Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 19 May, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 19 MAY
2012 | Three gas cylinder bombs exploded in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of Brindisi, one person was killed, and injured five others.
2012 | A car bomb exploded near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, and nine people were killed.
2010 | The Thai Imperial Army ended its crackdown on protests by forcing the United Front for Democracy to surrender to Democracy Against Dictatorship.
2007 | President of Romania Traian BĿsescu survived an impeachment referendum and returned to office from suspension.
1997 | The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most diverse ecosystem in Mexico, was established as a result of local efforts.
1986 | The Firearm Owners Protection Act was signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
BIRTHDAYS
1956 | English philosopher and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Oliver Letwin.
1925 | Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia, Pol Pot died in 1998.
1974 | Indian actor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
1890 | German-American illustrator, Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, died in 1962.
1970 | Indonesian actress, singer, and producer, Nia Zulkarnaen.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2011 | Irish lawyer, and politician, 8th Taoiseach of Ireland, Garret FitzGerald, 85.
2009 | American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Robert F. Furchgott, 93.
2012 | American basketball player, Bob Boozer, 75.
2015 | Australian-Canadian lawyer and politician, Ted McWhinney, 91.
2017 | General coordinator of the Movement for Change (Gorran), Nawshirwan Mustafa, 73.
SPORTS
1929 | Cloudburst causes a stampede at Yankee Stadium, killing 2 people on this day.
ENTERTAINMENT
2006 | In the United States on this day “Over the Hedge” was released by Paramount Pictures.
AFRICA FACT
Ethiopians celebrate their new year on September 11. They call it Enkutatash.