Look Back To 2019: What Happened That Year
A cricket World Cup final nobody could believe and a December election.
Here's 2019 in full - the music, the news, the screen, the sport and the ordinary details. Good for a birthday card, a party quiz round or a reminiscence session.
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In the charts in 2019
- 'Someone You Loved' by Lewis Capaldi was the year's best-selling single.
- Ladbaby took a second Christmas number one with 'I Love Sausage Rolls'.
- Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' showed how far streaming and TikTok could carry a record.
In the news in 2019
- Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July and won a large majority in the December election.
- Brexit was delayed twice during the year.
- Notre-Dame in Paris caught fire in April.
- Greta Thunberg and school climate strikes were a regular news story.
On screen in 2019
- Avengers: Endgame and Joker were the films of the year.
- Chernobyl and Fleabag's second series were the dramas everyone talked about.
- Disney+ launched in the United States and came to the UK the following March.
In sport in 2019
- England won the Cricket World Cup at Lord's on 14 July on boundary countback after a tied super over.
- Ben Stokes then won the Headingley Ashes Test almost single-handedly in August.
- Liverpool won the Champions League in Madrid.
Everyday life in 2019
- TikTok became the fastest-growing app among teenagers.
- Extinction Rebellion protests closed parts of central London in April.
- Contactless and phone payments became the default in shops.
If you were born in 2019
- Anyone born in 2019 is the last of the 2010s and was a baby through the first lockdown.
- They were born the summer England won the Cricket World Cup.
- Anyone born in 2019 turns 30 in 2049, 40 in 2059, 50 in 2069, 60 in 2079 and 70 in 2089.
- For a milestone card, the strongest line is usually the number one from the week they were born rather than the year's biggest events - it's personal, and it takes two minutes to find.
- For a reminiscence session, read one section at a time and stop on whatever gets a reaction. The point is the conversation, not the facts.
How to write it so it lands
- The number one from the week they were born beats the year's headlines on a card.
- Read one section at a time in a reminiscence session and stop where the conversation starts.
- Use it as a guess-the-year round by reading three facts and hiding the date.
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Frequently asked questions
How did England win the 2019 Cricket World Cup?
The final at Lord's on 14 July was tied, the super over was also tied, and England won on boundary countback.
What was the Christmas number one in 2019?
'I Love Sausage Rolls' by Ladbaby.
How old is someone born in 2019?
Subtract 2019 from the current year. They turn 40 in 2059, 50 in 2069, 60 in 2079 and 70 in 2089.
Do you sell anything to do with this year?
We make greeting cards, art prints and pin badges in the UK, including milestone birthday cards. This page itself is free to read and free to copy.