May 19th, 1655

Born on May 19th, 1655

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 19th, 1655?

May 19th, 1655

The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Jamaica

May 19th, 1655

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Spanish_War_(1654–1660)

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on May 19th, 1655

69

Benedict Pictet

Genevan theologian

*May 19th, 1655, Geneva †June 9th, 1724, Geneva

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

69

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

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

39

Malcolm X

American human rights activist (1925-1965)

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

75

Tom Scott

American jazz musician (born 1948)

*May 19th, 1948, Los Angeles

70

Johann Peter Weyer

German architect

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

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

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

78

Innocent XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1676 to 1689

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

44

Andrea Pirlo

Italian association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1979, Brescia

72

Everett Bradley

American pentathlete

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

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Born in 1655

50

Jacob Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (1655-1705)

*January 5th, 1655, Basel †August 16th, 1705, Basel

41

Charles XI of Sweden

King of Sweden

*November 24th, 1655, Stockholm †April 5th, 1697, Stockholm

68

Innocent XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1721 to 1724

*May 13th, 1655, Poli †March 7th, 1724, Rome

82

Carel de Moor

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1655-1738)

*February 25th, 1655, Leiden †February 16th, 1738, Warmond

81

Ferdinand Kettler

Duke of Courland (1655-1737)

*November 2nd, 1655, Jelgava †May 4th, 1737, Gdańsk

70

Antonio Palomino

Painter from Spain (1655-1726)

*December 1st, 1655, Bujalance †August 12th, 1726, Madrid

45

Johann Beer

Austrian composer and writer

*February 28th, 1655, Sankt Georgen im Attergau †August 6th, 1700, Weißenfels

60

Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German duke (1655-1715)

*July 12th, 1655, Gotha †October 17th, 1715, Hildburghausen

71

Johan Gabriel Sparwenfeld

Swedish diplomat, linguist and diarist

*July 17th, 1655, Åmål †June 2nd, 1727, Romfartuna

72

Cornelius Cruys

Norwegian admiral

*June 14th, 1655, Stavanger Municipality †June 14th, 1727, Saint Petersburg

86

Bernard de Montfaucon

French monk and scholar

*January 13th, 1655, Languedoc †December 21st, 1741, Paris

82

Rinaldo d'Este

Duke of Modena

*April 26th, 1655, Modena †October 26th, 1737, Modena

82

Caspar Bartholin the Younger

Danish anatomist

*September 10th, 1655, Copenhagen †June 11th, 1738, Copenhagen

75

Bartolomeo Cristofori

Italian maker of musical instruments

*May 4th, 1655, Padua †January 27th, 1731, Florence

65

Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg

Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the third and last wife of Leopold

*January 6th, 1655, Düsseldorf †January 19th, 1720, Vienna

51

Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Margrave of Baden-Baden and chief commander of the German imperial army

*April 8th, 1655, Paris †January 4th, 1707, Rastatt

62

Johann Philipp of Ysenburg and Büdingen zu Philippseich

German aristocrat

*December 3rd, 1655, Offenbach am Main †September 21st, 1718, Dreieich

65

Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

German ruler

*December 14th, 1655, Kassel †June 18th, 1721, Aachen

88

Fra Galgario

Lombard painter (1655-1743)

*March 4th, 1655, Bergamo †December 1st, 1743, Bergamo

70

Alessandro Gherardini

Italian painter (1655–1726)

*November 16th, 1655, Florence †January 1st, 1726, Livorno

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1655 is a normal year and no leap year.

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