May 19

Events

 * - explorer  sets sail on his second voyage to  with three ships, 110 men, and 's two sons (whom Cartier kidnapped during his first voyage).
 * -, the second wife of , is beheaded for.
 * - Queen has  arrested.
 * - The town of is founded.
 * - : forces under the  decisively defeat  forces at the, marking the symbolic end of  as a dominant land power.
 * - An declaring  a  is passed by the .  would be a  for the next eleven years.
 * - King grants the  a charter of land around the forks of the.
 * - : A combination of thick smoke and heavy cloud cover causes complete darkness to fall on and the  area of the  at 10:30 AM.
 * - The is founded by.
 * -  signs the  into law, protecting  manufacturers in the.
 * - : –  ratifies the treaty thus ending the war and ceding, ,  and parts of five other modern-day s to the  for  $15 million.
 * - : ends.
 * - is released from.
 * - 's "" premiers in Paris. The audience riots.
 * - lands at  on the n  coast, initiating what was later termed the . The anniversary of this event is the official date of commemoration of the  in  and.
 * - The passes the  establishing national quotas on
 * - is established.
 * - :   and   set, ,  as the date for the cross- landing ( would later be delayed over a month due to bad weather).
 * - : becomes the first man-made object to fly-by another planet by passing  (the probe had lost contact with  a month earlier and did not send back data).
 * - A birthday salute to  takes place at, . The highlight is 's  of Happy Birthday.
 * - : is launched by the.
 * - s vote for independence at.

Births

 * -, Flemish painter (d. )
 * -, Spanish colonial governor (d. )
 * -, British admiral and politician (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, English mineralogist (d. )
 * -, American philanthropist (d. )
 * -, queen of Spain (d. )
 * -, French statesman (d. )
 * -, Australian opera singer (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, American serial killer (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, American-born politician (d. )
 * - Sir, English architect (d. )
 * -, 1st (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Vietnamese leader (d. )
 * -, German World War I pilot (d. )
 * -, American World War I pilot (d. )
 * -, Italian philosopher (d. )
 * -, American athlete and actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian athlete (d. )
 * -, British Humanitarian
 * -, Austrian-born molecular biologist, recipient of the (d. )
 * 1914  -, Japanese Go player
 * 1914  -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, Dutch-born American physicist (d. )
 * -, American civil rights activist
 * 1921  -, Dutch writer (d. )
 * 1921  -, French actor (d. )
 * -, British composer
 * -, American civil rights activist (d. )
 * 1925  -, Cambodian dictator (d. )
 * 1925  -, French Canadian actor (d. )
 * -, Indian teacher and author
 * -, founder of (d. )
 * 1928  -, American basketball player and coach
 * - Chicago politician
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, Swiss tenor
 * 1931  -, British racing driver (d. )
 * -, English singer (d. )
 * 1932  -, American economist and author (d. )
 * 1932  -, Quebec comedian, actor and singer (d. )
 * -, American television journalist
 * 1934  -, Indian author
 * -, Senegalese-American Muslim leader
 * -, Italian athlete
 * 1939  -, English actor
 * 1939  -, Hong Kong actress
 * 1939  -, American astronaut (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1940  -, Dutch cyclist
 * -, American screenwriter
 * -, American computer programmer (d. )
 * 1942  -, British politician/television presenter
 * -, British-American actor
 * -, English musician
 * -, French professional wrestler (d. )
 * 1946  -, Belgian commissioner for children's rights
 * -, Italian actor and director
 * 1947  -, Northern Ireland singer/songwriter
 * 1947  -, Australian pianist
 * -, Jamaican singer and actress
 * -, American football player
 * 1949  -, American blues rock singer/bassist
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Dutch football manager
 * -, British comic actress
 * 1953  -, American convicted murderer (d. )
 * 1953  -, Soviet Armenian
 * -, Australian drummer
 * -, Canadian computer programmer
 * 1956  -, American actor
 * -, American basketball player and coach
 * -, Ex-wife of and  . (d. )
 * -, British singer
 * -, Slovakian former tennis player
 * -, British actress
 * 1966  -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American jazz musician; son of
 * -, Quebec politician
 * -, Mexican professional wrestler
 * -, Swedish singer
 * -, Scottish race car driver
 * -, Australian rugby league footballer
 * -, American football player
 * 1975  -, Japanese actor
 * 1975  -, American baseball player
 * 1975  -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1976  -, American basketball player
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Slovak actress ()
 * 1979  -, Uruguayan footballer
 * 1979  -, Italian footballer
 * -, American actor/model
 * 1980  -, English footballer
 * -, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
 * 1981  -, Argentinian footballer
 * 1981  -, Dutch swimmer
 * 1981  -, American singer/songwriter (formerly of )
 * -, English footballer
 * 1982  -, Norwegian footballer
 * -, Hungarian model/porn star
 * 1983  -, British actress
 * -, American football player
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian footballer
 * -, English model/actress
 * -, American singer

Deaths

 * -, English monk (b. c. )
 * -, (b. )
 * - (b. c. )
 * -, Russian prince (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, son of (b. )
 * -, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. )
 * -, second wife of
 * -, Italian composer
 * -, Spanish theologian (b. )
 * -, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. )
 * 1795  -, Scottish biographer (b. )
 * -, English dueler (b. )
 * -, French politician (b. )
 * -, French political philosopher (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Dutch politician (b. )
 * -, English engineer (b. )
 * -, Cuban independence leader (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French historian (b. )
 * -, English engineer (b. )
 * -, Polish writer (b. )
 * - stretcher bearer with the  at  during  (b. )
 * -, French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace (b. )
 * -, English soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia (b. )
 * -, Estonian painter (b. )
 * -, German nazi leader (b. )
 * -, American novelist (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, world's oldest tortoise (b. or )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English poet and (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, West Indian writer and journalist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1994  -, Spanish cyclist (b. )
 * -, Japanese prime minister (b. )
 * -, cosmonaut (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, nineteenth (b. )
 * 2002  -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Dutch actress (b. )
 * -, American actor and voice artist (b. )
 * 2006  -, English lead singer from the band  (b. )
 * -, New Zealand politician (b. )

Holidays and observances

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