May 19th, 1976

Born on May 19th, 1976

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 498 days, exactly on August 30th, 2025, people who were born on May 19th, 1976 will be 18,000 days old!

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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, 1976

47

Kevin Garnett

American basketball player (born 1976)

*May 19th, 1976, Greenville

47

Gail Simmons

Canadian food writer

*May 19th, 1976, Toronto

47

Åsa Westlund

Swedish politician

*May 19th, 1976, Anderstorp parish

47

Thilo Schmidt

German journalist

*May 19th, 1976, Siegen

47

Teebee

Norwegian musician, composer and disc jockey

*May 19th, 1976, Bergen

47

Ed Cota

American basketball player

*May 19th, 1976, Los Angeles

47

Carrie Barton

American synchronized swimmer

*May 19th, 1976, Santa Clara

47

Fabián Mendoza

Colombian actor

*May 19th, 1976, Bucaramanga

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Who's birthday is on May 19th?

48

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

44

Diego Forlán

Uruguayan association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1979, Montevideo

46

Natalia Oreiro

Uruguayan singer and actress

*May 19th, 1977, Montevideo

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

31

Sam Smith

British singer

*May 19th, 1992, London

44

Bérénice Marlohe

French actress

*May 19th, 1979, Paris

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

44

Andrea Pirlo

Italian association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1979, Brescia

49

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Indian actor

*May 19th, 1974, Budhana

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist

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

51

Claudia Karvan

Australian actress

*May 19th, 1972, Sydney

42

Felix Zwayer

German football referee

*May 19th, 1981, West Berlin

75

Tom Scott

American jazz musician (born 1948)

*May 19th, 1948, Los Angeles

40

Kyle Patrick Alvarez

American film director and screenwriter (born 1983)

*May 19th, 1983, Miami

36

Lukas Müller

German rower

*May 19th, 1987, Wetzlar

62

Victoria Wood

British comedian (1953–2016)

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

46

Manuel Almunia

Spanish association football player

*May 19th, 1977, Pamplona

48

Ozan Güven

Turkish actor

*May 19th, 1975, Nuremberg

49

Emma Shapplin

French operatic coloratura soprano

*May 19th, 1974, Savigny-sur-Orge

Same year
Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Born on May 19th, 1976
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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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