May 19 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | May 19 Calendar
May 19th Daily Holidays include:
- Boys Club Day
- Celebrate Your Elected Officials Day
- Endangered Species Day – May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
- Hepatitis Testing Day
- International Defense Transportation Day – May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
- International Virtual Assistants Day – May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
- Jerusalem Day – May 19, 2023
- Malcolm X Day
- May Ray Day
- NASCAR Day – May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
- National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- National Bike to Work Day – May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
- National Defense Transportation Day – May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
- National Devil’s Food Cake Day
- National Pizza Party Day – May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
- O. Henry Pun-Off Day – May 19, 2023
- Plant Something Day
- World IBD Day
May 19: Famous Birthdays
- May 19, 1795 – Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist who founded Johns Hopkins University (d. 1873)
- May 19, 1890 – Ho chi Minh, 1st President of Vietnam (d. 1969)
- May 19, 1897 – Frank Luke, American lieutenant and World War I pilot (fighter ace) who was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor
- May 19, 1925 – Malcolm X, American minister, human rights activist (d. 1965)
- May 19, 1939 – Dick Scobee, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986) He was killed commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger, which suffered a booster failure during launch)
- May 19, 1945 – Pete Townshend, English singer, songwriter, and guitarist (The Who)
- May 19, 1951 – Joey Ramone, American singer and songwriter (Ramones) (d. 2001)
May 19: Historical Events
- May 19, 1568 – English Queen Elizabeth orders the arrest of Scottish Queen Mary
- May 19, 1802 – Napoleon Bonaparte founds the Legion of Honour
- May 19, 1828 – The Tariff of 1828 which protected wool manufacturers in the U.S. was signed by U.S. President John Quincy Adams
- May 19, 1848 – The Mexican-American War is ended when Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo by ceding California, Nevada, Utah parts of four other U.S. States to the U.S. for $15 million
- May 19, 1884 – The Ringling Brothers Circus premieres
- May 19, 1906 – Federated Boys’ Club (Boys’ Club of America) is formed
- May 19, 1921 – The U.S. Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act which sets national quotas on immigration
- May 19, 1950 – Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce
- May 19, 1958 – U.S. and Canada form the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)
- May 19, 1967 – U.S. bombs Hanoi, Vietnam
- May 19, 1974 – The Rubik’s Cube, a 3-D combination puzzle was invented by Erno Rubik, a Hungarian sculptor, and professor of architecture.
- May 19, 1986 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs into law the Firearm Owners Protection Act
- May 19, 2016 – EgyptAir Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean Sea with no survivors
May 19: Music Events
- May 19, 1958 – The South Pacific soundtrack album hits #1 and stays on top for 31 weeks. The film was based on the musical South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
- May 19, 1965 – Ticket to Ride by the Beatles hits #1
- May 19, 1970 – In the Navy, by the Village people hits #3
- May 19, 1990 – Vogue by Madonna hits #1. It had hit #1 in the UK on April 14th, and is our Song Pick of the Day for April 14.
- May 19, 2010 – Stairway to Heaven, by Led Zeppelin was named the favorite rock song in a survey by the Absolute Classic Rock radio station in the UK
May 19: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for May 19 is Gemini.
May Birthstone:
What is the May Birthstone? Emerald
As the birthstone for May, the emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.
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