Thursday May 19, 2016: on this day
May 19, 2016 was the 140th day of the year 2016, under the sign of Taurus and the day of the week was Thursday.
Is May 19, 2016 a day special to you? If so you may like to discover what happened on that day, the zodiac sign and moon phase on May 19, 2016, who was born and died on May 19, 2016, what holidays and observances are celebrated on May 19, 2016, which were the most popular songs (ex. One Dance by Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla), movies (e.g. Maggie's Plan, directed by Rebecca Miller), TV series (e.g. Wolf Creek) books and videogames back then.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about May 19th, 2016 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
Table of contents
- What day of the week was May 19, 2016?
- May 19, 2016: What happened on that day?
- May 19, 2016: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?
- May 19, 2016: What were the main match results that day?
- May 19, 2016: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
- May 19, 2016: What was the moon phase on that day?
- Who was born on May 19, 2016?
- May 19, 2016: How old are you if you were born on that day?
- May 19, 2016: What famous people died on that day?
- May 19, 2016: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
- May 19, 2016: Number 1 song on that day
- May 19, 2016: What were the most popular movies on that day?
- May 19, 2016: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
- May 19, 2016: What were the bestselling books on that day?
- May 19, 2016: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
- Who was the US President on May 19, 2016?
- Who was the UK Prime Minister on May 19, 2016?
- Who was the Pope on May 19, 2016?
What day of the week was May 19, 2016?
May 19, 2016 was a Thursday and it was the 140th day of the year 2016 in the Gregorian calendar.
May 19, 2016 can also be written as 5/19/2016 in the US and as 19/5/2016 in UK and Europe.
May 19, 2016: What happened on that day?
Here's what happened on May 19, 2016:
- Syrian civil war: syrian government forces, along with lebanese hezbollah soldiers, retake large areas southeast of damascus. this includes the important town of deir al-asafir. (bbc). (al arabiya). more than 50 people have been killed in fighting between jaysh al-islam's rival factions and al-qaeda’s nusra front of ghouta near damascus.
- Lebanese hezbollah fighters and syrian government forces retake large areas southeast of damascus.
- More than 50 people have been killed in fighting between jaysh al-islam's rival factions and al-qaeda’s nusra front at ghouta near damascus.
- Taliban insurgency: eight policemen were killed in an attack by insiders in zabul province.
- In an insider attack in zabul province, eight police officers are killed.
- Iraqi civil war (2014-present). at least 3 civilians were killed and 10 more were injured in a bombing attack in baghdad.
- In a bomb attack on baghdad, iraq, at least three civilians were killed and 10 more were injured.
- Oppenheimer blue is a rare and large blue diamond that was sold for $57.6 million usd. this makes it the most expensive ever sold at an auction.
- Bayer, a german chemical and pharmaceutical firm, is looking to merge with monsanto, an american agricultural and agrochemical company.
- Google honored yuri kochiyama (an asian american civil rights activist) with a doodle. kochiyama held controversial views on terrorism and american power.
- Egyptair flight 804. egyptair flight 804. egyptair flight 804 between paris and cairo vanishes with 56 passengers onboard and 10 crew. it was flying at 37,000 feet when it vanished ten minutes after entering egyptian airspace above the mediterranean sea. later, it was reported that the plane crashed off karpathos in greece. locals reported seeing a fireball.
- Egyptair flight 804 from paris to cairo vanishes, with 56 passengers and 10 crew. it was flying at 37,000 feet when it crashed, ten minutes after entering egyptian airspace above the mediterranean sea. later, it was reported that the plane crashed off karpathos in greece. locals reported seeing a fireball.
- 2016 silk way airlines antonov an-12 crashes: seven of the nine crew members of an azerbaijani cargo plane crash in southern afghanistan.
- Seven of the nine crew members of an azerbaijani cargo plane were killed when it crashed in southern afghanistan.
- The unanimous u.s. supreme court opinion found that the constitutional guarantee for a speedy trial doesn't guarantee a speedy sentencing hearing.
- After a san francisco police officer shot a black woman, chief greg suhr of the san francisco police department resigned.
- Accession of montenegro into nato: montenegro signs an accession agreement with nato, opening the door to the country's future membership in the military alliance. the agreement must be ratified by all nato members. prime minister milo dukanovic expects montenegro will join nato in mid 2017.
- Montenegro and nato sign an accession agreement, opening the door to montenegro's future participation in the military alliance. the agreement must be ratified by all nato members. prime minister milo dukanovic expects montenegro will join nato in mid 2017.
