Here are some notable events that happened on May 19 throughout history:

1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was executed at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest, and treason.

1608 – Matthias von Habsburg's army reached Lieben, at Prague.

1649 – England was declared a Commonwealth, making it a republic for the next 11 years.

1802 – Napoleon Bonaparte founded the Legion of Honour, France’s highest order of merit.

1935 – T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, passed away.

1962 – Marilyn Monroe famously sang “Happy Birthday” to U.S. President John F. Kennedy