Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 19
May 19, 2024 is the 140th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 226 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 19
- 1499 –Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.
- 1749 –King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.
- 1780 –New England’s Dark Day: A combination of thick smoke and heavy cloud cover causes complete darkness to fall on Eastern Canada and the New England area of the United States at 10:30 A.M.
- 1897 –Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol Prison.
- 1922 –The Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union is established.
- 1934 –Zveno and the Bulgarian Army engineer a coup d'état and install Kimon Georgiev as the new Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
- 1943 –World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt set Monday, May 1, 1944 as the date for the Normandy landings (“D-Day”). It would later be delayed over a month due to bad weather.
- 1986 –The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
- 1991 –Croatians vote for independence in a referendum.
- 1997 –The Sierra Gorda Biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
Who were born on May 19?
- 1593 –Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter (d. 1678)
- 1773 –Arthur Aikin, English mineralogist (d. 1854)
- 1931 –Bob Anderson, British racing driver (d. 1967)
- 1939 –Francis Richard ‘Dick’Scobee, American astronaut (d. 1986)
- 1951 –Dick Slater, American professional wrestler
- 1955 –James Gosling, Canadian computer programmer
- 1964 –Lawrence Ng, Hong Kong actor
- 1972 –Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer (Ace of Base)
- 1975 –London Fletcher, American football player
- 1976 –Ed Cota, American basketball player
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