Tukuk-OS📅 February 19
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on February 19? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2026 — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor became the first member of the British royal family to be arrested in 379 years.
- 2012 — Mexican drug war: Forty-four inmates died in a prison riot in Apodaca, Mexico, between members of Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel.
- 2011 — Items from the Belitung shipwreck, the largest single collection of Tang-dynasty artefacts found in one location, were first exhibited in Singapore.
- 2006 — A methane explosion in a coal mine in Nueva Rosita, Mexico, trapped and killed 65 miners.
- 1965 — Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, along with Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Trần Thiện Khiêm attempted a coup against the military junta of Nguyễn Khánh.
- 1963 — Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, a non-fiction book credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States, was first published.
- 1948 — The Southeast Asian Youth Conference, which is believed to have inspired armed communist rebellions in different Asian countries, opened in Calcutta, India.
Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and IndependenceKolkata
- 1942 — World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forcible relocation of over 112,000 Japanese Americans to internment camps.
- 1942 — Second World War: In the largest attack mounted by a foreign power against Australia, more than 240 Japanese aircraft bombed the city of Darwin (pictured).
- 1942 — A book-burning was held and politicians were arrested in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, as part of a simulated Nazi invasion.
- 1937 — Italian forces began a brutal crackdown on Ethiopians following an attempted assassination of Rodolfo Graziani, the viceroy of Italian East Africa, in Addis Ababa.
- 1931 — The Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia (flag pictured) was dissolved and reformed as the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union within Georgia.
Socialist Soviet Republic of AbkhaziaAbkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist RepublicAutonomous republics and oblasts of the Soviet Union
- 1910 — Old Trafford, a football stadium in Greater Manchester, England, hosted its inaugural match, between Manchester United and Liverpool.
- 1903 — A blockade against Venezuela (depicted), caused by President Cipriano Castro's refusal to pay foreign debts, was lifted.
- 1811 — Peninsular War: Outnumbered French forces under Édouard Mortier routed and nearly destroyed Spanish troops at the Battle of the Gebora near Badajoz, Spain.
Peninsular WarÉdouard Mortier, Duke of TrevisoBattle of the Gebora
- 1600 — Huaynaputina, a stratovolcano in present-day Peru, produced the largest recorded volcanic explosion in South America.
Births
- 2004 — Millie Bobby Brown, English actress, model and producer
- 2001 — Lee Kang-in, South Korean footballer
- 2001 — David Mazouz, American actor
- 1998 — Katharina Gerlach, German tennis player
- 1998 — Chappell Roan, American singer and songwriter
- 1998 — Jungwoo, South Korean singer
- 1996 — Mabel, British-Swedish singer
- 1996 — D. J. Wilson, American basketball player
- 1995 — Nikola Jokić, Serbian basketball player
- 1994 — Tiina Trutsi, Estonian footballer
- 1993 — Mauro Icardi, Argentine footballer
- 1993 — Victoria Justice, American actress and singer
Deaths
- 2020 — José Mojica Marins, Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host (born 1936)
- 2020 — Pop Smoke, American rapper (born 1999)
- 2019 — Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer (born 1933)
- 2017 — Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (born 1943)
- 2016 — Umberto Eco, Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (born 1932)
- 2016 — Harper Lee, American author (born 1926)
- 2016 — Chiaki Morosawa, Japanese anime screenwriter (born 1959)
- 2016 — Samuel Willenberg, Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (born 1923)
- 2015 — Harold Johnson, American boxer (born 1928)
- 2015 — Nirad Mohapatra, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1947)
- 2015 — Harris Wittels, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1984)
- 2014 — Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager (born 1946)
Observances & holidays
- Army Day (Mexico)
- Brâncuși Day (Romania)
- Christian feast day: Barbatus of Benevento
- Christian feast day: Boniface of Brussels
- Christian feast day: Conrad of Piacenza
- Christian feast day: Blessed Elisabetta Picenardi
- Christian feast day: Lucy Yi Zhenmei (one of Martyrs of Guizhou)
- Christian feast day: February 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Commemoration of Vasil Levski (Bulgaria)
- Shivaji Jayanti (Maharashtra, India)
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