On this day | May 19th

On this day: May 19th

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639 Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong of Tang at Jiucheng Palace.

715 Pope Gregory II is elected.

934 The Byzantine Empire reconquers Melitene under the leadership of John Kourkouas.

1051 Henry I of France marries the Kievan Rus' princess, Anne of Kiev.

1445 John II of Castile defeats the Infantes of Aragon at the First Battle of Olmedo.

1499 Catherine of Aragon is Proxy marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.

1535 French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage).

1536 Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.

1542 The Prome Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in present-day Myanmar.

1643 Thirty Years' War: French forces under the Louis, Grand Condé decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.

1649 An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth of England is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.

1655 The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–60).

1743 Jean-Pierre Christin developed the centigrade temperature scale.

1749 King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.

1776 American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.

1780 New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.

1802 Napoleon founds the Legion of Honour.

1828 U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States.

1845 Captain Sir John Franklin and his Franklin's lost expedition depart from Greenhithe, Kent, England.

1848 Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for US$15 million.

1883 Buffalo Bill's first ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West'' opens in Omaha, Nebraska.

1900 Great Britain annexes Tonga Island.

1900 Second Boer War: British troops relieve Siege of Mafeking.

1911 Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.

1917 The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.

1919 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence.

1921 The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.

1922 The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established.

1933 Finnish cavalry general C. G. E. Mannerheim is appointed the field marshal.

1934 Zveno and the Bulgarian Army engineer a Bulgarian coup d'état of 1934 and install Kimon Georgiev as the new List of Prime Ministers of Bulgaria.

1942 World War II: In the aftermath of the Battle of the Coral Sea, Task Force 16 heads to Pearl Harbor for repairs.

1943 Winston Churchill's Winston Churchill's address to Congress (1943) to the U.S. Congress

1945 Syrian demonstrators in Damascus are fired upon by French troops injuring twelve, leading to the Levant Crisis.

1950 A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan South Amboy powder pier explosion in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.

1950 Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.

1959 The People's Army of Vietnam establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail.

1961 Venera program: ''Venera 1'' becomes the first man-made object to fly by another planet by passing Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data).

1961 At Silchar Railway Station, Assam, 11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in the Bengali Language Movement # Legacy.

1962 A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden (1925), New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's Happy Birthday, Mr. President of "Happy Birthday to You".

1963 The ''New York Post Sunday Magazine'' publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.

1971 Mars probe program: ''Mars 2'' is launched by the Soviet Union.

1986 The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

1991 Croatians vote for independence in a 1991 Croatian independence referendum.

1993 SAM Colombia Flight 501 crashes on approach to José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia, killing 132.

1996 Space Shuttle program: ''Space Shuttle Endeavour'' is launched on mission STS-77.

1997 The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most Ecosystem diversity region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.

2000 Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-101 to resupply the International Space Station.

2006 The release of the WWE Films movie See No Evil and the corresponding storyline around WWE superstar Kane (wrestler) having a hatred of the day May 19th

2007 President of Romania Traian Băsescu survives an 2007 Romanian presidential impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension.

2010 The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its 2010 Thai military crackdown on 2010 Thai political protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship leaders.

2012 Three gas cylinder bombs 2012 Brindisi school bombing in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of Brindisi, killing one person and injuring five others.

2012 A car bomb 2012 Deir ez-Zor bombing near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, killing nine people.

2015 The Refugio oil spill deposited 142,800 U.S. gallons (3,400 barrels) of crude oil onto an area in California considered one of the most biologically diverse coastlines of the West Coast of the United States.

2016 EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while traveling from Paris to Cairo, killing all on board.

2018 The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is held at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.

