Endangered Species Day - May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
Hepatitis Testing Day
International Defense Transportation Day - May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
International Virtual Assistants Day - May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
Jerusalem Day - May 19, 2023
Malcolm X Day
May Ray Day
NASCAR Day - May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Bike to Work Day - May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
National Defense Transportation Day - May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
National Devil's Food Cake Day
National Pizza Party Day - May 19, 2023 (Third Friday in May)
O. Henry Pun-Off Day - May 19, 2023
Plant Something Day
World IBD Day
2023 Weekly Holidays that include May 19, are:
American Craft Beer Week - May 15-21, 2023
Armed Forces Week - May 13-20, 2023 (Week prior to Armed Forces Day, the Third Sunday in May)
Click It or Ticket Mobilization (Cover Memorial Day Weekend) - May 15 - June 4, 2023
Food Allergy Awareness Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Second Full Week in May)
Frog Jumping Jubilee Day (Calaveras County, CA) - May 18-21, 2023
Medical Transcriptionist Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Third Week in May)
National Bike to Work Week - May 15-21, 2023
National Eosinophil Awareness Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Third Week in May)
National Foul Ball Week - May 16-21
National Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week - May 14-20, 2023
National Nursing Home Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Starts on Mother's Day to Following Saturday)
National Police Week - May 14-20, 2023
National Public Gardens Week - May 12-21, 2023 (Friday before to the Sunday after Mother's Day)
National Return to Work Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Second Full Week in May)
National Stuttering Awareness Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Second Full Week in May)
National Transportation Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Always has Third Friday in May)
National Vegetarian Awareness Week - May 15-21, 2023
National Women's Health Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Week Starting With Mother's Day)
Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month - May 14 - June 18, 2023 (Mother's Day to Father's Day)
Reading is Fundamental Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Second Full Week in May)
Salute to Moms 35+ Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Starts on Mother's Day)
UN Global Road Safety Week - May 15-21, 2023
Work at Home Mom's Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Starts on Mother's Day)
World Trade Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Third Week in May)
2023 Monthly Holidays that include May 19, are:
There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our May Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of May.
NOTE:
A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.
World Festivals and Events (Date Order)
PGA Championship - May 15-21, 2023
Cannes International Film Festival - May 16-27, 2023 in Cannes, France is the most prestigious and most publicized film festival in the World.
National Morel Mushroom Festival - May 18-21, 2023 (Weekend after Mother's Day)
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for May 19 is Taurus.
Birth Flower of the Month
The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for May are:
The Lily of the Valley - Humility, Chastity and Sweetness - signifies a return to happiness
Hawthorn
Birthstone
The Birthstone(s) for May is the Emerald which is a symbol of rebirth and is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.
Famous Birthdays
1795 - Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist who founded Johns Hopkins University (d. 1873)
1890 - Ho chi Minh, 1st President of Vietnam (d. 1969)
1897 - Frank Luke - American lieutenant and World War I pilot (fighter ace) who was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor
1925 - Malcolm X, American minister, human rights activist (d. 1965)
1939 - Dick Scobee, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986 - He was killed commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger, which suffered a booster failure during launch)
1945 - Pete Townshend, English singer, songwriter, and guitarist (The Who)
1951 - Joey Ramone, American singer and songwriter (Ramones) (d. 2001)
Famous Deaths
1864 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (The Scarlett Letter) (b. 1804)
1898 - William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(b. 1809)
1994 - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist and 37th First Lady of the United States from 1961-1963
Famous Weddings and Divorces
1880 - Novelist Robert Louis Stevenson marries Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne
1979 - Musician and singer Eric Clapton marries Patti Boyd
1997 - Actress Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City) marries actor Matthew Broderick
2018 - Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
Quote of the Day
"There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of Books is the best of all" ~Jacqueline Kennedy
Great Quote! I love to read myself! I grew up going to the Library constantly, and checking out books all the time. The first personal computer came out after I had graduated from college, so growing up, we played outside after school, did our homework, and reading was one of my favorite things to do. I still read all the time! I never experience boredom, because there is always another book to read, and something new to learn!
Recipe of the Day or a Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day
Our Healthy Diet Habit of the Day of May 19th from Kerry, of Healthy Diet Habits, is to set up a Dinner Club!
A Dinner Club should be the frugal persons way to socialize, because it's awesome! The idea is to choose a group of friends, choose an evening a month, or more, to get together for a homemade delicious meal, centered on a theme, where everyone helps out. Maybe you rotate homes each month, or travel from home to home for your different courses, but everyone shares in the meal preparation. Find out more.....
This Day in History
1568 - English Queen Elizabeth orders the arrest of Scottish Queen Mary
1802 - Napoleon Bonaparte founds the Legion of Honour
1828 - The Tariff of 1828 which protected wool manufacturers in the U.S. was signed by U.S. President John Quincy Adams
1848 - The Mexican-American War is ended when Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo by ceding California, Nevada, Utah parts of four other U.S. States to the U.S. for $15 million
1884 - The Ringling Brothers Circus premieres
1906 - Federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) is formed
1921 - The U.S. Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act which sets national quotas on immigration
1950 - Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce
1958 - U.S. and Canada form the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)
1967 - U.S. bombs Hanoi, Vietnam
1974 - The Rubik's Cube, a 3-D combination puzzle was invented by Erno Rubik, a Hungarian sculptor, and professor of architecture.
1986 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs into law the Firearm Owners Protection Act
2016 - EgyptAir Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean Sea with no survivors
This Day in Music
1958 - The South Pacific soundtrack album hits #1 and stays on top for 31 weeks. The film was based on the musical South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
1965 - Ticket to Ride by the Beatles hits #1
1970 - In the Navy, by the Village people hits #3
1990 - Vogue by Madonna hits #1. It had hit #1 in the UK on April 14th, and is our Song Pick of the Day for April 14.
2010 - Stairway to Heaven, by Led Zeppelin was named the favorite rock song in a survey by the Absolute Classic Rock radio station in the UK
Led Zeppelin's classic, Stairway to Heaven, is such a great song!
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