- Ukraine's decommunization: the verkhovna rada (ukraine's parliament) decides that dnipropetrovsk is the third-largest city in the country. this is part of the decommunization drive. (kyiv post),
- The verkhovna rada of ukraine's parliament decides that dnipropetrovsk (the country's third-largest city) be renamed dnipro in the context of decommunization. (kyiv post),
- Philippine general election 2016, 2016: the liberal party emerged as the party with the majority of seats in the philippine senate election, 2016 and philippine house of representatives elections, 2016.
- Benjamin netanyahu, israeli prime minister, asks avigdor lieberman, a former foreign minister and leader of yisrael beiteinu, to become defense minister. the future role of moshe ya'alon, the current defense minister and former chief of staff to the army, is not clear. leiberman is well-known for his uncompromising and hawkish views.
- Machairoceratops cronusi, a new species of horned dinosaur discovered in southern utah, is thought to have lived around 77 million years ago.
- Google is granted a patent in the usa for an adhesive that it uses to drive its self-driving cars. this adhesive, also known as human flypaper, was designed to reduce injuries from pedestrian accidents by holding the person to car instead of being thrown at impact.
- Egyptair flight 804 crashes into the mediterranean sea while traveling from paris to cairo, killing all on board.
May 19, 2016: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?
Stock market quotes on May 19, 2016:
- ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $88.61
- Apple AAPL: opens at $94.64
- Microsoft MSFT: opens at $50.47
- General Electric GE: opens at $29.33
- International Business Machines IBM: opens at $146.48
Exchange Rates on May 19, 2016:
- 1 USD = 0.8924 EUR
- 1 USD = 109.931 JPY
- 1 USD = 0.6847 GBP
- 1 USD = 1.3832 AUD
- 1 USD = 1.3088 CAD
May 19, 2016: What were the main match results that day?
Futbol Ligi 1 - Football (Turkey)
- Galatasaray - Kayserispor : 6 - 0
- Gaziantepspor - Antalyaspor : 2 - 0
- Genclerbirligi - Eskisehirspor : 3 - 1
- Osmanlispor - Akhisar Belediyespor : 1 - 0
- Sivasspor - Fenerbahce : 2 - 2
May 19, 2016: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 19th is Taurus.
Taurus is the 2nd sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between April 20th and May 20th belong to the Taurus sign: discover Taurus personality and who should a Taurus marry.
Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.
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May 19, 2016: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 19, 2016 is Monkey and the associated element is Fire.
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May 19, 2016: What was the moon phase on that day?
Moon phase
The moon phase on May 19, 2016 was Full Moon.
The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 19, 2016 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.
An observer located in New York City on May 19, 2016 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 97% full, rising at 06:07 pm and setting at 05:07 am.
The previous full moon was on Apr 22, 2016 while the next full moon would come on May 21, 2016.
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Get your map!Who was born on May 19, 2016?
Whose famous birthday is on May 19th?
Famous individuals and celebrities born on May 19th:
- Grace Jones
Grace jones is a jamaican-american singer, actress, and model known for her distinctive voice, androgynous style, and hits like 'pull up to...
- André the Giant
André the giant was a french professional wrestler and actor, known for his enormous size and strength.
- Pete Townshend
British musician, founder of "the who", rock band.
- Jon Kortajarena
Jon kortajarena is a spanish model known for his work with major fashion brands and his appearances in high-profile fashion shows and...
- Nora Ephron
American director, producer, screenwriter and novelist.
- Kevin Garnett
Nba forward (minnesota timberwolves).
- Kyle Eastwood
American singer-bass player and actor.
- Nancy Kwan
Hong kong-american actress and makeup artist.
- Michele Placido
Foggia, italy -- actor (la lupa, poliziotti).
- Jesse Peretz
American filmmaker, seen in "first love, last rites," which was released in june 1998.
May 19, 2016: How old are you if you were born on that day?
You are 7 years 10 months old,
or 94 months and 10 days old,
or 410 weeks and 1 day old,
or 2871 days old,
if you were born on May 19, 2016.How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 19, 2016?
There are 51 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday May 19th 2024.
What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 19, 2016?
You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on May 19, 2016.
May 19, 2016: What famous people died on that day?
Famous people died on May 19, 2016:
- Alan Young
Alan young was a canadian-american actor best known for his role as wilbur post in the television series mister ed.
- Morley Safer
Canadian-born american journalist (b. 1931).
- Aldo Jacovitti
- Carla Bizzarri
- Hugh Honour
- Armando Romeo
- Alexandre Astruc
- Nilo Faldon
- Marco Pannella
- Hu Hongwen
- Cindy Nicholas
- Donald Snelgrove
- John Berry
- Jim Ray Hart
- N. S. Palanisamy
- Laxminarayan Pandey
What famous deaths happened on May 19th?
Famous deaths on May 19th:
- Ronald Colman
British-american actor.
