May 19th, 1959

Born on May 19th, 1959

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What happened on May 19th, 1959?

May 19th, 1959

The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_Army_of_Vietnam

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, 1959

64

Paul Cayard

American yacht racer

*May 19th, 1959, San Francisco

54

Elisabeth Dörler

Austrian theologian (1959-2013)

*May 19th, 1959, Bregenz †December 18th, 2013, Dornbirn

64

Laurie Lynd

Canadian director

*May 19th, 1959, Toronto

64

Jim Ward

American voice actor born 1959

*May 19th, 1959, New York City

64

Ed Decter

American screenwriter, film producer, and director

*May 19th, 1959, West Orange

64

Wolfgang Popp

West German tennis player

*May 19th, 1959, Neu-Isenburg

35

Nicole Brown Simpson

Former wife of American football player O. J. Simpson

*May 19th, 1959, Frankfurt †June 12th, 1994, Brentwood

Same Day
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

48

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

44

Diego Forlán

Uruguayan association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1979, Montevideo

62

Victoria Wood

British comedian (1953–2016)

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

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist

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

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

31

Sam Smith

British singer

*May 19th, 1992, London

75

Tom Scott

American jazz musician (born 1948)

*May 19th, 1948, Los Angeles

63

Francesca Archibugi

Film director

*May 19th, 1960, Rome

46

Natalia Oreiro

Uruguayan singer and actress

*May 19th, 1977, Montevideo

74

Ashraf Ghani

President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)

*May 19th, 1949, Logar

39

Malcolm X

American human rights activist (1925-1965)

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

44

Bérénice Marlohe

French actress

*May 19th, 1979, Paris

44

Andrea Pirlo

Italian association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1979, Brescia

66

James Reyne

Australian actor and musician

*May 19th, 1957, Lagos

68

James Gosling

Canadian computer scientist

*May 19th, 1955, Calgary

51

Claudia Karvan

Australian actress

*May 19th, 1972, Sydney

56

Michiel Bartman

Dutch rower

*May 19th, 1967, Badhoevedorp

49

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Indian actor

*May 19th, 1974, Budhana

Same year
Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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