Historical Events for 19th May 2026

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1793 - Netherlands captures French island of St Maarten (held until 1795)
1992 - Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the face in an altercation over an affair with her husband, in Massapequa, New York
1993 - Boeing 727 crashes into mountain at Medellín, Colombia, kills 132
1993 - Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 3,500 for 1st time (3,500.03)
1995 - World's youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, 17, graduates from Mount Sinai
2012 - UEFA Champions League Final, Munich: Chelsea beats Bayern Munich, 4-3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time; Blues' first title
2013 - Sweden defeats Switzerland to win the 2013 World Ice Hockey Championship
2021 - New York City begins re-opening after 423 days (March 2020) with the COVID-19 death toll at 33,000

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