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What happened in history on this day: May 19?
On May 19 in ...
- 1905 - Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champion.
- 1909 - Jack Johnson fights Jack O'Brien to no decision in six rounds for boxing title.
- 1910 - Cleveland Naps' Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Washington Senators 5-4 in 11 innings.
- 1918 - Washington D.C.'s first Sunday game, Washington Senators beat Cleveland Indians 1-0 in 18 innings.
- 1923 - 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4.
- 1928 - 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4.
- 1929 - Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium, New York; two people crushed to death.
- 1935 - NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936.
- 1942 - Boston Braves' Paul Waner is third National League player to get 3,000 hits (Anson and Wagner).
- 1945 - Start of the first Victory Test Cricket between England and Australia Services.
- 1951 - 77th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4.
- 1955 - Atkinson and Depeiaza make 347 stand for 7th wkt West Indies versus Australia.
- 1956 - 82nd Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Fabius wins in 1:58.4.
- 1956 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Dale Long hits 9th-inning homerun, first homerun in eight straight games.
- 1960 - Juan Marichal debuts as San Francisco Giants' pitcher, beats Philadelphia Phillies on one-hitter.
- 1962 - 88th Preakness: John Rotz aboard Greek Money wins in 1:56.2.
- 1962 - Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's National League hit record with 3,431.
- 1963 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open.
- 1965 - West Ham United wins 5th Europe Cup II.
- 1968 - Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting ten in six consecutive games.
- 1973 - 99th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:54.4.
- 1974 - NHL Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2.
- 1976 - Liverpool wins 5th UEFA Cup at Bridge.
- 1979 - 105th Preakness: Ron Franklin aboard Spectacular Bid wins in 1:54.2.
- 1979 - After a bitter six-week strike, the major league umpires return to work.
- 1981 - Pittsburgh Pirates' Jim Bibby gives up a leadoff single to Atlanta Braves' Terry Harper, then retires the next 27 batters.
- 1982 - IFK Göteborg wins 11th UEFA Cup at Göteborg, Sweden.
- 1984 - Pat LaFontaine scores two goals within 22 seconds in an NHL playoff game.
- 1984 - NHL Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders, 4 games to 1.
- 1984 - 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero Junior aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6.
- 1985 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic.
- 1988 - Boston Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's number 1.
- 1990 - 116th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Summer Squall wins in 1:53.6.
- 1991 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic.
- 1991 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Centel Senior Golf Challenge.
- 1992 - Ric Flair wins NWA wrestling title.
- 1993 - Juventus wins 22th UEFA Cup at Torino.
- 2004 - Brad Thompson breaks a 97-year-old minor league record set by pitching 57 consecutive scoreless innings.
- 2007 - The 126th FA Cup Final is held, the first at the new Wembley Stadium. Chelsea defeat Manchester United 1-0.
- 2008 - The Detroit Red Wings defeat the Dallas Stars 4-1 in Game six to advance to the NHL Stanley Cup final game.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL Western Conference 2nd Round, game 2: Saint Louis Blues beats Colorado Avalanche by score 4-1, series tied 1-1.
- 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 2nd Round, game 2: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Florida Panthers by score 2-1, leading series 2-0.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Texas Rangers by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Chicago Cubs by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Seattle Mariners by score 12-6.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Kansas City Royals by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Cleveland Guardians by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats New York Yankees by score 9-6.
Births of sports figures on May 19
- 1874 - Birth of Gilbert Laird Jessop; cricket player (The Croucher).
- 1904 - Birth of Sven Thofelt in Sweden; pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1928).
- 1910 - Birth of Alan Melville; cricket player (graceful South African batsman 1938-49).
- 1919 - Birth of Betty Jameson in Norman, Oklahoma, USA; LPGA golfer (1947 US Women's Open).
- 1928 - Birth of Anthony C B Chapman in England; sports car builder/autoracer (Formula One).
- 1936 - Birth of Elisabeth Schwartz in Austria; pairs figure skater (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1954 - Birth of Rick Cerone in Newark, New Jersey, USA; catcher (New York Yankees/Boston Red Sox/New York Mets/Montreal Expos).
- 1955 - Birth of Ed Whitson; pitcher (New York Yankees, San Diego Padres).
- 1956 - Birth of Althea Gwyn; Women's Professional Basketball League center (New York Stars).
- 1957 - Birth of Bill Laimbeer; NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons).
- 1961 - Birth of Lisa Rathgber in Hillsboro, Illinois, USA; bowler (LPBT Rookie of Year 1980).
- 1961 - Birth of Lisa Wagner; bowler (3-time LPBT Player of Year, Bowler of Decade).
- 1964 - Birth of Michael Dean Standly in Abilene, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1993 Freeport-McMoRan).
- 1965 - Birth of Edward Odumbe; cricket player (Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup).
- 1966 - Birth of Keith Jennings; NFL tight end (Chicago Bears).
- 1966 - Birth of Marc Bureau in Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada; NHL center (Montreal Canadiens).
- 1967 - Birth of John Friesz; NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1967 - Birth of Turk Wendell in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA; pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
- 1968 - Birth of James Parrish; NFL outside linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1968 - Birth of Mark Janssens in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada; NHL center (Hartford Whalers).
- 1968 - Birth of Paul Justin; NFL quarterback (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1969 - Birth of Cecile Ulbrich Tucker in Warren, Maine, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of David Wharton in Warminster, Pennsylvania, USA; American Olympic swimmer (Olympics-silver-1988).
- 1969 - Birth of Kevin Scott; WLAF cornerback (Scotland Claymores).
- 1969 - Birth of Richard Dumas; NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers).
- 1971 - Birth of Darryl Morrison; NFL safety (Washington Redskins).
- 1971 - Birth of Lori Ann Mundt in Yorkton, Saskatchawan, Canada; volleyball player (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Ronald Williams; Canadian Football League running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1972 - Birth of Willie Brown; NFL/WLAF linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, Rhein Fire).
- 1973 - Birth of Andreas Johansson in Hofors, Sweden; NHL forward (Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders).
- 1976 - Birth of Kevin Garnett; NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves).
- 1980 - Birth of Dean Heffernan; Australian football player (Central Coast Mariners).
Deaths of sports figures on May 19
- 1890 - Gus Kempis, cricket player (South Africa's first Test), dies of fever at age 24.
- 1903 - Arthur Shrewsbury, cricket player (1277 runs at 35 47 in 23 Tests), dies.
- 1924 - Billy Zulch, cricket player (South Africa batsman scored two Test centuries), dies.
- 1978 - George Gladstone, cricket player (one Test West Indies versus England 1930), dies.
- 1993 - S W Sohoni, cricket player (4 Tests for India), dies.
- 1994 - Luis Ocana Span, cyclist (Tour de France 1973), commits suicide at age 48.
- 2014 - Death of Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver (born 1926).
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