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May 19: Day of the Week
May 19, 2024 was the 140th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 226 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
May 19 Historical Event(s)
1499
Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.
1536
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
1568
Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
1643
Thirty Years’ War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien 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 is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.
1864
American Civil War: the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends.
1911
Parks Canada, the world’s first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
1919
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence.
1962
A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe’s rendition of “Happy Birthday”.
2007
President of Romania Traian Băsescu survives an impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension.
Who were born on May 19?
1879
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-born British politician (d. 1964)
1938
Madge Hindle, English actress
1938
Moisés da Costa Amaral, East Timorese politician (d. 1989)
1939
Francis Richard ‘Dick’Scobee, American astronaut (d. 1986)
1946
Claude Lelièvre, Belgian commissioner for children’s rights
1952
Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer
1965
Maile Flanagan, American actress
1971
Ross Katz, American film producer
1979
Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer
1986
Eric Lloyd, American actor
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