19th May

Coronation Street history

 * 1951 - Audrey Bright born.
 * 1965 - The Queen visits Weatherfield. A burst water main almost diverts the Royal car down Coronation Street but a last minute repair means that it can continue down its original route of Rosamund Street.
 * 1969 - Audrey Fleming celebrates her eighteen birthday and Ray Langton buys her her first legal drink in the Rovers.
 * 1986 - Vera Duckworth collects the Vauxhall Nova prize she won in a competition that Jack entered in her name for "Husband of the Year".
 * 1997 - Judy Mallett is scared of the behaviour of teenagers Liam Shepherd and Zoe Tattersall at the arcade where she works (First appearance of the character).
 * 1999 - Eunice Gee suggests the Duckworths buy the Park Road B&B.
 * 2000 - Nita Desai leaves the Street for Scotland when she gets an Assistant Manager's job at a Freshcos branch in Scotland. Tyrone Dobbs falls for Maria Sutherland (First appearance of the character).
 * 2003 - Found guilty of assualting Mick Hopwood (when in fact he is innocent), Les Battersby is sentenced to six months in jail.

Real world

 * 1938 - Madge Hindle (Renee Roberts) born.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 19th May on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1965, 1969
 * 1970s - 1971, 1975, 1976
 * 1980s - 1980, 1982, 1986
 * 1990s - 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
 * 2000s - 2000, 2002, 2003 (I) (II), 2004, 2006 (I) (II), 2008 (I) (II)