What happened on May 19

57 documented historical events happened on May 19, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Gregory II began his pontificate; his conflict with Byzantine emperor Leo III eventually led to the establishment of the temporal power of the pope. On the same day, in another year: Anglo-Spanish War: English forces invaded Jamaica, then administered by Spain as the Colony of Santiago, and captured it a week later. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 19, including Max Perutz, Alex Shibicky, John Vachon. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

114 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 19, including Alcuin, Robert (archbishop of Trier), Dunstan. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

18 observances are celebrated on May 19 around the world: Christian feast day: Calocerus (Eastern Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Crispin of Viterbo, Christian feast day: Dunstan (Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church; commemoration, Anglicanism), Christian feast day: Ivo of Kermartin, Christian feast day: Joaquina Vedruna de Mas, Christian feast day: Maria Bernarda Bütler. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.