Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
b. 1881
(official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey
On This Day · The 139th day of the year
May 19
May 19 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 715 and 2018. Pope Gregory II is elected.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 2026
What happened on May 19?
May 19 is the 139th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 715 and 2018. Famous people born on May 19 include Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Livio Berruti and Manuel Almunia.
The shape of the day
250 years on from American Revolutionary War, May 19 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 18th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.
Taurus is the sign for May 19 — read more on the Taurus page, or see May's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on May 19
Movies, games, albums & shows2026
- Game Forza Horizon 6
- Game R-Type Dimensions III
- TV Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
2023
- Game LEGO 2K Drive
2022
- Game Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 715
Pope Gregory II
Pope Gregory II is elected.
- 1674
John III Sobieski
John III Sobieski becomes king of Poland-Lithuania.
- 1743
Jean-Pierre Christin
Jean-Pierre Christin develops the centigrade temperature scale.
- 1776
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
- 1780
New England's Dark Day
New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, is observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.
- 1845
John Franklin
Captain Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated Arctic expedition depart from Greenhithe, England.
- 1921
United States Congress
The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.
- 1997
Sierra Gorda
The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
- 2010
Royal Thai Armed Forces
The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its crackdown on protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship leaders.
- 2018
Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is held at St George's Chapel, Windsor, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.
Famous birthday twins
Born on May 19Livio Berruti
b. 1939
Italian sprinter
Manuel Almunia
b. 1977
Spanish footballer
Pete Townshend
b. 1945
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ho Chi Minh
b. 1890
Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam
Pol Pot
b. 1925
Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia
Edward de Bono
b. 1933
Maltese physician, author, and academic
Malcolm X
b. 1925
American minister and activist
Deaths
- 2017Stanislav Petrov
- 2014Jack Brabham
- 2008Vijay Tendulkar
- 1945Philipp Bouhler
- 1831Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
- 1125Vladimir II Monomakh
Holidays & observances
- —Christian feast day: Calocerus (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- —Christian feast day: Crispin of Viterbo
- —Christian feast day: Dunstan (Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church; commemoration, Anglicanism)
- —Christian feast day: Ivo of Kermartin
- —Christian feast day: Joaquina Vedruna de Mas
- —Christian feast day: Maria Bernarda Bütler
- —Christian feast day: Peter Celestine
- —Christian feast day: Pudentiana (Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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