American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 1941 –Igor Judge, Baron Judge,Maltese-English lawyer and judge,Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales(d. 2023)
• 1942–Gary Kildall,American computer scientist, foundedDigital Research Inc.(d. 1994)
• 1942 –Robert Kilroy-Silk,English television host and politician
• 1943–Eddie May,English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 1943 –Shirrel Rhoades,American author, publisher, and academic
• 1944–Peter Mayhew,English-American actor (d. 2019)
• 1945–Pete Townshend,English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1946–Claude Lelièvre,Belgian activist
• 1946 –Michele Placido,Italian actor and director
• 1946 –André the Giant,French-American wrestler and actor (d. 1993)
• 1947–Paul Brady,Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1947 –Christopher Chope,English lawyer and politician
• 1947 –David Helfgott,Australian pianist
• 1948–Grace Jones,Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1949–Dusty Hill,American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2021)
• 1949 –Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath,English politician
• 1949 –Archie Manning,American football player
• 1950–Tadeusz Ślusarski,Polish pole vaulter (d. 1998)
• 1951–Joey Ramone,American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
• 1951 –Dick Slater,American wrestler (d. 2018)
• 1952–Charlie Spedding,English runner
• 1952 –Bert van Marwijk,Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
• 1953–Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge,Scottish lawyer and judge
• 1953 –Shavarsh Karapetyan,Armenian finswimmer
• 1953 –Florin Marin,Romanian footballer and manager
• 1953 –Victoria Wood,English actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
• 1954–Rick Cerone,American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1954 –Lena Einhorn,Swedish director, writer and physician
• 1954 –Hōchū Ōtsuka,Japanese voice actor
• 1954 –Phil Rudd,Australian-New Zealand drummer
• 1955–James Gosling,Canadian-American computer scientist, createdJava
• 1956–Oliver Letwin,English philosopher and politician,Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 1956 –Martyn Ware,English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
• 1957–Bill Laimbeer,American basketball player and coach
• 1957 –James Reyne,Nigerian-Australian singer-songwriter
• 1961–Vadim Cojocaru,Moldovan politician (d. 2021)
• 1961 –Gregory Poirier,American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1961 –Wayne Van Dorp,Canadian ice hockey player
• 1963–Filippo Galli,Italian footballer and manager
• 1964–Peter Jackson,Australian rugby league player and sportscaster (d. 1997)
• 1964 –John Lee,South Korean-American football player
• 1964 –Miloslav Mečíř,Slovak tennis player
• 1965–Maile Flanagan,American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1966–Marc Bureau,Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1966 –Jodi Picoult,American author and educator
• 1966 –Polly Walker,English actress
• 1967–Alexia,Italian singer
• 1967 –Geraldine Somerville,Irish-born English actress
• 1968–Kyle Eastwood,American actor and bass player
• 1970–Stuart Cable,Welsh drummer (d. 2010)
• 1970 –K. J. Choi,South Korean golfer
• 1970 –Regina Narva,Estonian chess player
• 1970 –Nia Zulkarnaen,Indonesian actress, singer and producer
• 1971–Ross Katz,American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1971 –Andres Salumets,Estonian biologist, biochemist, and educator
• 1972–Jenny Berggren,Swedish singer-songwriter
• 1972 –Claudia Karvan,Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1973–Dario Franchitti,Scottish race car driver
• 1974–Andrew Johns,Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1974 –Emma Shapplin,French soprano
• 1974 –Nawazuddin Siddiqui,Indian actor
• 1975–Pretinha,Brazilian footballer
• 1975 –London Fletcher,American football player
• 1975 –Josh Paul,American baseball player and manager
• 1975 –Jonas Renkse,Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1976–Ed Cota,American basketball player
• 1976 –Kevin Garnett,American basketball player
• 1977–Manuel Almunia,Spanish footballer
• 1977 –Wouter Hamel,Dutch singer and guitarist
• 1977 –Brandon Inge,American baseball player
• 1977 –Natalia Oreiro,Uruguayan singer-songwriter and actress
• 1978–Marcus Bent,English footballer
• 1978 –Dave Bus,Dutch footballer
• 1979–Andrea Pirlo,Italian footballer
• 1979 –Diego Forlán,Uruguayan footballer
• 1979 –Shooter Jennings,American country singer, songwriter
• 1980–Tony Hackworth,English footballer
• 1981–Luciano Figueroa,Argentinian footballer
• 1981 –Yo Gotti,American rapper
• 1981 –Michael Leighton,Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 –Sina Schielke,German sprinter
• 1981 –Klaas-Erik Zwering,Dutch swimmer
• 1982–Kevin Amankwaah,English footballer
• 1982 –Pål Steffen Andresen,Norwegian footballer
• 1982 –Klaas Vantornout,Belgian cyclist
• 1983–Michael Che,American comedian
• 1983 –Jessica Fox,English actress
• 1984–Marcedes Lewis,American football player
• 1985–Malakai Black,Dutch professional wrestler
• 1986–Mario Chalmers,American basketball player
• 1987–Michael Angelakos,American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1987 –David Edgar,Canadian soccer player
• 1987 –Mariano Torres,Argentinian footballer
• 1991–Jordan Pruitt,American singer-songwriter
• 1992–Michele Camporese,Italian footballer
• 1992 –Ola John,Dutch footballer
• 1992 –Felise Kaufusi,New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player
• 1992 –Evgeny Kuznetsov,Russian ice hockey player
• 1992 –Marshmello,American electronic music producer and DJ
• 1992 –Sam Smith,English singer-songwriter
• 1992 –Heather Watson,British tennis player
• 1994–Carlos Guzmán,Mexican footballer
• 1995–Taane Milne,New Zealand rugby league player
• 1996–Michael Carcone,Canadian ice hockey player
• 2001–Elizabeth Mandlik,American tennis player
• 2003–Jojo Siwa,American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 804–Alcuin,English monk and scholar (b. 735)
• 956–Robert,archbishop ofTrier
• 988–Dunstan,English archbishop and saint (b. 909)
• 1102–Stephen, Count of Blois(b. 1045)
• 1125–Vladimir II Monomakh,Grand DukeofKyiv
• 1164–Saint Bashnouna,Egyptiansaintandmartyr
• 1218–Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
• 1296–Pope Celestine V(b. 1215)
• 1303– SaintIvo of Kermartin,French canon lawyer (b. 1253)
• 1319–Louis, Count of Évreux(b. 1276)
• 1389–Dmitry Donskoy,Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)
• 1396–John I of Aragon(b. 1350)
• 1526–Emperor Go-Kashiwabaraof Japan (b. 1464)
• 1531–Jan Łaski,Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1456)
• 1536–Anne Boleyn,Queen of England (1533–1536); second wife ofHenry VIII of England

