eso ha pasado un 19 Mayo

1588 : The Invincible Armada left Lisbon


On May 19, 1588, the Invincible Armada, Spanish fleet of 130 ships and 30,000 men, set sail from Lisbon to the Netherlands in order to invade England to take control of the English Channel. The Armada never reached the English coast : it was largely destroyed by outnumbered British forces and had to sail back to Spain.

1935 : Death of Lawrence of Arabia


On May 19, 1935, TE Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia, died from a motorcycle accident.
He became famous as the liaison officer of the British army in the Arab army in rebellion against the Turkish occupying forces during the war between the Ottoman Empire and England.

1962 : Rendition of Happy Birthday by Marilyn Monroe


On May 19, 1962, Marilyn Monroe interprets Happy Birthday for President Kennedy at Madison Square Garden in New York at a charity event, 10 days before the actual birthday of the president.
The flesh colored dress, sewn on the star, worn that night , was sold to 1.26 million at an auction in 1999.

1974 : Election of Valery Giscard d'Estaing


On May 19 1974, Valery Giscard d'Estaing was elected President of the French Republic with 50.81% of the vote, defeating Francois Mitterrand.

1986 : SADF Raids


On May 19, 1986, Troops of the South African Defence Force launched raids against anti-apartheid bases of ANC in Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, countries constituting the bases of the struggle against the South African government. Nevertheless, sanctions of the international community becoming stronger, the South African government had to abandon its apartheid regime in the early 90s.

Cita del día : 19 Mayo

Marilyn Monroe
I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one.

Cumpleaños : 19 Mayo

Nellie Melba, Soprano australiana (1861)
Mohammad Mosaddegh, Primer ministro de Irán (1882)
Ho Chi Minh, Político vietnamita (1890)
Percy Williams, Atleta canadiense (1908)
Max Perutz, Biólogo molecular británico, Premio Nobel de Química (1914)
Wu Qingyuan (Go Seigen), Gugador del juego del Go chino (1914)
Daniel Gélin, Actor francés (1921)
Malcolm X, Activista estadounidense de derechos humanos (1925)
Pol Pot, Dictador camboyano (1925)
James Fox, Actor inglés (1939)
Dick Scobee, Astronauta americano (1939)
Nora Ephron, Director de cine y guionista americana (1941)
Gary Kildall, Científico de la computación estadounidense (1942)
Michele Placido, Actor italiano (1946)
Grace Jones, Cantante y actriz de Jamaica (1948)
Jean-Pierre Haigneré, Astronauta francés (1948)
Dusty Hill, Músico americano (ZZ Top) (1949)
James Gosling, Desarrollador de software canadiense (1955)
Sophie Davant, Presentadora de televisión francesa (1963)
Natalie Dessay, Soprano francesa (1965)
Polly Walker, Actriz inglesa (1966)
Kyle Eastwood, Músico de jazz estadounidense (1968)
Jenny Berggren, Cantante sueca (1972)
Diego Forlán, Futbolista uruguayo (1979)

Nos han dejado un 19 Mayo

Anne Boleyn, Segunda esposa de Enrique VIII de Inglaterra (1536)
Charles Montagu, Político y poeta inglés (1715)
Josiah Bartlett, Político de Nueva Hampshire y signatarios de la Declaración de Independencia de los EE.UU. (1795)
José Martí, Héroe nacional de Cuba (1895)
William Gladstone, Primer ministro del Reino Unido (1898)
Ronald Colman, Actor inglés (1958)
Jean Rey, Abogado belga, segundo presidente de la Comisión Europea (1983)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Primera Dama de los Estados Unidos y la esposa de magnate griego (1994)
Robert F. Furchgott, Bioquímica estadounidense, Premio Nobel (2009)
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