On this day: May 19
Events
Franco-Spanish WarMay 19, 1635 – November 7, 1659 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of RocroiMay 19, 1643 · Wars & Conflicts
Commonwealth of EnglandMay 19, 1649 – 1660 · World History
First Mexican EmpireMay 19, 1822 – March 19, 1823 · World History
Franklin's lost expeditionMay 19, 1845 – 1848 · Exploration
Founding of Punjab National BankMay 19, 1894 · Companies
Release of CagedMay 19, 1950 · Film- Release of Honky ChâteauMay 19, 1972 · Music
- 1974 French presidential electionMay 19, 1974 · Politics
- Release of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyMay 19, 1975 · Music
- Release of SoMay 19, 1986 · Music
- Release of RevengeMay 19, 1992 · Music
- Release of Antonia's LineMay 19, 1995 · Film
- Release of DogvilleMay 19, 2003 · Film
Launch of iGoogleMay 19, 2005 · Internet- Release of Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!May 19, 2005 · Gaming
- Release of The Missing PictureMay 19, 2013 · Film
Release of One More LightMay 19, 2017 · Music- Release of Fahrenheit 451May 19, 2018 · Film
- 2019 Indian general electionMay 19, 2019 · Politics
Born on this day
Li BaiMay 19, AD 701 – November 30, AD 762 · Culture
Jacob JordaensMay 19, 1593 – October 18, 1678 · Art
Innocent XIMay 19, 1611 – August 12, 1689 · World History
Johann Gottlieb FichteMay 19, 1762 – January 1814 · Culture
Mikhail NesterovMay 19, 1862 – October 18, 1942 · Culture
Kitarō NishidaMay 19, 1870 – June 7, 1945 · Culture
Gregorio MarañónMay 19, 1887 – March 27, 1960 · Culture
Julius EvolaMay 19, 1898 – June 11, 1974 · Art
Max PerutzMay 19, 1914 – February 6, 2002 · Science
Abraham PaisMay 19, 1918 – July 28, 2000 · Science
Serge LangMay 19, 1927 – September 12, 2005 · Science
Colin ChapmanMay 19, 1928 – December 16, 1982 · Technology
Rudolf E. KálmánMay 19, 1930 – July 2, 2016 · Technology
Alfred SchmidtMay 19, 1931 – August 28, 2012 · Culture
Edward de BonoMay 19, 1933 – June 9, 2021 · Culture
Girish KarnadMay 19, 1938 – June 10, 2019 · Film
Dick ScobeeMay 19, 1939 – January 28, 1986 · Space
Nora EphronMay 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012 · Film
Helen QuinnMay 19, 1943 – present · Science
Pete TownshendMay 19, 1945 – present · Music
Michele PlacidoMay 19, 1946 – present · Film
Grace JonesMay 19, 1948 – present · Music
Jean-Pierre HaigneréMay 19, 1948 – present · Space
Dusty HillMay 19, 1949 – July 27, 2021 · Music
Victoria WoodMay 19, 1953 – April 20, 2016 · Film- Albert PyunMay 19, 1953 – November 26, 2022 · Film
James GoslingMay 19, 1955 – present · Technology
Francesca ArchibugiMay 19, 1960 – present · Film
Richard TaylorMay 19, 1962 – present · Science
Morten TyldumMay 19, 1967 – present · Film
AlexiaMay 19, 1967 – present · Music
Kyle EastwoodMay 19, 1968 – present · Music
Thomas VinterbergMay 19, 1969 – present · Film
Claudia KarvanMay 19, 1972 – present · Film
Özcan DenizMay 19, 1972 – present · Film
Jenny BerggrenMay 19, 1972 – present · Music
Emma ShapplinMay 19, 1974 – present · Music
Masanobu AndōMay 19, 1975 – present · Film
Sam SmithMay 19, 1992 – present · Music