The almanac
The 2019 Edition
Limited to about 139 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2019. About 132 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2019
- The first picture of a black holeA worldwide telescope network revealed the dark heart of galaxy Messier 87.April 10 · Source: European Southern Observatory
- Old Town Road hit No. 1Lil Nas X's country rap song started a record-setting run atop the Hot 100.April 13 · Source: Billboard
- Avengers: Endgame openedMarvel's heroes made their last stand against Thanos in a three-hour finale.April 26 · Source: The Numbers
- USA won another Women's World CupThe Americans beat the Netherlands 2 to 0 in Lyon, France.July 7 · Source: RSSSF
- Truth Hurts reached No. 1Lizzo's song climbed to the top of the Hot 100 two years after its release.September 7 · Source: Billboard
- Google reported a quantum computing milestoneGoogle said its Sycamore chip did in 200 seconds what a supercomputer would need 10,000 years for.October 23 · Source: Google
- Pokemon Sword and Shield came outThe first main Pokemon games for Nintendo Switch were released.November · Source: The Pokemon Company
No. 1 songs of 2019
- Thank U, NextAriana Grande · first week at No. 1: January 5, 2019
- Without MeHalsey · first week at No. 1: January 12, 2019
- Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)Post Malone & Swae Lee · first week at No. 1: January 19, 2019
- 7 RingsAriana Grande · first week at No. 1: February 2, 2019
- ShallowLady Gaga & Bradley Cooper · first week at No. 1: March 9, 2019
- SuckerJonas Brothers · first week at No. 1: March 16, 2019
- Old Town RoadLil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus · first week at No. 1: April 13, 2019
- Bad GuyBillie Eilish · first week at No. 1: August 24, 2019
- SenoritaShawn Mendes & Camila Cabello · first week at No. 1: August 31, 2019
- Truth HurtsLizzo · first week at No. 1: September 7, 2019
- HIGHEST IN THE ROOMTravis Scott · first week at No. 1: October 19, 2019
- Someone You LovedLewis Capaldi · first week at No. 1: November 2, 2019
- Lose You To Love MeSelena Gomez · first week at No. 1: November 9, 2019
- CirclesPost Malone · first week at No. 1: November 30, 2019
- HeartlessThe Weeknd · first week at No. 1: December 14, 2019
- All I Want For Christmas Is YouMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: December 21, 2019
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2019. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2019
- Older than the PlayStation 5The PlayStation 5 went on sale in the US and six other markets on November 12, 2020.
- Older than the Perseverance roverNASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021.
- Older than the first flight on MarsNASA's Ingenuity helicopter made the first powered flight on another planet on April 19, 2021.
- Older than the Webb telescopeThe James Webb Space Telescope was launched on December 25, 2021.
- Younger than Pokémon GOPokémon GO was released (month only; the day is not given by the source) on July 1, 2016.
- Younger than the Pluto flybyNASA's New Horizons became the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto on July 14, 2015.
- Younger than the Apple WatchThe Apple Watch went on sale on April 24, 2015.