May 19th, 1880

Born on May 19th, 1880

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What happened on May 19th?

May 19th, 2018

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (both pictured) 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 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: English forces invaded Jamaica, then administered by Spain as the Colony of Santiago, and captured it a week later.

May 19th, 0715

Gregory II began his pontificate; his conflict with Byzantine emperor Leo III eventually led to the establishment of the temporal power of the pope.

May 19th, 2024

In Iran, a helicopter crash killed eight people, including President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

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

Born on May 19th, 1880

64

Idola Saint-Jean

Canadian journalist

*May 19th, 1880, Montreal †April 6th, 1945, Montreal

Same year
Born in 1880

47

Nikolai Astrup

Norwegian painter (1880-1928)

*August 30th, 1880, Bremanger Municipality †January 21st, 1928, Førde

57

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881-1938)

*November 30th, 1880, Thessaloniki †November 10th, 1938, Dolmabahçe Palace

77

Christabel Pankhurst

Suffragette, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, editor (1880-1958)

*September 22nd, 1880, Manchester †February 13th, 1958, Santa Monica

78

Walter von Molo

Austrian writer (1880–1958)

*June 14th, 1880, Šternberk †October 27th, 1958, Murnau am Staffelsee

86

Ludwig von Ficker

Austrian publisher and writer (1880–1967)

*April 13th, 1880, Munich †March 20th, 1967, Innsbruck

87

Helen Keller

American author and activist (1880–1968)

*June 27th, 1880, Tuscumbia †June 1st, 1968, Easton

90

John Boyd Orr

Scottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1880-1971)

*September 23rd, 1880, Kilmaurs †June 25th, 1971, Brechin

78

George Marshall

American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)

*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C.

73

Bertie Charles Forbes

American journalist

*May 14th, 1880, New Deer †May 6th, 1954, New York City

84

Douglas MacArthur

United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)

*January 26th, 1880, Little Rock †April 5th, 1964, Washington, D.C.

77

Alfred Noyes

English poet (1880–1958)

*September 16th, 1880, Wolverhampton †June 28th, 1958, Ventnor

79

Lipót Fejér

Hungarian mathematician (1880–1959)

*February 9th, 1880, Pécs †October 15th, 1959, Budapest

92

Johannes Aavik

Estonian philologist and Fennophile

*December 8th, 1880, Randvere †March 18th, 1973, Stockholm

40

Alexander Blok

Russian poet (1880–1921)

*November 16th, 1880, Saint Petersburg †August 7th, 1921, Saint Petersburg

61

Leo Ascher

Austrian composer (1880-1942)

*August 17th, 1880, Vienna †February 25th, 1942, New York City

89

Ruth Sawyer

American children's writer and storyteller

*August 5th, 1880, Boston †June 3rd, 1970, Lexington

49

Alfred Wegener

German climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)

*November 1st, 1880, Berlin †October 31st, 1930, Greenland

66

Channing Pollock

American playwright and screenwriter (1880-1946)

*March 4th, 1880, Washington, D.C. †August 17th, 1946, Shoreham

90

Tilla Durieux

Austrian actress and art collector who fled Nazis (1880-1971)

*August 18th, 1880, Vienna †February 21st, 1971, Berlin

82

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948

*August 31st, 1880, Noordeinde Palace †November 28th, 1962, Het Loo Palace

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Leap year

Yes: 1880 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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