Talk:May 19
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May 19: Armed Forces Day in the United States (2007); Youth and Sports Day in Turkey.
- 1536 - Anne Boleyn (pictured), the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII of England, was beheaded for adultery at the Tower of London.
- 1643 - "The Great Condé" scored a decisive victory at the Battle of Rocroi in the Thirty Years' War.
- 1649 - The Rump Parliament passed an act to formally establish the Commonwealth of England.
- 1802 - The Légion d'honneur was first instituted by Napoléon Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic.
- 1922 - The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union was founded.
Recent days: May 18 – May 17 – May 16
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The anomalous phenomenon article could become a home for the May 19, 1780 event: 'Never-explained complete darkness, in Eastern Canada and the New England states at 2 pm.', which Benjamin Franklin hypothesized came from volcanic eruptions in Iceland. But right now this article is too heavily slanted toward the paranormal. Any other articles where this event could be placed? Ancheta Wis 13:19, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC)
65.5.128.20 has added the day of each event in the Events section. The day is given according to the Gregorian Calendar, or Proleptic Gregorian Calendar for dates prior to the calendar changes. I suspect some of the event dates are Julian Calendar dates, therefore the day is wrong in these cases. I'm trying to confirm some of the dates as being Julian or Gregorian. In the mean time, what's the view on having the day indicated? My personal view is that we shouldn't have it in this particular area of Wikipedia. Arcturus 21:59, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
