May 19, 1981 (Tuesday)
- Pitcher Jim Bibby of the Pittsburgh Pirates had a near perfect baseball game against the Atlanta Braves. After the first batter hit a single, Bibby kept the next 27 batters from reaching first base, for a 5-0 win.
- Born: Georges St-Pierre, Canadian UFC fighter, in Saint-Isidore, Quebec
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