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May 19 Holidays

May 19 Daily Holidays in 2025

National May Ray Day
Fun

National May Ray Day

Celebrate National May Ray Day with sunshine, good vibes, and lots of fun - make the most of this special day!
World Baking Day
Special Interest

World Baking Day

Whisk up some joy this World Baking Day! Unleash your creativity in the kitchen, bake something delicious and share the sweetness with loved ones.
National Devil’s Food Cake Day
Food & Beverage

National Devil’s Food Cake Day

Indulge in the rich and decadent flavors of National Devil's Food Cake Day with our top-rated recipes and tips for the ultimate dessert experience.
Pentecost
Religious

Pentecost

Celebrate Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit! It's a day of joy, renewal, and spiritual empowerment in the Christian calendar.
Plant Something Day
Special Interest

Plant Something Day

Plant Something Day is the perfect opportunity to get your hands dirty and make a positive impact on the environment - let's grow together!
National Barber Mental Health Awareness Day
Health

National Barber Mental Health Awareness Day

Show your support for National Barber Mental Health Awareness Day - learn more about mental health resources and help make a difference today!
World Family Doctor Day
Appreciation

World Family Doctor Day

On World Family Doctor Day, let's honor the healthcare heroes who take care of our loved ones with dedication and compassion. Thank you, doctors!
Frog Jumping Jubilee Day
Animal

Frog Jumping Jubilee Day

Hop into the fun on Frog Jumping Jubilee Day! Join in on the festivities and see who has the best leaping skills. Ribbit, ribbit - let's go!
Whit Sunday
Religious

Whit Sunday

Celebrate Whit Sunday! Embrace the joy and jubilation as we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit. Let it renew and uplift your spirit.
World IBD Day
Health

World IBD Day

Join the fight against inflammatory bowel disease on World IBD Day and raise awareness for those living with this chronic condition.
Malcolm X Day
Cultural

Malcolm X Day

Honor the legacy and impact of Malcolm X on this special day dedicated to his contributions towards civil rights and social justice.
Stepmother’s Day
Special Interest

Stepmother’s Day

Celebrate Stepmother's Day and honor the exceptional women who step up to love, guide and nurture. Their unique role makes our families complete!
Celebrate Your Elected Officials Day
Federal

Celebrate Your Elected Officials Day

It's time to show some love for our elected officials on Celebrate Your Elected Officials Day - thank them for their hard work and dedication!
International AIDS Candlelight Memorial
Health

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

Join us in lighting a candle for International AIDS Candlelight Memorial — remembering those we have lost and standing with those still fighting.

2025 Monthly Holidays that include May 19

National Pet Month
Animal

National Pet Month

Show your furry friends some extra love this National Pet Month - dedicate the month to spoiling them with special treats, toys, and cuddles!
Mental Health Awareness Month
Health

Mental Health Awareness Month

Take care of your mental health this month - join us as we raise awareness and support those struggling with mental illness.
Military Appreciation Month
Federal

Military Appreciation Month

Show your support for our service members this Military Appreciation Month - honor them with donations, thank you notes, and more!
Zombie Awareness Month
Arts & Entertainment

Zombie Awareness Month

Don't be caught unprepared for Zombie Awareness Month - brush up on your zombie survival skills and get ready to take on the undead!
National Duckling Month
Animal

National Duckling Month

Get ready to quack up all month long for National Duckling Month! From adorable videos to fun facts, we've got everything you need to celebrate these fluffy little creatures.
National Hamburger Month
Food & Beverage

National Hamburger Month

Sink your teeth into the juiciest month of the year - National Hamburger Month! Get ready to indulge in all kinds of mouthwatering burgers.
Be Kind to Animals Month
Animal

Be Kind to Animals Month

Show love and compassion to our furry friends this Be Kind to Animals Month - adopt, volunteer, donate or simply spread awareness!
Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
Health

Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

Join in on Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month and help spread awareness, understanding, and support for those affected by the disorder.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Cause

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month and honor the immense contributions of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders to our culture and society!
National Barbecue Month
Food & Beverage

National Barbecue Month

Fire up the grill and get ready to savor the flavors of National Barbecue Month with mouthwatering recipes, tips, and tricks for the ultimate BBQ experience!
Lupus Awareness Month
Health

Lupus Awareness Month

Join us in raising awareness for Lupus during Lupus Awareness Month - help spread the word and support those affected by this difficult disease.
Jewish American Heritage Month
Religious

