Discover what happened on May 19 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- 1802: Q134471074
- 1803: Domenico Ronzani (Italian composer)
- 1803: Florestine de Clausonne
- 1803: Pierre Petry
- 1803: Hendrik Rubbens (Dutch politician (1803-1873))
- 1803: Q110647665
- 1803: Q110647665
- 1803: Gottlob Rosenkrantz
- 1803: Domenico Ronzani (Italian composer)
- 1803: Florestine de Clausonne
- 1803: Pierre Petry
- 1803: Hendrik Rubbens (Dutch politician (1803-1873))
- 1803: Q110647665
- 1804: Judocus Van Overstraeten
- 1806: Constantinus Van der Maeren
- 1806: Petrus Teurf (curate)
- 1806: Marie Lezée
- 1806: Jean Decuyper
- 1807: Carl Duval (German lithographer (1807-1853))
- 1807: Cândido Joaquim Xavier Cordeiro (researcher)
- 1807: Greenleaf Fisk (Republic of Texas state legislator, military veteran, Father of Brownwood, Texas (1807–1888))
- 1807: Franz Halm
- 1807: Mary Anne Biddulph (19 May 1807 – 24 Nov 1892)
- 1808: Charles Guillain (French photographer)
- 1808: Johann Grund (Austrian painter (1808–1887))
- 1808: János Horárik (Hungarian journalist, philosopher, Catholic priest and Lutheran pastor (1808-1864))
- 1808: Christopher William Dudley (author in Bennettsville, South Carolina (1808-1881))
- 1808: Q131760656
- 1808: Q131760656
- 1808: István Patay (Hungarian politician (1808-1878))
- 1808: Samuel J. Gholson (Confederate Army general, judge, lawyer and politician (1808–1883))
- 1808: Charles Guillain (French photographer)
- 1808: Johann Grund (Austrian painter (1808–1887))
- 1808: János Horárik (Hungarian journalist, philosopher, Catholic priest and Lutheran pastor (1808-1864))
- 1808: Christopher William Dudley (author in Bennettsville, South Carolina (1808-1881))
- 1811: Joseph-Chrétien Ostrowski (Polish poet (1811-1882))
- 1811: Nikolay Rybakov (Russian actor)
- 1811: Harold Browne (Bishop of Winchester (1811–1891))
- 1811: James Scollay Whitney (American business executive and politician (1811–1878))
- 1811: William Sansom Vaux (American mineralogist)
- 1811: Manuel Antonio Imatz
- 1811: Frederik Christoffer Bülow
- 1811: Malla Höök (Swedish actress)
- 1811: Otto Boetticher (American military artist and engraver)
- 1811: Jean-Eugène Decorde (French historian and archaeologist (1811-1881))
- 1811: Henry Frampton ((born 1811))
- 1811: Maria Miguel Altuna Zuriarrain (1811-05-19)
- 1811: Q107450465
- 1811: Joseph Bordes de Parfondry
- 1811: Q122974588
- 1813: Friedrich Adolf Hornemann (German lithographer and painter (1813-1890))
- 1813: Melchior-Alphonse de Salaberry (Canadian politician)
- 1813: Jan Neubauer (Politician)
- 1813: Q48955280
- 1813: Johanna Neumann
- 1813: Elise Rydbeck (unpublished Swedish writer)
- 1819: Georges-Charles d’Amboise (French songwriter)
- 1819: Thomas Joannes Stieltjes Sr (politician (1819-1878) and hydraulic engineer)
- 1819: Anselmo Guerrieri Gonzaga (Italian lawyer, journalist and politician (1819–1879))
- 1819: Giovan Battista di Crollalanza (Italian historian (1819-1892))
- 1819: Władysław Badeni (politician (1819-1888))
- 1819: František Steiner (Czech member of Czech council, mayor and mayor)
- 1819: Alfred Berruyer (French architect (1819–1901))
- 1819: Conrad Rudolf af Uhr
- 1819: Ludwig von Krutheim (judge)
- 1819: Petrus Wagenaar (Dutch photographer)
- 1819: Francesco Antonio Casella
- 1819: Joseph Pfluger (sculptor)
- 1819: J. C. F. van Heerdt
- 1819: Louis Delin (photographer)
- 1819: Ivo Dendoncker
- 1819: Leon Mendelsburg (Russian Jewish educator)
- 1819: Isaak Sidenius Pontoppidan
- 1819: Ivo Dendoncker
- 1819: Leon Mendelsburg (Russian Jewish educator)
- 1819: Isaak Sidenius Pontoppidan
- 1821: Julius Hartmann
- 1821: Vjekoslav Karas dupe (Croatian painter (1821–1858))
- 1821: Eugène d’Hautpoul
- 1821: Leonty Euler
- 1821: Elizabeth Carr ((1821-1886))
- 1821: François Burillon
- 1821: Thomas Shepherd (American politician)
- 1821: Franz Holenia
- 1826: Madame Strebinger (French ballet dancer of the Italian Opera, London, Paris, and Madrid)
- 1828: Wilhelm Brehmer (German jurist, historian and politician (1828-1905))
- 1828: John Nietner (German scientist)
- 1828: William Lewis Moody, Sr. (American businessman)
- 1828: Adin Ballou Underwood (Union Army general in the American Civil War)
- 1828: Heinrich Bachofner ((1828-1897))
- 1829: Julius Nicolai Jacobsen (Norwegian politician (1829-1894))