2024 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash in Iran leaves 8 people dead, including the country's president Ebrahim Raisi & foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

1400 John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton, English soldier and politician (d. 1462)

1462 Baccio D'Agnolo, Italian woodcarver, sculpture and architect (d. 1543)

1476 (or 1474) Helena of Moscow, Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania and Queen consort of Poland (d. 1513)

1593 Claude Vignon, French painter (d. 1670)

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 to George 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, Minister of Foreign Affairs (France) (d. 1896)

1832 James Watney junior, 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 (architect), English architect and educator, designed the Manchester Opera House (d. 1964)

1881 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey (d. 1938)

1884 David Curtiss Munson, American runner (d. 1953)

1886 Francis Biddle, American lawyer and judge, 58th United 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, 1st President 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 Honor recipient (d. 1918)

1898 Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and painter (d. 1974)

1899 Lothar Rădăceanu, Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (d. 1955)

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 (sprinter), 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, 6th President of India (d. 1996)

1914 Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate (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, 25th Prime 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 (pilot), 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, 29th Prime 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, founded Lotus Cars (d. 1982)

1928 Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer), 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 (racing driver), 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 (TV personality), 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 (d. 2024)

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, founded Digital Research (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, created Java (programming language)

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 (rugby league), Australian rugby league player and sportscaster (d. 1997)

1964 John Lee (placekicker), South Korean-American football player

1964 Miloslav Mečíř, Slovak tennis player

1965 Maile Flanagan, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

1966 Marc Bureau (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

1966 Jodi Picoult, American author and educator

1966 Polly Walker, English actress

1967 Alexia (Italian singer), 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 (actress), 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 (footballer), 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 (singer), English singer-songwriter

1992 Heather Watson, British tennis player

1992 Lainey Wilson, American singer-songwriter

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

2002 – Riccardo Calafiori, Italian footballer

2003 JoJo Siwa, American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality

804 Alcuin, English monk and scholar (b. 735)

956 Robert (archbishop of Trier), archbishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier

988 Dunstan, English archbishop and saint (b. 909)

1102 Stephen, Count of Blois (b. 1045)

1125 Vladimir II Monomakh, Grand Duke of Kyiv

1164 Saint Bashnouna, Egyptian saint and martyr

1218 Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor

1296 Pope Celestine V (b. 1215)

1303 Saint Ivo 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-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)

1531 Jan Łaski (1456–1531), Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1456)

1536 Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1533–1536); second wife of Henry VIII of England

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)

1777 Button Gwinnett, British-born American politician and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (b. 1735)

1786 John Stanley (composer), English organist and composer (b. 1712)

1795 Josiah Bartlett, American physician and politician, 4th Governor 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 (politician), 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 (Australian politician), English-Australian politician, 2nd Premier 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 Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st List of Presidents 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, founded Tata Group (b. 1839)

1906 Gabriel Dumont (Métis leader), Canadian Métis people (Canada) leader (b. 1837)

1907 Benjamin Baker (engineer), English engineer, designed the Forth 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 (politician), Belgian lawyer and politician, 2nd President 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, 37th First 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, 75th Prime 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, 19th Prime 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 Prize in Chemistry laureate (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, 8th Taoiseach (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 (pianist), English-Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1932)

2013 Neil Reynolds, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1940)

2014 Simon Andrews (motorcycle racer), 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; 31st Second 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 the Movement for Change (Gorran) (b. 1944)

2017 Stanislav Petrov, Lt. Colonel in Soviet Air Defence Forces (b. 1939)

2018 Zhengzhang Shangfang, Chinese linguist (b. 1933)

2021 Paul Mooney (comedian), American comedian (b. 1941)

2023 Andy Rourke, English bassist (b. 1964)

2024 Christian Malanga, Congolese politician, businessman and military officer (b. 1983)

2024 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash:

- Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iranian politician (b. 1964)

- Ebrahim Raisi, 8th President of Iran (b. 1960)

Christian feast 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

- Pope Celestine V

- Pudentiana (Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)

- May 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Greek genocide # Political recognition (Greece)

Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Turkey, Northern Cyprus)

Remembrance Day (Sri Lanka)

Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)

Malcolm X Day (United States of America)

AIDS.gov (United States)

Hepatitis Testing Day (United States)

Mother's Day (Kyrgyzstan)

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[https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/19 Historical Events on May 19]