May 19

See also: Category: Holidays May 19

International

• Memorial Day of the genocide of the Greeks of Asia Minor .

National

• Vietnam - Birthday of Ho Chi Minh , the Vietnamese leader.
• Denmark is the Day of Universal Prayer.
• Russia - Day of the Russian stove .
• Turkmenistan - Magtymguly's Poetry Holiday.
• Turkey - Ataturk Memorial Day, youth and sports .
• Finland - Memorial Day (Memorial Day).
• Finland - Day of the military flag.
• France , Brittany - Day of St. Willow of Kermarten (Ivo Helori), patron of lawyers, notaries and lawyers.
• Ukraine is the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Political Repression.

Religious

  Orthodoxy ^{[2] [3]}

• the righteous Job of the Long-suffering (c. 2000–1500 BC);
• Rev. Micah of Radonezh (1385);
• Rev. Job of Pochaev , hegumen (XVII);
• the martyrs of Barbara the warrior, Bacchus, Callimachus, and Dionysius (c. 362);
• the martyr Varvara Lukansky , a former robber.

Name Day

• Catholic: Nikolay .
• Orthodox: Bacchus , Barbarian , Denis , Job , Callimachus , Micah ^{[2] [3]} .

See also: Category: Events May 19

Until the XVIII century

• 1536 - Anne Boleyn , the second wife of Henry VIII, was beheaded in London on trumped-up charges of "treason and adultery"
• 1586 - The construction of a Russian fortress began at the mouth of the river Samara . Birthday of the city of Samara .
• 1643
  • the battle of Rokrua took place - the battle of the Thirty Years War between the French and the Spaniards. Ended a complete defeat of the Spanish army ..
  • The New England Federation is formed by Connecticut , New Haven, Plymouth and Massachusetts Cove.
• 1649 - England proclaimed a republic .
• 1662 - The Act of Uniformity (“The Act of Uniformity”) received approval in the revised English Prayer Book and removed the right to take arms against the king; Presbyterianism was destroyed in the church, and many priests who did not accept it were expelled. The license act prohibited the import of literature contrary to the Christian faith.
• 1698 - the first diplomatic contact between the Russian Empire and the Order of Malta , B. P. Sheremetyev sailed from Malta.

XVIII century

• 1780 - an inexplicable phenomenon: A black day at 13 hours 25 minutes, when for unknown reasons, the sun has darkened over the territory of North America; The moon, 150 degrees from the Sun, was observed as "like blood" in the territory of New England. (Bible syn.: Rev.6: 12; Mark 13:24. "Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary"; Boston Independent Chronicle newspaper, 05/22/1780)
• 1798 - The Egyptian campaign of Napoleon began .

XIX century

• 1802 - on the initiative of Napoleon I , the Order of the Legion of Honor was established in France .
• 1815 - The Canton of Geneva joins the Swiss Confederation .
• 1817 - Establishment of the State Commercial Bank in the Russian Empire .
• 1849 - after the expulsion from Prussia of Karl Marx , the last issue of the New Rhine newspaper, published by K. Marx and F. Engels , was published. The number was printed in red paint and became a sensation.
• 1897 - Oscar Wilde’s sentence in Reading prison ended.
• 1900 - British protectorate is established over the islands of Tonga .

