The 19th of May, 2012, fell on a Saturday. Day 140 of 2012. Decade: 2010s.
7 years, 8 months and 5 days have passed since the 19th of May, 2012.
On This Date
Events that occurred on the 19th of May, 2012:
The 2012 UEFA Champions League Final takes place between Bayern Munich of Germany and Chelsea of England. Chelsea win on penalties.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 19th of May, 2012:
United States: Somebody That I Used To Know - Gitye ft Kimbra
United Kingdom: R.I.P. - Rita Ora ft Tinie Tempah
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "The Avengers" was at the top of the box office on this date.
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 19th of May, 2012.
Argo
The movie "Argo" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2012.
2012 in movies.
Popular movies in 2012 included The Avengers, Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Ice Age: Continental Drift, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, The Amazing Spider-Man, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, The Hunger Games, Men in Black 3, Argo, Django Unchained, Lincoln and 21 Jump Street.
Time Person of the Year 2012
US President Barack Obama is named as the Time Person of Year in 2012.
2012 in music.
Popular music artists in 2012 included Adele, David Guetta, Kelly Clarkson, Nicki Minaj, The Wanted, Gotye, Flo Rida, Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, One Direction, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, Fun, Maroon 5, Alex Clare, Bruno Mars and The Lumineers.
Gotye - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye (featuring Kimbra) would go on to win a Grammy for 2012's Record of the Year.
Instagram
The website Instagram is continuing to grow in popularity. Throughout 2012, the social media site rose from 20 million active users to 100 million active users.
Call Me Maybe
The song "Call Me Maybe" by singer Carly Rae Jepsen is being lip synched and parodied by everyone; from celebrities to military units and NFL cheerleaders!
Eurovision 2012
The 2012 Eurovision song contest is held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Sweden win the contest with the song "Euphoria" by Loreen.
The Avengers.
Superhero movie "The Avengers" was being played in movie theaters at the time. The movie went on to gross over $1.5 billion dollars.
Facebook IPO
Facebook joins the stock market when it holds its IPO on Friday, the 18th of May, 2012.
Celebrity Birthdays
Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 19th of May:
19th of May, 2007: Chelsea win the FA Cup after a late goal from Didier Drogba in Extra Time secures a 1-0 victory over Manchester United.
19th of May, 2013: Football: Paul Scholes plays his final game for Manchester United.
19th of May, 2018: Chelsea win the FA Cup after defeating Manchester United 1-0.
Television
TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.
Breaking Bad - Series about a high school chemistry teacher who becomes a drug dealer after he is diagnosed with lung cancer.
How I Met Your Mother - Sictom starring Neil Patrick Harris.
The Office - The US version of The Office, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott.
House - Medical drama starring Hugh Laurie.
Desperate Housewives - TV show about housewives living in suburban America.
CSI: NY - New York City version spin-off of the CSI franchise.
Two and a Half Men - Starring Charlie Sheen.
Dora the Explorer - Kid's TV series.
Futurama - Animated series.
Computer Games
Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.
Diablo III - An action RPG game.
Mass Effect 3 - Sci-fi role-playing game. Although the game itself was well-received, the ending of the game was considered by many to be sub-par.
DayZ (mod) - An open-world Zombie survival game that is built on Arma 2.
Saints Row: The Third - Open world adventure game.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Open world RPG that was developed by Bethesda Game Studios.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - The third game in the Modern Warfare series. Developed by Infinity Ward. Contained multiplayer maps such as Dome and Hardhat.
Battlefield 3 - FPS game developed by DICE.
Batman: Arkham City - Action-adventure game that is set in the Batman universe.
Gears of War 3 - Sci-fi first-person-shooter game that was released on the XBox 360.
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 19th of May, 2012.
2,805 days have passed since this date.
242,355,600 seconds have passed since the 19th of May, 2012.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 282,748,200 times.
Since the 19th of May, 2012, earth has travelled approximately 125,055,489,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 40,392,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 20,842,582 steps. That's about 9,263 miles!
Since this date, 2,908,267 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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