Born in 2019
People born in 2019 turn 7 in 2026. A dollar in 2019 buys what $1.32 buys in September 2026, and about 7.81 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2019
2019
What things cost in 2019
| U.S. average | 2019 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.32 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $2.64 | $3.47 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.40 | $1.84 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.30 | $1.71 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $3.04 | $4.00 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $3.81 | $5.02 | $6.79 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.57 | $0.76 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.14 | $0.18 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $320,250 | $422,069 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $68,700 | $90,542 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $7.25 | $9.55 | $7.25 |
2019 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED.
Who was in charge in 2019
- United States
- Donald Trump (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Theresa May, then Boris Johnson (Prime Minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin (President); Dmitry Medvedev (Prime minister)
- China
- Xi Jinping (General Secretary; paramount leader); Xi Jinping (President); Li Keqiang (Premier)
- France
- Emmanuel Macron (President); Édouard Philippe (Prime minister)
- Germany
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (President); Angela Merkel (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Akihito, then Naruhito (Emperor); Shinzō Abe (Prime minister)
- India
- Ram Nath Kovind (President); Narendra Modi (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2010s (revision 1377187190), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2019 →
No. 1 songs of 2019
- “Thank U, Next” — Ariana Grande (1 week)
- “Without Me” — Halsey (2 weeks)
- “Sunflower” — Post Malone and Swae Lee (1 week)
- “7 Rings” — Ariana Grande (8 weeks)
- “Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (1 week)
- “Sucker” — Jonas Brothers (1 week)
- “Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X (1 week)
- “Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (18 weeks)
- “Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish (1 week)
- “Señorita” — Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello (1 week)
- “Truth Hurts” — Lizzo (7 weeks)
- “Highest in the Room” — Travis Scott (1 week)
- “Someone You Loved” — Lewis Capaldi (3 weeks)
- “Lose You to Love Me” — Selena Gomez (1 week)
- “Circles” — Post Malone (2 weeks)
- “Heartless” — The Weeknd (1 week)
- “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — Mariah Carey (2 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2019, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2019 (Wikipedia revision 1358362072).
Famous people born in 2019
- December 26 – An unnamed female giraffe was born in Chapultupec Zoo, Mexico City. Jirafifíta was born there in March 2019. source
- May 12 — Six Mexican wolf cubs born in Chapultepec Zoo. source
- 21 May – Tengku Ismail Leon Petra, son of Muhammad V of Kelantan and Oksana Voevodina. source
- December 24 – An unnamed black rhino is born at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan. source
- April 10 — Makena and Omondi are the first hienas moteadas (Crocuta crocuta) born in Chapultepec Zoo. source
- 6 May – Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, first child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and grandson of the Prince of Wales. source
- August 3 — Naim and Izem are the two Impala fawns born in the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City. source
- April 2 — Seven antelope fawns, including three lechwe, three indio, and one nyala have been born in Chapultepec Zoo in recent months. source
- 6 May – Prince Archie of Sussex. source
- January 24 – A Pudú (South American deer) in Los Angeles Zoo. source
- March 16 – April the Giraffe gives birth to her fifth calf. source
- November 25 – An unnamed female Southern white rhinoceros was born by artificial semination at the San Diego Zoo. A male, Edward, was born to a different mother in July. Indian rhinoceroses born through artificial insemination in 2019 include Monica (born at Zoo Miami in May) and an unnamed male (born at Buffalo Zoo on June 21). source
- July 12 – An unnamed endangered male Malayan tapir, born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, WA. source
- 15 November – Legarto, Thoroughbred racehorse source
- 28 September – Sharp 'N' Smart, Thoroughbred racehorse source
What happened in 2019
- January 10 – Venezuela enters a presidential crisis as Juan Guaidó and the National Assembly declare incumbent President Nicolás Maduro "illegitimate". source
- January 23 – Venezuelan presidential crisis: Thousands of people protest in favor of disputed interim President Juan Guaidó. Several people are killed, and President Maduro severs U.S. diplomatic ties. source
- January 1 – New Horizons makes a close approach to the Kuiper belt object (KBO) 486958 Arrokoth at 05:33 UTC. source
- 12 January – The 2019 Marrakesh ePrix, a Formula E electric car race, was held at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan in the Agdal district of Marrakesh. source
- 13 March – A site holding between 450 and 600 million barrels of oil is discovered off the Angolan coast by Italian company Eni. source
- 31 January – Seven men are found dead in an apartment block in Tbilisi, apparently as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, leading to further concerns regarding the shortcomings in policy and management of the city's gas infrastructure. source
- 19 February 2019 – The Tajikistan Football Federation announces that the season will consist of Istiklol, Khujand, Kuktosh, Regar-TadAZ, Khatlon, CSKA Pamir, Panjshir and Istaravshan. source
- January 1 – Qatar withdraws from OPEC. source