XX century

• 1906 - movement on the Simplonsky railway tunnel is open.
• 1907 - The Football Association of Finland was established .
• 1908 - on the stage of the Paris Grand Opera , Sergei Dyagilev put M. Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov with Fyodor Shalyapin in the title role.
• 1910 - The return of Halley's comet : The Earth crossed the comet's tail. On this occasion, a brisk sale of “Comet” tablets, which were offered as an antidote , was held in the USA : rumors spread that there were toxic substances in the tail of the comet. However, contrary to fears, the comet did not harm earthlings. Even unusual atmospheric phenomena were not recorded.
• 1914 - The Law on the Abolition of the Church in Wales is passed by the British House of Commons for the third time.
• 1921 - The US Congress decided to significantly reduce the quota for receiving immigrants from Europe, primarily from Russia, Greece and Italy.
• 1922 - All-Russian Komsomol Conference adopted a decision "On the widespread creation of pioneer detachments"; date of foundation of the All-Union Pioneer Organization .
• 1926 - Thomas Edison made his first radio appearance. At an evening hosted by the National Electric Company in Atlantic City, he was asked to speak in front of a microphone. Confused, the inventor said: “I don’t know what to say ... For the first time I speak before such a thing. Good night!".
• 1930
  • White women were granted voting rights in South Africa .
  • US Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon banned the import of Soviet-made matches to the United States, citing his decision by the fact that Soviet exports cause serious damage to similar American production.
• 1934 - coup in Bulgaria .
• 1935 - The Central Committee of the CPSU (b) sent a secret letter to the localities, in which he called for the identification of "enemies of the working class" within the party.
• 1939 - the successful flight of the world's first two-stage rocket with a straight-through WFD in the second stage.
• 1944 - in accordance with the new course in relations between the Soviet authorities and religious denominations in the USSR, a decision was made to establish the Council for Non-Orthodox Cults. After 2 years, Muslims will officially be allowed pilgrimage to Mecca.
• 1950 - The first batch of Jews from Iraq arrived in Israel .
• 1952 - Writer Lillian Hellman at the Senate Commission on the Investigation of Anti-American Activities, headed by Senator Joseph McCarthy , declared her refusal to testify against her friends: "I cannot and will not change my conscience by following the momentary fashion."
• 1956 - open direct direct passenger passenger traffic between Moscow and Vienna .
• 1957 - a meeting of party-state leaders headed by N. S. Khrushchev with representatives of the creative intelligentsia at a government dacha in the Moscow region.
• 1960 - DJ Alan Fried , who coined the word "rock and roll", was accused of bribery. In his career, put an end.
• 1961 - the unmanned spacecraft Venus-1 first flew near Venus .
• 1969 - An uprising against dictatorship breaks out in Rosario ( Argentina ).
• 1978
  • The crash of the Tu-154 near the village of Maksatikha , 4 people were killed.
  • The group Dire Straits released their first single in England - Sultans of Swing.
• 1979
  • The wedding of Eric Clapton and Patti Boyd , in whose honor the musician wrote the song “ Layla ” back in 1970.
• 1980
  • Moscow premiere of the film “ Stalker ” by Andrei Tarkovsky based on the novel “ Roadside Picnic ” by the Strugatsky brothers.
  • In Anaheim , California , Apple introduced its new development to the public - the Apple III. This was the first failure of a well-known company.
• 1984 - a bust of the hero of the Patriotic War of 1812, the poet D. V. Davydov , the work of sculptor V. G. Kurdov was opened in Penza. The monument was erected in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of D. V. Davydov . This is the only one of the five monuments (busts) to Davydov in Russia, who immortalized him not in military uniform.
• 1989 - from May 19 to May 21, the first all-Union contest “Miss USSR - 89” was held in Moscow . The winner was Moscow tenth grader Yulia Sukhanova (172, 55, 91-59-90).
• 1991 - in Kuwait, a court sentenced a man to imprisonment for 15 years for putting on a T-shirt with the image of Saddam Hussein
• 1993 - the crash of the Boeing 727 near Medellín ( Colombia ), 132 people were killed.
• 1994 - February 24, 1994, by a unanimous decision, the Greek Parliament decided to consider May 19 the Day of Memory of the genocide of the Little Asian Greeks by the Turks.
• 1996 - Leslie Roggie's raider became the first person the FBI arrested after publishing a photo on the Internet.
• 1999 - The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted a law on renaming the city of Novgorod to Veliky Novgorod .

XXI century

• 2001 - the new presenter of the television game “ What? Where? When? »Became Boris Hook .
• 2004 - for the first time since 1999, the European Commission allowed the import of a genetically modified product - corn "Bill 11".
• 2005 - in 44 regions of Russia , mass protests of car owners against the government- discussed ban on the import and operation of cars with right-side steering were held.
• 2008 - Russian short-haul passenger aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100 first rose to the sky. The plane spent 1 hour 5 minutes in the air.
• 2012 - London “ Chelsea ” for the first time became the winner of the UEFA Champions League , having beaten Bayern Munich in the final ^[4] .

See also: Category: Born May 19

Until the XIX century

• 1593 - Jacob Jordaens (died 1678 ), Flemish painter ("Adoration of the Shepherds", "Raising Jupiter", etc.).
• 1611 - Innocent XI (in the world of Benedetto Odescalca ; d. 1689 ), the 240th Pope (1676-1689).
• 1683 - Burchard Christoph Munnich (d. 1767 ), Russian Field Marshal of German origin.
• 1738 - Count Mikhail Kamensky (died 1809 ), Russian commander, Field Marshal General.
• 1762 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte (d. 1814 ), philosopher, social activist, representative of German classical idealism.
• 1780 - Nikolai Utkin (d. 1863 ), artist-engraver, teacher and professor of St. Petersburg Academy of Arts.
• 1782 - Ivan Paskevich (died 1856 ), Russian military leader, statesman and diplomat.

