Today: May 19, 2024

On this day: May 19

Events that happened on May 19.

• May 19, 1864: American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne dies at the age of 59.
• May 19, 1950: Former Major League Baseball player Wattie Holm shoots his wife dead before committing suicide.
• May 19, 1959: The Ho Chi Minh Trail begins as communist forces in North Vietnam start their plans to invade South Vietnam.
• May 19, 1962: Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" for President John F. Kennedy.
• May 19, 1970: The United States begins to bomb Khmer Rouge and Viet Cong targets in Cambodia.
• May 19, 1984: Everton win the FA Cup final after a 2-0 victory over Watford.
• May 19, 1989: The action film Road House (1989), starring Patrick Swayze, is released in movie theaters.
• May 19, 1991: Croatia votes to leave Yugoslavia.
• May 19, 1992: Famous case: Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco.
• May 19, 1994:
  • The video game "RoboCop Versus The Terminator" is released on the SEGA Genesis.
  • Former First Lady Jackie Kennedy dies from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
  
• May 19, 1995: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) is released in cinemas.
• May 19, 1996: The final episode of "Murder, She Wrote" is aired on television.
• May 19, 1997: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are married.
• May 19, 1999: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is released.
• May 19, 2000: Road Trip (2000) is released.
• May 19, 2001: The final episode of Baywatch is aired.
• May 19, 2002:
  • Former Australian Prime Minister John Gorton passes away at the age of 90.
  • The last episode of The X-Files is aired on television.
  
• May 19, 2003:
  • Rapper Camoflauge is shot dead in Savannah, Georgia.
  • Ashanti releases the single "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)".
  
• May 19, 2005:
  • Basketball player Reggie Miller plays his final game.
  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) is released.
  
• May 19, 2006: The movie The Da Vinci Code (2006) is released.
• May 19, 2007: Chelsea win the FA Cup after a late goal from Didier Drogba in Extra Time secures a 1-0 victory over Manchester United.
• May 19, 2009: The first episode of the musical TV series "Glee" is aired.
• May 19, 2012: Chelsea win UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history after they defeat Bayern Munich on penalties.
• May 19, 2013: Football: Paul Scholes plays his final game for Manchester United.
• May 19, 2014:
  • Soccer player Ryan Giggs announces his retirement.
  • Louis van Gaal becomes the new manager of Manchester United.
  
• May 19, 2015:
  • Sawyer Fredericks wins the eight season of The Voice.
  • The video game "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" is released.
  
• May 19, 2016: Boxer Manny Pacquiao is elected as a senator in the Philippines.
• May 19, 2018:
  • Chelsea win the FA Cup after defeating Manchester United 1-0.
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are married.
  
• May 19, 2019: The last episode of Game of Thrones is aired.
• May 19, 2021:
  • It is confirmed that Rihanna and rapper ASAP Rocky are in a relationship.
  • Actor Billy Porter reveals that he is HIV positive.
  
• May 19, 2023:
  • The film "Fast X", starring Vin Diesel and Jason Statham, is released in movie theaters.
  • The brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield is jailed for 12 years for sexually abusing a child.
  

Is it that long ago already?

One month has passed since April 19, 2024:

• The 2024 Bitcoin halving occurs.
• A man sets himself on fire outside the courthouse where Donald Trump's trial is taking place.
• Israel launches a series of retaliatory strikes against Iranian military sites.
• Taylor Swift and Post Malone release the song "Fortnight".

Half a year has passed since November 19, 2023:

• Former first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at the age of 96.
• Javier Milei wins the Argentina presidential election.
• Ukraine says that it has pushed Russian forces five miles back from the banks of the Dnipro River.