1601–1900

• 1601–Costanzo Porta,Italian composer (b. 1528)
• 1609–García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete(b. 1535)
• 1610–Thomas Sanchez,Spanish priest and theologian (b. 1550)
• 1623–Mariam-uz-Zamani,Empress of the Mughal Empire (b. 1542)
• 1637–Isaac Beeckman,Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588)
• 1715–Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax,English poet and politician,Chancellor of the Exchequer(b. 1661)
• 1786–John Stanley,English organist and composer (b. 1712)
• 1795–Josiah Bartlett,American physician and politician, 4thGovernor of New Hampshire(b. 1729)
• 1795 –James Boswell,Scottish biographer (b. 1740)
• 1798–William Byron, 5th Baron Byron,English lieutenant and politician (b. 1722)
• 1821–Camille Jordan,French lawyer and politician (b. 1771)
• 1825–Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon,French philosopher and theorist (b. 1760)
• 1831–Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz,Estonian-German physician, botanist, and entomologist (b. 1793)
• 1864–Nathaniel Hawthorne,American novelist and short story writer (b. 1804)
• 1865–Sengge Rinchen,Mongolian general (b. 1811)
• 1872–John Baker,English-Australian politician, 2ndPremier of South Australia(b. 1813)
• 1876–Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer,Dutch historian and politician (b. 1801)
• 1885–Peter W. Barlow,English engineer (b. 1809)
• 1895–José Martí,Cuban journalist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1853)
• 1898–William Ewart Gladstone,English lawyer and politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(b. 1809)

