2019

2019 (MMXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2019th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 19th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2010s decade.

2019 is noted as the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding the pandemic which was declared the following year.[1]

2019 was described as the "best year in human history" up to that point by multiple newspapers and media outlets, including The New York Times and WNYC.[2][3]

2019–2020 Hong Kong protestsFirst impeachment of Donald TrumpCas9Venezuelan presidential crisis2019–2022 Chilean protests2019 fire at Notre-Dame de Paris2019–2021 Iraqi protestsEvent Horizon Telescope
From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experimentally treat a patient with a genetic disorder; the Chilean protests; the Event Horizon Telescope captures the first image of a black hole; Protesters in Tahrir Square during the 2019–2021 Iraqi protests; Fire destroys the spire and roof of Notre Dame de Paris; a protest march against Maduro in Caracas called by Juan Guaido, Interim President of Venezuela