- Henry Corden
American actor and voice artist (born in 1921).
- Naythen Hawthorne
Prominent American novelist known for works like 'The Scarlet Letter'.
- Maymuna Ali
Legendary female boxer and daughter of Muhammad Ali.
- Jaclyne Bouvier Kennedy
Wife of President John F. Kennedy and known for her style and grace.
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady from 1961...
- Jaquelinne Bouvier
Wife of U.S.
May 19, 2016: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
Holidays on May 19, 2016:
- National Hug-Your-Cat Day
- NASCAR Day USA.(2006)
- Commemoration of Pontian Greeks Genocide in Greece.
- Commemoration of Atatnrk, Youth and Sports Day in Turkey (1919).
- Theophilus of Corte
- Pudentiana
- Emiliana
- Ives
- Peter Celestine
- Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church: Dunstan
May 19, 2016: Number 1 song on that day
The number 1 song on May 19, 2016 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week May 16th and May 22nd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).
May 19, 2016: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?
The number 1 song in the USA on May 19, 2016 was One Dance by Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, according to the music chart for the week May 16th and May 22nd.
May 19, 2016: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?
The music chart in the USA on May 19, 2016 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week May 16th and May 22nd. It included the following Top 5 songs:
- Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
- Desiigner - Panda
- Lukas Graham - 7 Years
- Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
- Fifth Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home
May 19, 2016: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?
The number 1 R&B song on May 19, 2016 was One Dance by Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, according to the R&B music chart for the week May 16th and May 22nd.
May 19, 2016: What was the R&B music chart on that day?
The R&B music chart on May 19, 2016 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week May 16th and May 22nd. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:
- Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
- Desiigner - Panda
- Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
- Beyonce - Sorry
- Rihanna - Needed Me
May 19, 2016: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?
The number 1 Latin song on May 19, 2016 was Hasta El Amanecer by Nicky Jam, according to the Latin music chart for the week May 16th and May 22nd.
May 19, 2016: What was the Latin music chart on that day?
The Latin music chart on May 19, 2016 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week May 16th and May 22nd. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:
- Nicky Jam - Hasta El Amanecer
- Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin - Duele El Corazon
- J Balvin - Ginza
- Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga - Solo Con Verte
- Farruko - Obsesionado
May 19, 2016: What were the most popular movies on that day?
The most popular movies on May 19, 2016 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:
May 19, 2016: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
The most popular TV Series on May 19, 2016 were the Televisions Series released on TV close to that day characterized by high ratings, critical acclaim and a large fan base.. They included:
May 19, 2016: What were the bestselling books on that day?
The bestselling books on May 19, 2016 were the literary works published close to that day that have achieved notable commercial success, including:
May 19, 2016: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
The most popular videogames on May 19, 2016 were those that achieved widespread recognition and player engagement close to that day, including:
Who was the US President on May 19, 2016?
On May 19, 2016 the US President was Barack Obama (Democrat).
Who was the UK Prime Minister on May 19, 2016?
On May 19, 2016 the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative).
Who was the Pope on May 19, 2016?
On May 19, 2016 the Pope was Francis.
What is special about May 19th?
May 19th refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 19th day of the month of May. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.
Over the years several events happened on May 19th, such as:
- 2019 - A bus transporting south african nationals was struck by an explosion near giza's grand egyptian museum, egypt. at least 14 people were injured.
- 2018 - Russian military intervention in ukraine: ukraine’s joint forces operation reports that russian-led militants attacked ukrainian troops in donbas 43 times in the last 24 hours. they used artillery systems, 120mm mortars, and 82mm mortars ten times each, but there were no casualties among ukrainian servicemen. two militants have been killed and three more are injured, according to intelligence data.
- 2017 - War in afghanistan: at least 11 people are killed by a roadside bomb in logar province.
What happened in 2016?
2016 was filled with very interesting events such as
- Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A shooting occurs at a Tel Aviv pub, Israel. It leaves two people dead and eight others injured. The gunman was able to escape and perhaps killed his accomplice, an Arab taxi driver. His body was discovered nearby. The shooter was identified by the police as Nisa'at Melkham, a 30-year-old muslim from Ar'ara. He was also searched his house.
- Two people are killed and eight others injured in a shooting at a Tel Aviv pub. The gunman was able to escape and perhaps killed his accomplice, an Arab taxi driver. His body was discovered nearby. The shooter was identified by the police as Nisa'at Melkham, a 30-year-old muslim from Ar'ara. He was also searched his house.
- A 28-foot tall new statue of Jesus, called "Jesus de Greatest", was unveiled at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Abajah village in Nigeria's Imo state. It is the largest known African Jesus statue.
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What was the calendar for May 2016?
May 2016 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with May being the 5th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.