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This is a list of selected May 19 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
1536Anne Boleyn, the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII of England, was beheaded at the Tower of London for adultery, incest, and high treason. appears on January 25
1643Thirty Years' War: The French, led by Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, scored a decisive victory against the Spanish in Rocroi, France. refimprove
1649 – The Rump Parliament passed an act to formally establish the Commonwealth of England. refimprove
1802Napoléon Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic, established the Légion d'honneur order (pictured) as a reward to commend civilians and soldiers. refimprove
1848 – Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that was previously signed to end the Mexican–American War, officially ceding present-day California, Nevada, Utah, and other territory to the United States. refimprove
1919Mustafa Kemal Atatürk traveled to Samsun to establish the Turkish National Movement to resist the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, marking the start of the Turkish War of Independence. need more footnotes
1922 – The Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union, a mass pioneer movement for children of age 10–15, was founded. refimprove
1971 – The Soviet unmanned spacecraft Mars 2 was launched, eventually becoming the first human artifact to impact the surface of Mars. unreferenced

Eligible

May 19: Greek Genocide Remembrance Day in Greece; Sanja Matsuri begins in Tokyo (2012); Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day in Turkey; Ho Chi Minh's birthday in Vietnam; Armed Forces Day in the United States (2012)

Arthur, Prince of Wales, in 1501

  • 1780 – A combination of thick smoke, fog, and heavy cloud cover caused darkness to fall on parts of Canada and the New England area of the United States by noon.
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