May 19th Anniversaries

Santo Domingo.- The events of May 19th are marked by important historical events and international celebrations that left their mark on world history. Below are the main events of May 19th:

• World Family Doctor Day.
• World Breast Milk Donation Day.
• World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day.
• World Fair Play Day.

Saint's Day: Saint Peter Celestine, Claudia and Alejandra.

National: May 19th Anniversaries

• 1849: General Pedro Santana lays siege to the city of Santo Domingo and urges President Manuel Jiménez to resign.
• 1855: A law stipulates that there must be a mayor in each town, village, city or military post, to administer justice.
• 1861: Spain accepts the re-annexation of Santo Domingo to its domain, promoted by General Pedro Santana.
• 1924: The Senate approves a constitutional reform that is sent and approved by the Chamber of Deputies.
• 1962: The government enacts the Income Tax Law.
• -The Telephone Workers Union (S.T.T.) is established.
• 1965: Colonel Rafael Fernández Domínguez and others die in "Operation Lazo" while trying to take the National Palace.
• 1978: Rafael Corporán de los Santos is arrested for alleged illegal printing of PRD ballots.
• -Government orders the withdrawal of military troops from the JCE.
• 1979: Rafael Molina Ureña reveals a conspiratorial meeting against the Triumvirate in 1964.
• 1993: Presidential helicopter makes an emergency landing near Villa Altagracia.
• 2005: Attorney General's Office accuses 18 former officials of irregularities in the allocation of greenhouses.
• 2008: Miguel Vargas Maldonado accuses Leonel Fernández of buying elections with public funds.
• 2009: Leonel Fernández and Miguel Vargas Maldonado agree to modify seven articles of the Constitution.
• 2015: Senate approves bill on Popular Legislative Initiative.
• 2020: Public Health reports 13,223 cases and 441 deaths from COVID-19.
• 2021: Executive Branch suspends Luis Maisichell Dicent, administrator of the National Lottery.
• -Dominican and Haitian Foreign Ministries agree to a meeting regarding the Masacre River canal.
• 2022: JCE brings 12 Haitian citizens to justice for fraudulently obtaining Dominican nationality.
• 2023: The Washington Times accuses Luis Abinader of "falling into the hands of China".

Internacionales: Efemérides del 19 de mayo

• 1381: John I of Castile submits to the Pope of Avignon.
• 1536: Anne Boleyn is beheaded.
• 1643: English colonies in America form the New England Confederation.
• 1655: English corsairs capture Jamaica.
• 1837: Argentina declares war on Bolivia.
• 1850: Narciso López takes Cárdenas and raises the Cuban flag for the first time.
• 1978: French and Belgian paratroopers intervene in Zaire.
• 2000: Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe create the largest transnational protected natural area.
• 2001: Arab League suspends relations with Israel due to aggressions in Gaza and the West Bank.
• 2002: 32 European environmental parties announce a single candidacy for the European Parliament.
• 2004: U.S. launches military operation in Iraq, 41 people die (conflicting versions as to whether they were insurgents or civilians at a wedding).
• 2008: Guerrilla "Karina" of the FARC surrenders.
• 2018: Cubana de Aviación plane crashes, at least 110 people die.
• 2020: U.S. Navy issues warning to foreign ships.
• -Brazil registers a new record of deaths from COVID-19: 1,179 in 24 hours.
• 2021: Colonial Pipeline confirms payment of US$4.4 million for cyberattack.
• -Israel reports destruction of 100 km of Hamas tunnels.
• 2022: U.S. Senate approves US$40,000 million in aid to Ukraine.
• -In Ukraine, Vadim Shishimarin becomes the first Russian soldier tried for war crimes.

Births: May 19th Anniversaries

• 1890: Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnamese politician, revolutionary, president, and poet.
• 1925: Malcolm X, African-American anti-racist leader; assassinated.
• 1932: Diego Jaramillo, Catholic priest and Colombian television presenter.
• 1962: Marcos Witt, evangelical pastor and American singer.
• 1965: Fernando Ponce de León (flutist), was a Spanish flutist and bagpiper. Recognized mainly for having been a member of the Spanish folk metal band, Mägo de Oz.
• 1981: Mariano Chiesa, Argentine announcer, singer, and voice actor.

Deaths: May 19th Anniversaries

• 1125: Vladimir II Monomakh, Slavic sovereign who held the title of Grand Prince of Kiev.
• 1961: Vasily Zaitsev, Soviet aviation ace, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
• 1994: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American First Lady.
• 2015: Manuel Molina Jiménez, flamenco guitarist, singer and Spanish composer.
• 2024: Ebrahim Raisi, faqih and Iranian politician; President of Iran between 2021 and 2024.