19740519

19740519 denotes the date May 19, 1974, written in a compact numeric form that follows the year-month-day order. This YYYYMMDD representation is commonly used in computing, archives, and data interchange because it provides a clear, unambiguous chronological ordering across different locales and languages.

In the Gregorian calendar, 1974 was not a leap year, and May 19 is the 19th day of May, making it the 139th day of the year. The numeric form 19740519 can be converted to the standard ISO 8601 representation 1974-05-19, which uses hyphens to separate year, month, and day.

Usage and significance: The eight-digit date is widely used in databases, financial records, file naming, version control, and other systems where stable, sortable date stamps are important. It avoids ambiguity that can arise from month-first or day-first formats that vary by country. The format is particularly common in programming, data logging, and cross-system data transfers, where consistent lexical or numerical sorting is needed.

Context: As a specific date in the mid-1970s, 19740519 falls within a period characterized by ongoing global political, social, and technological developments. The compact date format itself remains a practical convention beyond any single historical event.

See also: YYYYMMDD date format; ISO 8601; date representations in computing.