What are the important events that happened on May 19? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 19: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 19 is the 139th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 226 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 6, 2025 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 485,448 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectatriacontaenneagon’ day.
A birthday is more than just a date! 🎉 Discover fresh songs, cool trivia, and unique ways to celebrate. Click now and subscribe to the ultimate birthday channel! 🎂✨ (Sponsored)
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 274 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,532 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Do people and celebrities interest you? Discover all the May 19 famous birthdays who share your special day. Learn some fun facts about your birthday!
(Sponsored by MyBirthday.Ninja)
May 19 Historical Events
- 1499 –Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.
- 1568 –Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
- 1649 –An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.
- 1749 –King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.
- 1845 –Captain Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated Arctic expedition depart from Greenhithe, 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.
- 1921 –The U.S. Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.
- 1922 –The Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union is established.
- 1959 –The North Vietnamese Army 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.
- 1997 –The Sierra Gorda Biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
Who were born on May 19?
- 1921 –Yuri Kochiyama, American civil rights activist
- 1931 –Bob Anderson, British racing driver (d. 1967)
- 1932 –Paul Erdman, American economist and author (d. 2007)
- 1941 –Nora Ephron, American screenwriter
- 1961 –Gregory Poirier, American screenwriter and director
- 1964 –Lawrence Ng, Hong Kong actor
- 1965 –Maile Flanagan, American actress
- 1966 –Jodi Picoult, American writer
- 1968 –Kyle Eastwood, American jazz musician
- 1984 –Carla Lynch, British comedienne and model
Who died on May 19?
- 1296 –Pope Celestine V (b. 1215)
- 1610 –Thomas Sanchez, Spanish theologian (b. 1550)
- 1637 –Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588)
- 1795 –James Boswell, Scottish biographer (b. 1740)
- 1904 –Auguste Molinier, French historian (b. 1851)
- 1954 –Charles Ives, American composer (b. 1874)
- 1975 –Li Tobler, Swiss actress (b. 1948)
- 1999 –James Blades, English percussionist (b. 1901)
- 2002 –John Gorton, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1911)
- 2008 –Vijay Tendulkar, Indian playwright (b. 1928)
Is your birthday coming up? 🎉 Discover fresh ideas, unique songs, and fun facts to make it unforgettable. Click now and subscribe for birthday magic all year round! 🎂✨ (Sponsored)