May 19th, 1849

Born on May 19th, 1849

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on May 19th, 1849

69

Adrien Lachenal

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1849-1918)

*May 19th, 1849, Geneva †June 29th, 1918, Versoix

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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

69

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

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

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

31

Sam Smith

British singer

*May 19th, 1992, London

92

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

Italian diplomat (1860–1952)

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

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

51

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German philosopher (1762–1814)

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

70

Johann Peter Weyer

German architect

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

62

Victoria Wood

British comedian (1953–2016)

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

72

Everett Bradley

American pentathlete

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

46

Natalia Oreiro

Uruguayan singer and actress

*May 19th, 1977, Montevideo

85

Natalie Kingston

American actress (1905–1991)

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

44

Bérénice Marlohe

French actress

*May 19th, 1979, Paris

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Born in 1849

80

Alfred von Tirpitz

German Admiral and Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office (1849-1930)

*March 19th, 1849, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †March 6th, 1930, Schäftlarn

77

Jean Richepin

French poet, novelist and dramatist (1849-1926)

*February 4th, 1849, Médéa †December 12th, 1926, rue de la Tour

86

Ivan Pavlov

Russian physiologist

*September 14th, 1849, Ryazan †February 27th, 1936, Leningrad

80

Bernhard von Bülow

German and Prussian politician

*May 3rd, 1849, Klein Flottbek †October 28th, 1929, Rome

67

Joseph Gallieni

French soldier (1849-1916)

*April 24th, 1849, Saint-Béat †May 27th, 1916, Versailles

63

August Strindberg

Swedish writer and painter (1849-1912)

*January 22nd, 1849, Storkyrkoförsamlingen †May 14th, 1912, Adolf Fredriks parish

66

James Whitcomb Riley

American poet from Indianapolis

*October 7th, 1849, Greenfield †July 22nd, 1916, Indianapolis

79

Édouard-Henri Avril

French painter (1849-1928)

*May 21st, 1849, Algiers †July 28th, 1928, Le Raincy

77

Franz S. Exner

Austrian physicist

*March 24th, 1849, Vienna †October 15th, 1926, Vienna

55

Maurice Barrymore

British actor (1849-1905)

*September 21st, 1849, Amritsar †March 25th, 1905, Amityville

54

Sien Hoornik

Dutch tailor and prostitute

*November 30th, 1849, The Hague †January 1st, 1904, The Hague

45

Benjamin Godard

French violinist and composer

*August 18th, 1849, Paris †January 10th, 1895, Cannes

81

Willem de Haan

Dutch composer and conductor

*September 24th, 1849, Rotterdam †September 26th, 1930, Berlin

74

Frances Hodgson Burnett

English-American playwright and author

*November 24th, 1849, Manchester †October 29th, 1924, New York City

95

John Ambrose Fleming

Electrical engineer and physicist (1849-1945)

*November 29th, 1849, Lancaster †April 18th, 1945, Sidmouth

59

Ulrich Dürrenmatt

Swiss journalist and politician (1849-1908)

*April 20th, 1849, Guggisberg †July 27th, 1908, Herzogenbuchsee

55

Andrea Aiuti

Italian cardinal and nuncio

*June 17th, 1849, Rome †April 28th, 1905, Rome

45

Lord Randolph Churchill

British politician, father of Winston Churchill (1849-1895)

*February 13th, 1849, Blenheim Palace †January 24th, 1895, London

95

August von Mackensen

German field marshal (1849–1945)

*December 6th, 1849, manor estate Leipnitz †November 8th, 1945, Habighorst

70

Edmund Barton

Australian politician, first Prime Minister of Australia and founding justice of the High Court of Australia (1849-1920)

*January 18th, 1849, Glebe †January 7th, 1920, Medlow Bath

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1849 is a normal year and no leap year.

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