What happend on 19th May

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20.05
2005

Clarence Richard Silva, Bishop-elect of Honolulu, retreats to Kalaupapa to pray at the onset of his episcopal ministry

1991

Willy T. Ribbs becomes the first African-American driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.

1987

The Berillsemann was born.

1971

Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.

1964

Vietnam War: The United States Air Force begins Operation Yankee Team.

1962

A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's infamous rendition of Happy Birthday. Thirty-four years later, John F. Kennedy, Jr. had actress Drew Barrymore pose as Monroe for the cover of George magazine with the heading "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" in honor of then-President Bill Clinton turning 50.

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 data).

1943

World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt set Monday, May 1, 1944 as the date for the cross-English Channel landing (D-Day would later be delayed over a month due to bad weather).

1932

The gangster film Scarface: The Shame of a Nation opens at the Rialto Theater in Los Angeles, California.

1922

Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union is established.