- 1829: Karl Wilhelm von Tinti (politician (1829-1884))
- 1829: Eugène Sergent (French organist (1829-1900))
- 1829: Peter Plum (Danish physician)
- 1829: Calvin Holmes Carter (American politician)
- 1829: Meyer Lutz (German-born English composer and conductor (1829–1903))
- 1829: Janet Finnie ((born 1829))
- 1829: Frances Finnie ((born 1829))
- 1831: Steingrímur Thorsteinsson (Poet and writer (1831-1913))
- 1831: Antonin Viel de Lunas d’Espeuilles (French politician, soldier and officer)
- 1831: Israel Orenstein (Jewish writer (1831–1905))
- 1831: Richard Jacobs Haldeman (American politician (1831–1886))
- 1831: Vladislovas Dembskis (Lithuanian translator)
- 1831: Bernhard Niehues (German historian)
- 1831: Peter A.S. McGlashan
- 1831: Ernst Heinrich von Hagen
- 1831: Q55104646
- 1831: José Ramón Astorga Salinas (Roman Catholic bishop)
- 1831: Charles John Perceval ((1831-1894))
- 1831: Arthur Brooksbank ((1831-1903))
- 1831: Caroline Elizabeth Robins ((1831-1898))
- 1831: Benjamin Firestone (Peerage person ID=334117)
- 1831: José Benigo Perilla y Martínez (bishop of the roman-catholic church (1831-1903))
- 1831: Karl Brunner
- 1831: Steingrímur Thorsteinsson (Poet and writer (1831-1913))
- 1831: Antonin Viel de Lunas d’Espeuilles (French politician, soldier and officer)
- 1831: Israel Orenstein (Jewish writer (1831–1905))
- 1831: Richard Jacobs Haldeman (American politician (1831–1886))
- 1831: Vladislovas Dembskis (Lithuanian translator)
- 1831: Bernhard Niehues (German historian)
- 1831: Peter A.S. McGlashan
- 1831: Ernst Heinrich von Hagen
- 1831: Q55104646
- 1831: José Ramón Astorga Salinas (Roman Catholic bishop)
- 1831: Charles John Perceval ((1831-1894))
- 1831: Arthur Brooksbank ((1831-1903))
- 1831: Caroline Elizabeth Robins ((1831-1898))
- 1831: Benjamin Firestone (Peerage person ID=334117)
- 1831: José Benigo Perilla y Martínez (bishop of the roman-catholic church (1831-1903))
- 1831: Karl Brunner
- 1831: Rosalie De Rycke
- 1832: Edmond Bour (French engineer (1832–1866))
- 1832: Tong King-sing (Chinese comprador, interpreter, and businessman during the late Qing dynasty (1832-1892))
- 1832: James Watney, Jr. (British politician (1832-1886))
- 1832: Standish Hayes O’Grady (Irish writer (1832–1915))
- 1832: Madeline Daniell (Daniell [née Carter], Madeline Margaret (1832–1906), educationist)
- 1832: Christian Brunnengräber
- 1832: Domenico Zainy Vigliena Montespin (Italian politician)
- 1832: William Drummond Scrase Dickins (British Army major-general)
- 1832: Anthony Ralph D’Arcy ((1832-1894))
- 1832: Karl Grütter ((1832-1899))
- 1832: Samuel Witke
- 1832: Mathilde De Keyser
- 1833: László Molnár (Hungarian teacher (1833–1902))
- 1833: Friedrich Grub (German politician (1833-1908))
- 1833: Salomon Moock (French rabbi)
- 1833: Alphonse-Charles Gayet (French physician)
- 1833: Nikolay Vorontsov
- 1833: F Adolph Meyer
- 1833: Otto Schwerdfeger
- 1833: Ernest Pierre Davy
- 1833: August Egon Hablawetz (Austrian opera singer (bass))
- 1833: Christian Ranggetiner
- 1833: Raymond Michel (French navy officer)
- 1833: Anna Hjort (Danish teacher)
- 1833: Herbert Duckworth (first husband of Julia Stephen)
- 1833: Martha Haughton ((born 1833))
- 1833: Francis Mowbray Prattent ((1833-1892))
- 1833: Ebba von Rosen
- 1833: László Molnár (Hungarian teacher (1833–1902))
- 1833: Friedrich Grub (German politician (1833-1908))
- 1833: Salomon Moock (French rabbi)
- 1833: Alphonse-Charles Gayet (French physician)
- 1833: Nikolay Vorontsov
- 1833: F Adolph Meyer
- 1833: Otto Schwerdfeger
- 1833: Ernest Pierre Davy
- 1833: August Egon Hablawetz (Austrian opera singer (bass))
- 1833: Christian Ranggetiner
- 1833: Raymond Michel (French navy officer)
- 1833: Anna Hjort (Danish teacher)
- 1833: Herbert Duckworth (first husband of Julia Stephen)
- 1833: Martha Haughton ((born 1833))
- 1833: Francis Mowbray Prattent ((1833-1892))
- 1833: Ebba von Rosen
- 1834: Carl Müllerhartung (German composer and music educator (1834–1908))
- 1834: Catharine Furbish (American botanist and scientific illustrator (1834-1931))
- 1834: Fidelia Bridges (American artist (1834-1923))
- 1834: Lave Gustaf Beck-Friis (Swedish politician (1834-1904))
- 1834: Halsey J. Boardman (American politician (1834–1900))
- 1834: Gustave Frédérix
- 1834: Adolf Mutzenbecher
- 1834: Samuel F. Upham (professor of theology)
- 1834: Ann Wea