May 19th, 1952

Born on May 19th, 1952

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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, 1952

71

Bert van Marwijk

Dutch association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1952, Deventer

67

Gustav Deutsch

Austrian film director

*May 19th, 1952, Vienna †November 2nd, 2019, Vienna

71

Charlie Spedding

British athlete

*May 19th, 1952, Bishop Auckland

62

Alan Hall

Biologist

*May 19th, 1952, Barnsley †May 3rd, 2015

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Who's birthday is on May 19th?

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

62

Victoria Wood

British comedian (1953–2016)

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

48

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

75

Tom Scott

American jazz musician (born 1948)

*May 19th, 1948, Los Angeles

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

74

Ashraf Ghani

President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)

*May 19th, 1949, Logar

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

31

Sam Smith

British singer

*May 19th, 1992, London

75

Grace Jones

Jamaican singer, model and actress

*May 19th, 1948, Spanish Town

39

Malcolm X

American human rights activist (1925-1965)

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

46

Natalia Oreiro

Uruguayan singer and actress

*May 19th, 1977, Montevideo

72

Victoria Chaplin

British-American circus performer

*May 19th, 1951, Santa Monica

68

James Gosling

Canadian computer scientist

*May 19th, 1955, Calgary

73

Leslie Denniston

American actress

*May 19th, 1950, San Francisco

44

Bérénice Marlohe

French actress

*May 19th, 1979, Paris

71

Nora Ephron

American film director and writer (1941–2012)

*May 19th, 1941, Upper West Side †June 26th, 2012, Manhattan

77

Michele Placido

Italian actor and film director

*May 19th, 1946, Ascoli Satriano

74

Peter Mayhew

British-American actor

*May 19th, 1944, Barnes †April 30th, 2019, Boyd

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Born in 1952

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Born on May 19th, 1952
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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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