May 19th, 1504

Born on May 19th, 1504

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 189,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 89 days, exactly on July 31st, 2024, people who were born on May 19th, 1504 will be 190,000 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

51

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German philosopher (1762–1814)

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

39

Malcolm X

American human rights activist (1925-1965)

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

69

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

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

75

Tom Scott

American jazz musician (born 1948)

*May 19th, 1948, Los Angeles

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

79

Ho Chi Minh

Vietnamese communist leader (1890–1969)

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

44

Andrea Pirlo

Italian association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1979, Brescia

36

Lukas Müller

German rower

*May 19th, 1987, Wetzlar

72

Everett Bradley

American pentathlete

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

Same year
Born in 1504

68

Pius V

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1566 to 1572, saint

*January 17th, 1504, Bosco Marengo †May 1st, 1572, Rome

46

Shin Saimdang

Calligraphist and noted poet (1504-1551)

*October 29th, 1504, Gangneung †May 17th, 1551, Paju

86

Daniel Greser

German theologian (1504-1591)

*December 6th, 1504, Weilburg †September 29th, 1591, Dresden

70

Matthew Parker

Archbishop of Canterbury (1504-1575)

*August 6th, 1504, Norwich †May 17th, 1575, Lambeth Palace

65

Francesco Primaticcio

Italian painter (1504-1570)

*April 30th, 1504, Bologna †January 1st, 1570, Paris

75

Stanislaus Hosius

Catholic cardinal (1504-1579)

*May 5th, 1504, Kraków †August 5th, 1579, Capranica Prenestina

70

Anna II, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg

*January 28th, 1504, Stolberg †March 4th, 1574, Quedlinburg

66

Melchior Kling

German jurist and diplomat

*December 1st, 1504, Steinau an der Straße †February 21st, 1571, Halle (Saale)

83

Florian Griespek von Griespach

Czech nobleman (1504-1588)

*December 18th, 1504, Innsbruck †March 29th, 1588, Nelahozeves

71

Heinrich Bullinger

Swiss reformer

*July 18th, 1504, Bremgarten †September 17th, 1575, Zürich

44

Caspar Creuziger

German humanist

*January 1st, 1504, Leipzig †November 16th, 1548, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

79

Antonio Francesco Grazzini

Italian writer, poet and playwright of XVI century

*March 22nd, 1504, Florence †February 18th, 1584, Florence

46

John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Zerbst

*September 4th, 1504, Dessau †February 4th, 1551, Zerbst

33

Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy

Portuguese noble (1505-1538)

*December 31st, 1504, Lisbon †January 8th, 1538, Nice

44

Lienhard Hirschvogel

German merchant

*June 21st, 1504, Nuremberg †January 1st, 1549, Augsburg

61

Johannes Mathesius

German theologian

*June 24th, 1504, Rochlitz †October 7th, 1565, Jáchymov

62

Philipp Gallicius

Swiss theologian

*February 4th, 1504, Müstair †June 7th, 1566, Chur

47

Guru Angad Dev

The second Guru of Sikhism

*March 31st, 1504, Sri Muktsar Sahib †March 28th, 1552, Amritsar

73

Scipione Rebiba

Catholic cardinal (1504-1577)

*February 3rd, 1504, San Marco d'Alunzio †July 23rd, 1577, Rome

89

Charles de Bourgueville

French historian and poet

*March 5th, 1504, Caen †November 5th, 1593, Caen

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Leap year

Yes: 1504 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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