May 19th, 2012, fell on a Saturday. Day 140 of 2012. Decade: 2010s.
8 years, 0 months and 18 days have passed since May 19th, 2012.
On This Date
Events that occurred on May 19th, 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 May 19th, 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 May 19th, 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.
Bad Luck Brian.
The "Advice Animal" meme "Bad Luck Brian" was extremely popular during this period of time. The meme was born in January of 2012 and it peaked in popularity in June of 2012.
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.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
This date fell on a weekend.
8 years, 0 months and 18 days have passed since May 19th, 2012.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 20 of 2012.
Leap Year: 2012 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Age: Anyone born on May 19th, 2012, will be 8 years of age.
People born in 2012 belong to the "Generation Z" generation.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1337382000.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around May 19th, 2012:
April 20th, 2012: 127 people die when Bhoja Air Flight 213 crashes near near Rawalpindi in Pakistan.
April 24th, 2012: Football: Chelsea hand Barcelona a shock defeat in the semi-finals of the Champions League
April 27th, 2012: Football: Pep Guardiola announces that he will be stepping down as the manager of Barcelona
Barack Obama was the President of the United States on May 19th, 2012.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on May 19th, 2012 was probably conceived around the 10th of August, 2011. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 19th, 2012 is the 26th of February, 2013. (Rough Estimate).
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.
19th of May
Events that have occurred on the 19th of May:
May 19th, 2019: The last episode of Game of Thrones is aired.
May 19th, 1984: Everton win the FA Cup final after a 2-0 victory over Watford.
May 19th, 1994: Former First Lady Jackie Kennedy dies from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
May 19th, 1995: Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) is released in cinemas.
May 19th, 1997: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are married.
May 19th, 1999: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is released.
May 19th, 2002: The last episode of The X-Files is aired on television.
May 19th, 2003: Rapper Camoflauge is shot dead in Savannah, Georgia.
May 19th, 2005: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) is released.
May 19th, 2006: The movie The Da Vinci Code (2006) is released.
May 19th, 2007: Chelsea win the FA Cup after a late goal from Didier Drogba in Extra Time secures a 1-0 victory over Manchester United.
May 19th, 2013: Football: Paul Scholes plays his final game for Manchester United.
May 19th, 2015: Sawyer Fredericks wins the eight season of The Voice.
May 19th, 2018: Chelsea win the FA Cup after defeating Manchester United 1-0.
May 19th, 2018: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are married.
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about May 19th, 2012.
2,940 days have passed since this date.
254,016,000 seconds have passed since the May 19th, 2012.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 296,352,000 times.
Since May 19th, 2012, earth has travelled approximately 131,072,256,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 42,336,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 21,845,376 steps. That's about 9,709 miles!
Since this date, 3,048,192 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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