May 19th, 1240

Born on May 19th, 1240

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 286,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 652 days, exactly on February 28th, 2026, people who were born on May 19th, 1240 will be 287,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 19th?

May 19th, 2018

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, England.

May 19th, 2015

A corroded pipeline near Refugio State Beach, California, spilled 142,800 gallons (3,400 barrels) of crude oil onto the Gaviota Coast.

May 19th, 2010

In Bangkok, the Thai military (pictured) concluded a week-long crackdown on widespread protests by forcing the surrender of opposition leaders.

May 19th, 1997

The Sierra Gorda Biosphere, which encompasses the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, was established as a result of grassroots efforts.

May 19th, 1991

Breakup of Yugoslavia: With the local Serb population boycotting the referendum, Croatians voted in favour of independence from Yugoslavia.

May 19th, 1915

First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties on the attacking Ottoman forces.

May 19th, 1911

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

May 19th, 1845

Captain John Franklin (pictured) departed Greenhithe, England, on an expedition to the Canadian Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage; all 129 men were later lost when their ships became icebound in Victoria Strait.

May 19th, 1828

The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship in the American South.

May 19th, 1780

A combination of thick smoke, fog, and heavy cloud cover caused darkness to fall on parts of Canada and the New England area of the United States by noon.

May 19th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison west of Montreal surrendered to British troops at the Battle of the Cedars.

May 19th, 1743

French physicist Jean-Pierre Christin published the design of a mercury thermometer using the centigrade scale, with 0 representing the melting point of water and 100 its boiling point.

May 19th, 1655

Anglo-Spanish War: England invaded Spanish Jamaica, capturing it a week later.

May 19th, 2018

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.

May 19th, 2016

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

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 19th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 19th?

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

48

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

44

Diego Forlán

Uruguayan association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1979, Montevideo

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist

*May 19th, 1931, Monte Giberto †February 13th, 2017, Rome

31

Sam Smith

British singer

*May 19th, 1992, London

39

Malcolm X

American human rights activist (1925-1965)

*May 19th, 1925, Omaha †February 21st, 1965, Manhattan

51

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German philosopher (1762–1814)

*May 19th, 1762, Rammenau †January 27th, 1814, Berlin

75

Tom Scott

American jazz musician (born 1948)

*May 19th, 1948, Los Angeles

69

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

*May 19th, 1861, Melbourne †February 23rd, 1931, Sydney

100

Bruce Bennett

American actor (1906–2007)

*May 19th, 1906, Tacoma †February 24th, 2007, Los Angeles

46

Natalia Oreiro

Uruguayan singer and actress

*May 19th, 1977, Montevideo

62

Victoria Wood

British comedian (1953–2016)

*May 19th, 1953, Prestwich †April 20th, 2016, London

70

Johann Peter Weyer

German architect

*May 19th, 1794, Cologne †August 25th, 1864, Cologne

44

Bérénice Marlohe

French actress

*May 19th, 1979, Paris

44

Andrea Pirlo

Italian association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1979, Brescia

79

Ho Chi Minh

Vietnamese communist leader (1890–1969)

*May 19th, 1890, Kim Liên †September 2nd, 1969, Hanoi

36

Lukas Müller

German rower

*May 19th, 1987, Wetzlar

74

Ashraf Ghani

President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)

*May 19th, 1949, Logar

72

Everett Bradley

American pentathlete

*May 19th, 1897, Cedar Rapids †July 25th, 1969, Wichita

85

Natalie Kingston

American actress (1905–1991)

*May 19th, 1905, Vallejo †February 2nd, 1991, West Hills

72

Pol Pot

Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea

*May 19th, 1925, Prek Sbauv †April 15th, 1998, Anlong Veng District

47

Kevin Garnett

American basketball player (born 1976)

*May 19th, 1976, Greenville

21

Başar Oktar

Turkish figure skater

*May 19th, 2002, Antalya

49

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Indian actor

*May 19th, 1974, Budhana

40

Kyle Patrick Alvarez

American film director and screenwriter (born 1983)

*May 19th, 1983, Miami

31

Marshmello

American music producer and DJ

*May 19th, 1992, Philadelphia

92

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

Italian diplomat (1860–1952)

*May 19th, 1860, Palermo †December 1st, 1952, Rome

71

Nora Ephron

American film director and writer (1941–2012)

*May 19th, 1941, Upper West Side †June 26th, 2012, Manhattan

51

Claudia Karvan

Australian actress

*May 19th, 1972, Sydney

42

Felix Zwayer

German football referee

*May 19th, 1981, West Berlin

87

Max Perutz

Austrian-born British molecular biologist (1914-2002)

*May 19th, 1914, Vienna †February 6th, 2002, Cambridge

34

Lorraine Hansberry

African-American playwright and author (1930-1965)

*May 19th, 1930, Chicago †January 12th, 1965, New York City

75

Grace Jones

Jamaican singer, model and actress

*May 19th, 1948, Spanish Town

74

Peter Mayhew

British-American actor

*May 19th, 1944, Barnes †April 30th, 2019, Boyd

78

Innocent XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1676 to 1689

*May 19th, 1611, Como †August 12th, 1689, Rome

106

Nicholas Winton

British stockbroker who saved 669 Jewish children during 1938–39

*May 19th, 1909, Hampstead †July 1st, 2015, Slough

56

Michiel Bartman

Dutch rower

*May 19th, 1967, Badhoevedorp

84

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

First female Member of Parliament to take her seat (1879-1964)

*May 19th, 1879, Danville †May 2nd, 1964, Grimsthorpe Castle

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 19th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 19th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1240 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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