This is our day guide for Thursday May 19th 2016 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on May 19th 2016
Turkiye: Youth and Sports Day
The holiday commemorates Mustafa Kemal's landing at Samsun on 19 May 1919, which is regarded as the beginning of the Turkish War of Independence| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for May 19th 2016 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 140 of 2016 | |
| 226 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 20 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1999 - Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace opens in America. Many 30-something males begin openly weeping in the streets: 'Why?! Whyyyy!?' | |
| 1935 - Thomas Edward Lawrence, aka Lawrence of Arabia, dies. | |
| 1925 - Malcolm X - Spiritual Leader is born. | |
| 1897 - Oscar Wilde is released from prison. |
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