On May 19, 2006, the first-ever video game to be nominated for a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) award was 'The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion'.

On May 19, 1991, former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during an election rally.

On May 19, 1969, the first-ever human to orbit the Earth, Yuri Gagarin, was honored with a 50th anniversary stamp in the Soviet Union.