1901–present

• 1901–Marthinus Wessel Pretorius,South African general and politician, 1stPresident of the South African Republic(b. 1819)
• 1903–Arthur Shrewsbury,English cricketer (b. 1856)
• 1904–Auguste Molinier,French librarian and historian (b. 1851)
• 1904 –Jamsetji Tata,Indian businessman, foundedTata Group(b. 1839)
• 1906–Gabriel Dumont,CanadianMétisleader (b. 1837)
• 1907–Benjamin Baker,English engineer, designed theForth Bridge(b. 1840)
• 1912–Bolesław Prus,Polish journalist and author (b. 1847)
• 1915–John Simpson Kirkpatrick,English-Australian soldier (b. 1892)
• 1918–Gervais Raoul Lufbery,French-American soldier and pilot (b. 1885)
• 1935–T. E. Lawrence,British colonel and archaeologist (b. 1888)
• 1936–Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall,British Islamic scholar (b. 1875)
• 1939–Ahmet Ağaoğlu,Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (b. 1869)
• 1943–Kristjan Raud,Estonian painter and illustrator (b. 1865)
• 1945–Philipp Bouhler,German soldier and politician (b. 1889)
• 1946–Booth Tarkington,American novelist and dramatist (b. 1869)
• 1950–Daniel Ciugureanu,Romanian physician and politician,Prime Minister of Moldova(b. 1884)
• 1954–Charles Ives,American composer and educator (b. 1874)
• 1958–Jadunath Sarkar,Indian historian (b. 1870)
• 1958–Archie Scott Brown,Scottish race car driver (b. 1927)
• 1958 –Ronald Colman,English actor (b. 1891)
• 1963–Walter Russell,American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1871)
• 1962–Gabriele Münter,German painter (d. 1877)
• 1969–Coleman Hawkins,American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1901)
• 1971–Ogden Nash,American poet (b. 1902)
• 1978–Albert Kivikas,Estonian-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1898)
• 1980–Joseph Schull,Canadian playwright and historian (b. 1906)
• 1983–Jean Rey,Belgian lawyer and politician, 2ndPresident of the European Commission(b. 1902)
• 1984–John Betjeman,English poet and academic (b. 1906)
• 1985–Maqbular Rahman Sarkar,Bangladeshi academic (b. 1928)
• 1986–Jimmy Lyons,American saxophonist (b. 1931)
• 1987–James Tiptree, Jr.,American psychologist and author (b. 1915)
• 1989–Yiannis Papaioannou,Greek composer and educator (b. 1910)
• 1994–Jacques Ellul,French sociologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1912)
• 1994 –Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,American journalist, 37thFirst Lady of the United States(b. 1929)
• 1994 –Luis Ocaña,Spanish cyclist (b. 1945)
• 1996–John Beradino,American baseball player and actor (b. 1917)
• 1998–Sōsuke Uno,Japanese soldier and politician, 75thPrime Minister of Japan(b. 1922)
• 2001–Alexey Maresyev,Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1916)
• 2001 –Susannah McCorkle,American singer (b. 1946)
• 2002–John Gorton,Australian lieutenant and politician, 19thPrime Minister of Australia(b. 1911)
• 2002 –Walter Lord,American historian and author (b. 1917)
• 2004–Mary Dresselhuys,Dutch actress and screenwriter (b. 1907)
• 2007–Bernard Blaut,Polish footballer and coach (b. 1940)
• 2007 –Dean Eyre,New Zealand politician (b. 1914)
• 2008–Vijay Tendulkar,Indian playwright and screenwriter (b. 1928)
• 2009–Robert F. Furchgott,American biochemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1916)
• 2009 –Nicholas Maw,English composer and academic (b. 1935)
• 2009–Clint Smith,Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1913)
• 2011–Garret FitzGerald,Irish lawyer and politician, 8thTaoiseach of Ireland(b. 1926)
• 2011 –Jeffrey Catherine Jones,American artist (b. 1944)
• 2012–Bob Boozer,American basketball player (b. 1937)
• 2012 –Tamara Brooks,American conductor and educator (b. 1941)
• 2012 –Ian Burgess,English race car driver (b. 1930)
• 2012 –Gerhard Hetz,German-Mexican swimmer (b. 1942)
• 2012 –Phil Lamason,New Zealand soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
• 2013–G. Sarsfield Ford,American lawyer and jurist (b. 1933)
• 2013 –Robin Harrison,English-Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1932)
• 2013 –Neil Reynolds,Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1940)
• 2014–Simon Andrews,English motorcycle racer (b. 1982)
• 2014 –Jack Brabham,Australian race car driver (b. 1926)
• 2014 –Sam Greenlee,American author and poet (b. 1930)
• 2014 –Vincent Harding,American historian and scholar (b. 1931)
• 2014 –Gabriel Kolko,American historian and author (b. 1932)
• 2014 –Zbigniew Pietrzykowski,Polish boxer (b. 1934)
• 2015–Bruce Lundvall,American businessman (b. 1935)
• 2015 –Ted McWhinney,Australian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
• 2015 –Happy Rockefeller,American philanthropist, socialite; 31stSecond Lady of the United States(b. 1926)
• 2015 –Robert S. Wistrich,English historian, author, and academic (b. 1945)
• 2016–Alan Young,English-born Canadian-American actor (b. 1919)
• 2016 –Morley Safer,Canadian-born American journalist (b. 1931)
• 2017–Nawshirwan Mustafa,General coordinator of theMovement for Change(Gorran) (b. 1944)
• 2017 –Stanislav Petrov,Lt. Colonel inSoviet Air Defence Forces(b. 1939)
• 2018–Zhengzhang Shangfang,Chinese linguist (b. 1933)
• 2021–Paul Mooney,American comedian (b. 1941)
• 2023–Andy Rourke,English bassist (b. 1964)
• 2024–Christian Malanga,Congolese politician, businessman and military officer (b. 1983)
• 2024 –Victims in the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash:
  • Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,Iranian politician (b. 1964)
  • Ebrahim Raisi,8th President of Iran (b. 1960)

Holidays and observances

• Christianfeast day:
  • Calocerus(Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • Crispin of Viterbo
  • Dunstan(Roman Catholic Church,Eastern Orthodox Church;commemoration,Anglicanism)
  • Ivo of Kermartin
  • Joaquina Vedruna de Mas
  • Maria Bernarda Bütler
  • Peter Celestine
  • Pudentiana(Roman Catholic Church,Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • May 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day(Greece)
• Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day(Turkey,Northern Cyprus)
• Remembrance Day (Sri Lanka)
• Hồ Chí Minh's Birthday(Vietnam)
• Malcolm X Day(United States of America)
• National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day(United States)
• Hepatitis Testing Day(United States)
• Mother's Day(Kyrgyzstan)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times:On This Day
• Historical Events on May 19