May 19th (1961) was a Friday. It's the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 226 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 19th May, 1961
» Venera program: 'Venera 1' becomes the first man-made object to fly-by another planet by passing Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data).
» At Silchar Railway Station, Assam, 11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in the Bengali Language Movement Legacy e.g Bengali Language Movement.
Famous Birthdays on May 19 in 1961
» Gregory Poirier, American director, producer, and screenwriter
» Wayne Van Dorp, Canadian ice hockey player
May 19th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Calocerus (Eastern Orthodox Church)
» Dunstan (commemoration, Anglicanism)
» Ivo of Kermartin
» Joaquina Vedruna de Mas
» Maria Bernarda Bütler
» Pope Celestine V called Peter Celestine
» Pudentiana (Roman Catholic Church)
» May 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Turkey, Northern Cyprus)
» Greek genocide Political known as Greek Genocide Remembrance Day (Greece)