May 19th, 1921

Born on May 19th, 1921

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What happened on May 19th, 1921?

May 19th, 1921

The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.

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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, 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

Born on May 19th, 1921

81

Daniel Gélin

French actor (1921–2002)

*May 19th, 1921, Angers †November 29th, 2002, 15th arrondissement of Paris

77

Karel van het Reve

Dutch writer, translator, literary historian

*May 19th, 1921, Amsterdam †March 4th, 1999, Amsterdam

93

Yuri Kochiyama

American activist

*May 19th, 1921, San Pedro †June 1st, 2014, Berkeley

70

Harry W. Brown

American flying ace

*May 19th, 1921, Amarillo †October 7th, 1991, Walnut Creek

91

Leslie Broderick

Royal Air Force fighter pilot

*May 19th, 1921, Wandsworth †April 8th, 2013

79

Leslie Sands

Actor

*May 19th, 1921, Bradford †May 9th, 2001, Chepstow

92

Pauline Clarke

English children's writer

*May 19th, 1921, Kirkby-in-Ashfield †July 23rd, 2013

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Who's birthday is on May 19th?

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist

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

39

Malcolm X

American human rights activist (1925-1965)

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

48

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

44

Diego Forlán

Uruguayan association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1979, Montevideo

72

Pol Pot

Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea

*May 19th, 1925, Prek Sbauv †April 15th, 1998, Anlong Veng District

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

100

Bruce Bennett

American actor (1906–2007)

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

31

Sam Smith

British singer

*May 19th, 1992, London

75

Tom Scott

American jazz musician (born 1948)

*May 19th, 1948, Los Angeles

90

Sandy Wilson

Composer (1924-2014)

*May 19th, 1924, Sale †August 27th, 2014, Taunton

62

Victoria Wood

British comedian (1953–2016)

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

87

Max Perutz

Austrian-born British molecular biologist (1914-2002)

*May 19th, 1914, Vienna †February 6th, 2002, Cambridge

82

Abraham Pais

Dutch-American physicist and science historian

*May 19th, 1918, Amsterdam †July 28th, 2000, Copenhagen

85

Natalie Kingston

American actress (1905–1991)

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

34

Lorraine Hansberry

African-American playwright and author (1930-1965)

*May 19th, 1930, Chicago †January 12th, 1965, New York City

69

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

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

46

Natalia Oreiro

Uruguayan singer and actress

*May 19th, 1977, Montevideo

93

Francien de Zeeuw

Dutch military personnel

*May 19th, 1922, Terneuzen †September 8th, 2015, Middenbeemster

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85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 19th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 19th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1921 is a normal year and no leap year.

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