May 19th, 1828

Born on May 19th, 1828

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 434 days, exactly on July 5th, 2025, people who were born on May 19th, 1828 will be 72,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 19th, 1828?

May 19th, 1828

U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress

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, 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.

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

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist

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

44

Diego Forlán

Uruguayan association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1979, Montevideo

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

69

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

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

31

Sam Smith

British singer

*May 19th, 1992, London

70

Johann Peter Weyer

German architect

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

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

100

Bruce Bennett

American actor (1906–2007)

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

75

Tom Scott

American jazz musician (born 1948)

*May 19th, 1948, Los Angeles

79

Ho Chi Minh

Vietnamese communist leader (1890–1969)

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

92

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

Italian diplomat (1860–1952)

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

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

69

Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour

French statesman (1827-1896)

*May 19th, 1827, Avranches †October 26th, 1896, Paris

72

Everett Bradley

American pentathlete

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

44

Bérénice Marlohe

French actress

*May 19th, 1979, Paris

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82

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author (1828–1910)

*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, Astapovo

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

*December 23rd, 1828, Elberfeld †August 31st, 1902, Altmünster

77

Jules Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

*February 8th, 1828, Nantes †March 24th, 1905, Amiens

78

Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)

*March 20th, 1828, Skien †May 23rd, 1906, Christiania

56

Edmond François Valentin About

French writer and critic (1828-1885)

*February 14th, 1828, Dieuze †January 16th, 1885, rue de Douai

82

Henry Dunant

Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)

*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, Heiden

42

Albrecht von Graefe

German ophthalmologist

*May 22nd, 1828, Berlin †July 20th, 1870, Berlin

63

Hector Crémieux

French playwright and librettist

*November 10th, 1828, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †September 30th, 1892, 9th arrondissement of Paris

79

Henry Lomb

German-American businessman (1828-1908)

*November 24th, 1828, Burghaun †June 13th, 1908, Pittsford

70

Charles Nuitter

French lawyer, playwright, librettist, and archivist at the Parisian Opéra

*April 24th, 1828, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 23rd, 1899, 8th arrondissement of Paris

52

William Saurin Lyster

Australian impresario (1828-1880)

*March 21st, 1828, Dublin †November 27th, 1880, Melbourne

64

Simone Antonio Pacoret de Saint-Bon

Italian admiral (1828-1892)

*March 20th, 1828, Chambéry †November 26th, 1892, Rome

53

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)

*May 12th, 1828, London †April 9th, 1882, Birchington-on-Sea

48

Jonas Breitenstein

Swiss parish priest and writer (1828-1877)

*August 28th, 1828, Ziefen †May 23rd, 1877, Basel

81

George Meredith

British novelist and poet of the Victorian era

*February 12th, 1828, Portsmouth †May 18th, 1909, Dorking

67

John Langdon Down

British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896)

*November 18th, 1828, Torpoint †October 7th, 1896, Teddington

61

Nikolay Chernyshevsky

Russian writer and nihilist philosopher (1828–1889)

*July 12th, 1828, Saratov †October 17th, 1889, Saratov

80

Randal Cremer

English politician (1828–1908)

*March 18th, 1828, Fareham †July 22nd, 1908, London

61

Friedrich Friedrich

German journalist and author (1828-1890)

*May 2nd, 1828, Vahlberg †April 13th, 1890, Plauen

75

Peter Becker

German painter (1828-1904)

*November 10th, 1828, Frankfurt †August 18th, 1904, Soest

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Public holidays on May 19th

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Leap year

Yes: 1828 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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