What Happened on May 19

Queen Anne Boleyn is Executed

In May 1536, Anne was arrested and charged with treason. Anne was held in the Tower of London. The Constable of the Tower was William Kingston. He... Read more

Battle of Rocroi

The Battle of Rocroi was fought on 19 May 1643, late in the Thirty Years' War. It resulted in a decisive victory of the French army under the Duc... Read more

Giovanni Ganganelli (Clement XIV) elected Pope

Pope Clement XIV (31 October 1705 – 22 September 1774), born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was Pope from 1769 to 1774. At the time of his... Read more

Johns Hopkins Born

Johns Hopkins was born on May 19, 1795, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, to a Quaker family. Convinced that slavery was morally wrong, his parents... Read more

Battle of Whitney's Lane

The Battle of Whitney's Lane was a small, but psychologically important, land battle of the American Civil War fought on May 19, 1862, in... Read more

Ulysses S. Grant Attempts to Take the Confederate Stronghold At Vicksburg, Mississippi

On May 19, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant attempted to take the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg, Mississippi. After making a daring run past... Read more

Davis is Imprisoned in a Casemate at Fortress Monroe

On May 19, 1865, Davis was imprisoned in a casemate at Fortress Monroe, on the coast of Virginia. He was placed in irons for three days. Davis was... Read more

Mohammad Mosaddeq is born

Mohammad Mosaddeq (Persian: محمد مصدق, pronounced [mohæmmæde mosæddeq] ( listen),[add stress] also Mosaddegh, Mossadegh, or Musaddiq) (19 May 1882... Read more

Oscar Wilde is Released From Prison

Upon his release, Oscar wrote “The Ballad of Reading Gaol,” a response to the agony he experienced in prison. It was published shortly before... Read more

Eruption of Mt. Kelud

The volcano sits on the island of Java, about 385 miles east of the capital of Jakarta. It last erupted in 1990, killing dozens. In 1919, an... Read more

Orteig Prize offered for First Person to Fly Non-Stop from New York City to Paris

The Orteig Prize was a $25,000 reward offered on May 19, 1919, by New York hotel owner Raymond Orteig to the first allied aviator(s) to fly... Read more

Malcolm X is born

Malcolm Little was born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Earl and Louise Little (née Louisa Norton). His father was an outspoken Baptist lay... Read more

Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons

Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons was a Walt Disney animated film released on May 19, 1937 for a limited time to help promote the... Read more

French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud Replaces Maurice Gamelin with Maxime Weygand, Following Failure to Contain German Offensive

On the morning of 20 May, Maurice Gamelin ordered the armies trapped in Belgium and northern France to fight their way south and link up with... Read more

Joey Ramone is Born

Joey Ramone (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), born as Jeffry Ross Hyman, was a vocalist and songwriter best known for his work in the punk rock... Read more

Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy

Approximately 17,000 people filled Madison Square Garden on the evening on May 19, 1962 to take part in this gala which featured Jack Benny and a... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Aretha Live at Fillmore West"

Aretha Live at Fillmore West is an album by Aretha Franklin, released on May 19, 1971 (see 1971 in music). Read more

Rohan Marley is born

Rohan Anthony Marley (born 1972) is the son of late reggae artist Bob Marley and Janet Hunt. He is a member of the Rastafari movement. Marley... Read more

Philadelphia Flyers win Stanley Cup

The 1974 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers made their first Final appearance and the... Read more

"A Good Mariage" Is Released

Le Beau Mariage (A Good Marriage) is a 1982 French film directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier, Féodor Atkine. It is... Read more

Edmonton Oilers win Stanley Cup

The 1984 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Edmonton Oilers and the then-defending champion New York Islanders. Edmonton was making their... Read more

Kiss releases Revenge

Revenge is a studio album by Kiss, released in 1992. It was the band's first album after the death of long-time drummer Eric Carr in November 1991.... Read more

"The Piano" Is Released

Writer/director Jane Campion's third feature unearthed emotional undercurrents and churning intensity in the story of a mute woman's rebellion in... Read more

"The Opposite" - Season 5 Episode 22 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Opposite" is the eighty-sixth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, which was also the 22nd and final episode of Season 5. It aired on May 19,... Read more

eToys Goes Public and Completes Its Initial Public Offering

FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)4 REGISTRATION NO. 333-72469 8,320,000 Shares ETOYS INC. Common Stock ------------------ This is... Read more