Talk:May 19

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May 19: Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day in Turkey (1919) Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 1655 – Anglo-Spanish War: England invaded Spanish Jamaica, capturing it a week later. 1743 – French physicist Jean-Pierre Christin published the design of a mercury thermometer using the centigrade scale, with 0 representing the melting point of water and 100 its boiling point. 1828 – The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship in the American South. 1915 – First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties on the attacking Ottoman forces. 2018 – The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (both pictured) took place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, England. Alcuin (d. 804) Claude Vignon (b. 1593) Nora Ephron (b. 1941) John Gorton (d. 2002) More anniversaries: May 18 May 19 May 20

New England's Dark Day

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)

Calendar

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)

Hepatitis Testing Day

? promotions and awareness days not holidays or observances --2607:FEA8:D5DF:1AF0:DD5D:CE11:7C78:B703 (talk) 12:28, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

national asian and pacific islander HIV/AIDS awareness day

another 'awareness' day. gov. office, not holiday or observance. should be deleted --2607:FEA8:D5DF:1AF0:DD5D:CE11:7C78:B703 (talk) 12:49, 19 May 2021 (UTC)