XIX century

• 1811 - Nikolay Rybakov (died 1876 ), Russian actor, reformer of the Russian provincial scene.
• 1852 - Alexei Bobrinsky (died 1927 ), Russian archeologist, politician and statesman, Catherine II's great-great-grandson.
• 1857 - John Jacob Abel (died 1938 ), American biochemist and pharmacologist, discoverer of adrenaline , creator of the first hemodialysis machine.
• 1860 - Prince Mikhail Volkonsky (d. 1917 ), court counselor, Russian fiction writer and playwright.
• 1861 - Nellie Melba (died 1931 ), Australian opera singer (coloratura soprano).
• 1870 - Albert Hamilton Fish (executed in 1936 ), American serial killer and cannibal .
• 1873 - Iradion Evdoshvili (real name Khositashvili ; d. 1916 ), Georgian poet.
• 1879 - Nikolai Valentinov (real surname Volsky ; mind. 1964 ), Russian philosopher, journalist and memoirist.
• 1881 - Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (d. 1938 ), first president of the Republic of Turkey (1923–1938).
• 1888
  • Vladimir Konashevich (died 1963 ), Russian Soviet artist, graphic artist, author of illustrations for children's books.
  • Nikolai Shvernik (d. 1970 ), Soviet politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (1946-1953).
• 1890
  • Ho Chi Minh (died 1969 ), president of Vietnam (1951–1969).
  • Donat Makiyonok (d. 1941 ), Russian military pilot-ace, participant of the First World War.
• 1898 - Julius Evola (died 1974 ), Italian thinker, esoteric and writer.

XX century

• 1903 - Nikolai Romadin (d. 1987 ), landscape painter, People's Artist of the USSR, Academician of the Academy of Arts of the USSR.
• 1904 - Mikhail Bleiman (d. 1973 ), Soviet screenwriter, screenwriter (“ Feat of Scout ”, etc.), film theorist.
• 1907 - Nikolai Litvinov (died 1987 ), director, People's Artist of the RSFSR, one of the organizers and leading radio broadcasting masters for children.
• 1908 - Yevgeny Pomeshchikov (d. 1979 ), Soviet screenwriter ( Tractor Operators , Legend of the Siberian Land , etc.).
• 1909 - Nicholas Winton (d. 2015 ), a British philanthropist who on the eve of World War II organized the rescue of Jewish children of the German-occupied Czechoslovakia.
• 1910 - Rasul Rza (died 1981 ), Azerbaijani poet, people's poet of the Azerbaijan SSR.
• 1914 - Natalia Ilyina (d. 1994 ), Russian Soviet writer, journalist, journalist, critic.
• 1920 - Nikolay Skomorokhov (died 1994 ), Soviet fighter pilot, air marshal, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
• 1923 - Georgy Arbatov (d. 2010 ), Soviet and Russian historian, academician.
• 1924 - Naum Birman (d. 1989 ), Soviet director of theater and cinema ("Chronicle of a diving bomber", "Three in a boat, not counting dogs", etc.), screenwriter.
• 1925
  • Malcolm X (real name Malcolm Little ; d. 1965 ), American black rights activist.
  • Pol Pot (real name Salot Sar ; d. 1998 ), Cambodian politician, leader of the Khmer Rouge.
• 1930 - Leonid Kharitonov (d. 1987 ), theater and film actor, honored artist of the RSFSR, actor of the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky.
• 1932 - Maya Bulgakova (died in 1994 ), theater and cinema actress, People’s Artist of the RSFSR.
• 1938 - Igor Ter-Hovhannisyan , Soviet long jumper, three-time European champion, former world record holder.
• 1939 - James Fox , English theater and television actor.
• 1942 - Gary Kildall (d. 1994 ), American programmer and entrepreneur, founder of Digital Reseach, Inc.
• 1945 - Pete Townsend , British guitarist, leader of The Who .
• 1946 - Michele Placido , Italian film actor and film director, who plays the role of Commissioner Cattani (TV series "Sprut").
• 1948 - Grace Jones , American singer, actress, model.
• 1949 - Dusty Hill , bass guitarist and vocalist of the American band ZZ Top .
• 1951 - Joey Ramon (d. 2001 ), vocalist and founder of the American punk rock band Ramones .
• 1953 - Shavarsh Karapetyan , Soviet athlete, multiple European champion, world record holder in scuba diving .
• 1955 - Ekaterina Obraztsova , theater director, actress, animator director, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
• 1958 - Sergey Bekhterev (d. 2008 ), Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, Honored Artist of Russia.
• 1968 - Paul Hartnoll , English musician, member of the synthesizer duet " Orbital ".
• 1969 - Thomas Winterberg , Danish film director, screenwriter and producer.
• 1972 - Jenni Cecilia Berggren , Swedish singer, former member of the band Ace of Base .
• 1975 - Eva Polna , Russian singer, lead singer of " Guests from the Future ."
• 1976 - Kevin Garnett , American basketball player, Olympic champion (2000).
• 1977 - Natalia Oreiro , Uruguayan singer and actress.
• 1979
  • Diego Forlan , Uruguayan footballer.
  • Andrea Pirlo , Italian footballer, world champion (2006).
• 1988 - Lily Cole , British model and film actress.
• 1992 - Sam Smith , English singer, Grammy Award winner (2015).

