May 19th, 1696

Born on May 19th, 1696

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 119,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 220 days, exactly on December 6th, 2024, people who were born on May 19th, 1696 will be 120,000 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

51

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German philosopher (1762–1814)

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

31

Sam Smith

British singer

*May 19th, 1992, London

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

70

Johann Peter Weyer

German architect

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

64

Johann Ludwig Alefeld

German physicist (1695-1760)

*May 19th, 1695, Grünstadt †January 26th, 1760, Giessen

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

62

Victoria Wood

British comedian (1953–2016)

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

46

Natalia Oreiro

Uruguayan singer and actress

*May 19th, 1977, Montevideo

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

72

Everett Bradley

American pentathlete

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

Same year
Born in 1696

74

Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer

German sculptor

*January 1st, 1696, Linz †January 2nd, 1770, Mimmenhausen

66

Augustus III of Poland

King of Poland, Elector of Saxony (1696-1763)

*October 17th, 1696, Dresden †October 5th, 1763, Dresden

46

John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey

English courtier, political writer and memoirist (1696-1743)

*October 13th, 1696, London †August 5th, 1743, London

58

Mahmud I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754

*August 2nd, 1696, Edirne †December 13th, 1754, Constantinople

74

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Italian painter (1696-1770)

*March 5th, 1696, Venice †March 27th, 1770, Madrid

82

Francesca Cuzzoni

Singer

*April 2nd, 1696, Parma †June 19th, 1778, Bologna

59

Maurice Greene

English composer and organist

*August 12th, 1696, London †December 1st, 1755, London

88

James Oglethorpe

British Army general, founder of the Georgia colony (1696-1785)

*December 22nd, 1696, London †June 30th, 1785, Cranham

84

Sophia Galloway

(1697-1781)

*May 7th, 1696, West River †January 27th, 1781, Anne Arundel County

90

Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Italian Catholic bishop (1696–1787)

*September 27th, 1696, Naples †August 1st, 1787, Pagani

41

James Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick

Jacobite and Spanish general and noble

*October 21st, 1696, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †June 2nd, 1738, Naples

54

Maurice de Saxe

Marshal General of France (1696-1750)

*October 28th, 1696, Goslar †November 20th, 1750, Château de Chambord

64

William Oldys

English antiquarian and bibliographer, Norroy king-at-arms (1696-1761)

*July 14th, 1696, London †April 15th, 1761, College of Arms

80

Johann Thomas von Quentel

German catholic priest

*December 21st, 1696, Cologne †January 1st, 1777, Cologne

60

Andrea Zani

Italian violinist and composer (1696-1757)

*November 11th, 1696, Casalmaggiore †September 28th, 1757, Casalmaggiore

92

Armand de Vignerot du Plessis

French diplomat

*March 13th, 1696, Paris †August 8th, 1788, Paris

84

Johann Michael Beer

Austrian architect

*May 20th, 1696, Au †July 3rd, 1780, Bildstein

76

Jean-Philippe-René de La Bléterie

French historian and translator

*February 25th, 1696, Rennes †June 1st, 1772, Paris

60

Johann Caspar Bagnato

German architect

*September 13th, 1696, Landau in der Pfalz †June 15th, 1757, Mainau

68

Johann Melchior Molter

German composer

*February 10th, 1696, Tiefenort †January 12th, 1765, Karlsruhe

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Leap year

Yes: 1696 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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