Jewish American Heritage Month

Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month by learning about the culture, history, and achievements of the Jewish community in America!
National Strawberry Month
Food & Beverage

National Strawberry Month

Get ready to indulge in all things strawberry during National Strawberry Month! From desserts to drinks, we've got you covered with delicious recipes and exciting events.
ALS Awareness Month
Health

ALS Awareness Month

Let's join together to raise awareness for ALS during ALS Awareness Month! Let's spread the word and help find a cure today!
Better Speech and Hearing Month
Health

Better Speech and Hearing Month

Celebrate Better Speech and Hearing Month by learning more about communication disorders, hearing loss prevention, and speech therapy treatments!
National Salad Month
Food & Beverage

National Salad Month

Get ready to crunch your way through National Salad Month with our delicious and nutritious recipes that will make you love salads even more!
Small Business Month
Special Interest

Small Business Month

It's time to support local and celebrate Small Business Month - discover unique products, services, and experiences while helping your community thrive!
Date Your Mate Month
Relationship

Date Your Mate Month

Spice up your relationship this Date Your Mate Month with fun date ideas, heartfelt gestures, and quality time together. Keep the love alive!

2025 Famous Birthdays on May 19

<div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/grace-jones" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/c1f23a67-7f94-4922-621d-b47fbc6f8900/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Grace Jones" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Pop Singer</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/grace-jones" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Grace Jones</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/sam-smith" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/6a8d30ee-b20c-435e-317d-6288c6309f00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Sam Smith" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Pop Singer</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/sam-smith" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Sam Smith</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/nikocado-avocado" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/d7a91aff-3e55-4de3-1c5b-74e1fe3b9200/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Nikocado Avocado" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">YouTube Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/nikocado-avocado" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Nikocado Avocado</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/kim-zolciak" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/a5e17050-dda3-4681-a1eb-965adf879700/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Kim Zolciak" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Reality Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/kim-zolciak" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Kim Zolciak</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/kelly-rizzo" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/5fd514ec-3f7c-4a58-440f-5898d8ab5a00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Kelly Rizzo" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Blogger</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/kelly-rizzo" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Kelly Rizzo</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/malcolm-x" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/de5a9993-d751-42c1-f99f-016d5924b400/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Malcolm X" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Religious Leader</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/malcolm-x" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Malcolm X</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/marshmello" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/2e23c29a-8044-4574-5cd8-c8170545dd00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Marshmello" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">DJ</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/marshmello" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Marshmello</h3></a></div></div></div></div>

Historical Events on May 19

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>639</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Emperor Taizong Assaulted</div><div class='timeline-text'>Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen launched an attack on Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>715</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Pope Gregory II Elected</div><div class='timeline-text'>Pope Gregory II is chosen to lead the Catholic Church.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1051</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Royal French-Russian Union</div><div class='timeline-text'>Henry I of France and Anne of Kiev, a Rus' princess, are married, signifying an important union between the nations.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1535</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Jacques Cartier's Second Voyage</div><div class='timeline-text'>French explorer Jacques Cartier embarked on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two kidnapped sons.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1780</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Phenomenon of Dark Day</div><div class='timeline-text'>New England's Dark Day occurred, a unique event where the day sky darkened over the New England states and parts of Canada.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1802</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Napoleon Founders Legion of Honour</div><div class='timeline-text'>Napoleon Bonaparte established the Legion of Honour, the highest French order for military and civil merits.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1911</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Parks Canada Formed</div><div class='timeline-text'>Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is created under the Department of the Interior.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1961</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Venera 1 Venus Flyby</div><div class='timeline-text'>Venera 1, a spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union, becomes the first man-made object to pass by another planet, Venus.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1986</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Firearm Owners Protection Act Established</div><div class='timeline-text'>U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Firearm Owners Protection Act into law, providing regulations over the sale and transfer of firearms.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2018</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Royal Wedding of Prince Harry</div><div class='timeline-text'>Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor, attracting a global audience of 1.9 billion.</div></div></div>

FAQs

What holiday is May 19?
Mark your calendars for May 19th, a day brimming with diverse and meaningful celebrations! From honoring the legacy of Malcolm X to delighting in the decadence of National Devil’s Food Cake Day, there's something for everyone. Embrace the community spirit with Whit Sunday and Pentecost, show appreciation for family doctors worldwide, or support awareness on World IBD Day and International AIDS Candlelight Memorial. Get outdoors and plant something, or indulge your sweet tooth on World Baking Day. This day is a beautiful blend of reflection, appreciation, and joyous festivities!