XXI century

• 2003 - Jojo Siva , American dancer, singer.

See also: Category: Dead May 19

Until the XIX century

• 1125 - Vladimir Monomakh (b. 1053 ), Grand Duke of Kiev (1113–1125), statesman, military leader and writer.
• 1389 - Dmitry Donskoy (born 1350 ), Grand Duke of Moscow and Vladimir.
• 1523 - John Andreevich , son of Prince Uglich Andrey Goryaya.
• 1536 - Anna Boleyn , Queen of England, 2nd spouse of Henry VIII Tudor was executed.
• 1537 - Kornilii Komelsky (born 1457 ) - Vologda miracle worker, founder of the Komelsky monastery .
• 1647 - Sebastian Vranks (born 1573 ), a Flemish painter and graphic artist of the Baroque era.
• 1715 - Charles Halifax (b. 1661 ), English financier, founder of the British Bank and the financial system of Britain.
• 1789 - Giuseppe Bonito (b. 1707 ), Italian painter of the Neapolitan school.

XIX century

• 1825 - Claude Henri Saint-Simon (born 1760 ), French thinker, sociologist, count ("New Christianity").
• 1843 - Dmitry Glebov (b. 1789 ), Russian poet, actuary and translator, State Councilor .
• 1864 - Nathaniel Hawthorne (b. 1804 ), American writer.
• 1868 - (b. 1798 ), Irish brewer and first Lord Mayor of Dublin .
• 1895 - José Martí (born 1853 ), Cuban revolutionary and writer.

XX century

• 1901 — Мартинус Вессел Преториус (р. 1819 ), южноафриканский политик, первый президент Трансвааля (1857—1860, 1864—1871), президент Оранжевого Свободного государства (1860—1863).
• 1912 — Болеслав Прус (р. 1847 ), польский писатель.
• 1928 — Макс Шелер (р. 1874 ), немецкий философ.
• 1935 — Лоуренс Аравийский (р. 1888 ), английский разведчик.
• 1945 — Константин Тренёв (р. 1876 ), советский драматург.
• 1961 — Василий Зайцев (р. 1911 ), советский лётчик-истребитель, дважды Герой Советского Союза.
• 1962 — Габриеле Мюнтер (р. 1877 ), немецкая художница и график, представительница экспрессионизма .
• 1969 — Коулмен Хокинс (р. 1904 ), американский музыкант, тенор-саксофонист.
• 1970 — Илья Нусинов (р. 1920 ), советский драматург и киносценарист.
• 1971 — Огден Нэш (р. 1902 ), американский поэт.
• 1982 — Александр Борисов (р. 1905 ), киноактёр, народный артист СССР.
• 1984 — Валерий Воронин (р. 1939 ), советский футболист.
• 1985
  • Тапио Вирккала (р. 1915 ), финский дизайнер и скульптор.
  • Виктор Родригес Андраде (р. 1927 ), уругвайский футболист, чемпион мира (1950).
• 1987 — Джеймс Типтри-младший (р. 1915 ), американский писатель.
• 1994 — Жаклин Кеннеди Онассис (р. 1929 ), вдова президента США Джона Кеннеди и греческого магната Аристотеля Онассиса .
• 1995 — Яков Сегель (р. 1923 ), актёр, кинорежиссёр, сценарист, народный артист РСФСР.
• 1996 — Игорь Петрянов-Соколов (р. 1907 ), физико-химик, академик.
• 1997 — Исаак Каплан (р. 1924 ), советский и российский художник кино, народный художник РФ.
• 2000 — Евгений Хрунов (р. 1933 ), советский космонавт, Герой Советского Союза.

XXI век

• 2007 — Михаил Алексеев (р. 1918 ), русский писатель, журналист, военный корреспондент, Герой Социалистического Труда.
• 2008 - Rimma Kazakova (b. 1931 ), Soviet and Russian poetess.
• 2014 - Jack Brabham (born 1926 ), three-time world champion and first world champion from Australia in Formula 1 racing .

• Job-pea, rosennik. Job Dew dismissed.
• Peasants sowed peas on Job, while saying: “I sow, sow white peas. Ugly, my peas, and large, and white, and he-thirties, wives for fun, young guys for fun " ^[5] .
• If a big dew and a sunny day is to a good harvest of cucumbers.