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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[197]] – Emperor [[Septimius Severus]] defeats [[Roman usurper|usurper]] [[Clodius Albinus]] in the [[Battle of Lugdunum]], the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Graham |first=A. J. |date=1978 |title=The Numbers at Lugdunum |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4435642 |journal=Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte |volume=27 |issue=4 |pages=625–630 |jstor=4435642 |issn=0018-2311 |access-date=2021-09-05 |archive-date=2021-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905052932/https://www.jstor.org/stable/4435642 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[356]] – The [[anti-paganism policy of Constantius II]] forbids the worship of pagan idols in the Roman Empire. *[[1594]] – Having already been elected to the throne of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] in 1587, [[Sigismund III Vasa|Sigismund III]] of the [[House of Vasa]] is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father [[John III of Sweden]] in 1592. *[[1600]] – The Peruvian [[stratovolcano]] [[Huaynaputina]] explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Adams |first1=Nancy K. |last2=de Silva |first2=Shanaka L. |last3=Self |first3=Stephen |last4=Salas |first4=Guido |last5=Schubring |first5=Steven |last6=Permenter |first6=Jason L. |last7=Arbesman |first7=Kendra |date=2001-04-01 |title=The physical volcanology of the 1600 eruption of Huaynaputina, southern Peru |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s004450000105 |journal=Bulletin of Volcanology |language=en |volume=62 |issue=8 |pages=493–518 |doi=10.1007/s004450000105 |bibcode=2001BVol...62..493A |s2cid=129649755 |issn=1432-0819 |access-date=2021-09-14 |archive-date=2022-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219163738/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004450000105 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1649]] – The [[Second Battle of Guararapes]] takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Marley |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdvp3cGJUZoC |title=Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the New World, 1492 to the Present |date=1998 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-87436-837-6 |pages=133 |language=en |access-date=2021-09-14 |archive-date=2021-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927042625/https://books.google.com/books?id=rdvp3cGJUZoC |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1674]] – England and the Netherlands sign the [[Treaty of Westminster (1674)|Treaty of Westminster]], ending the [[Third Anglo-Dutch War]]. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of [[New Amsterdam]] to England.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Treaty of Westminster |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803121911195 |language=en |access-date=2021-09-15 |archive-date=2021-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915021345/https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803121911195 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1714]] – [[Great Northern War]]: The [[battle of Napue]] between [[Swedish Empire|Sweden]] and [[Tsardom of Russia|Russia]] is fought in [[Isokyrö]], [[Ostrobothnia (historical province)|Ostrobothnia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kulturnav.org/da90bb28-be3e-4d71-af8f-ef3150821724|title=Napuen taistelu (1714)|website=KulturNav|access-date=February 19, 2022|language=sv|archive-date=February 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219163722/https://kulturnav.org/da90bb28-be3e-4d71-af8f-ef3150821724|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1726]] – The [[Supreme Privy Council]] is established in Russia. *[[1807]] – Former [[Vice President of the United States]] [[Aaron Burr]] is arrested for treason in [[Wakefield, Alabama]], and confined to [[Fort Stoddert]]. *[[1819]] – [[British Empire|British]] explorer [[William Smith (mariner)|William Smith]] discovers the [[South Shetland Islands]]. *[[1836]] – King [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] signs Letters Patent establishing the province of [[South Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au/subjects/letters-patent,%20/subjects/letters-patent|title=Letters Patent {{pipe}} SA History Hub|website=sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *[[1846]] – In [[Austin, Texas]], the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The [[Republic of Texas]] government officially transfers power to the [[Texas|State of Texas]] government following the [[annexation]] of Texas by the United States. *[[1847]] – The first group of rescuers reaches the [[Donner Party]]. *[[1878]] – [[Thomas Edison]] patents the [[phonograph]]. *[[1884]] – More than [[Tornado outbreak of February 19–20, 1884|sixty tornadoes]] strike the [[Southern United States]], one of the largest [[tornado]] outbreaks in U.S. history.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ludlum |first1=David M. |title=The Great Tornado Outbreak on 19 February 1884 |journal=Weatherwise |date=1 April 1975 |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=84–87 |doi=10.1080/00431672.1975.9931742 |bibcode=1975Weawi..28b..84L |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00431672.1975.9931742 |issn=0043-1672|url-access=subscription }}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1913]] – [[Pedro Lascuráin]] becomes [[President of Mexico]] for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country. *[[1915]] – [[World War I]]: The [[Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign|first naval attack]] on the [[Dardanelles]] begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of [[Gallipoli]]. *[[1937]] – [[Yekatit 12]]: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in [[Addis Ababa]], Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of [[Eritrea]]n origin attempt to kill viceroy [[Rodolfo Graziani]] with a number of grenades. *[[1942]] – [[World War II]]: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes [[Bombing of Darwin|attack]] the northern Australian city of [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], killing 243 people. * 1942 – World War II: United States President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] signs [[Executive Order 9066|executive order 9066]], allowing the United States military to relocate [[Japanese Americans]] to [[Internment of Japanese Americans|internment camps]]. *[[1943]] – World War II: [[Battle of Kasserine Pass]] in [[Tunisia]] begins. *[[1945]] – World War II: [[Battle of Iwo Jima]]: About 30,000 [[United States Marine]]s land on the island of [[Iwo Jima]]. *[[1948]] – The [[Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence]] convenes in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]]. *[[1949]] – [[Ezra Pound]] is awarded the first [[Bollingen Prize|Bollingen Prize in poetry]] by the [[Bollingen Foundation]] and [[Yale University]]. *[[1953]] – [[Book censorship in the United States]]: The Georgia Literature Commission is established.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/georgia-literature-commission|title=Georgia Literature Commission|website=New Georgia Encyclopedia|access-date=2020-02-20|archive-date=2020-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507181052/https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/georgia-literature-commission|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[1954 transfer of Crimea|Transfer of Crimea]]: The [[Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Soviet Politburo]] of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the [[Crimean Oblast]] from the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]] to the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]]. *[[1959]] – The United Kingdom grants [[Cyprus]] independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960. *[[1960]] – China successfully launches the [[T-7 (rocket)|T-7]], its first [[sounding rocket]]. *[[1963]] – The publication of [[Betty Friedan]]'s ''[[The Feminine Mystique]]'' reawakens the [[feminist movement]] in the United States as women's organizations and [[consciousness raising]] groups spread. *[[1965]] – Colonel [[Phạm Ngọc Thảo]] of the [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]], and a communist spy of the [[North Vietnam]]ese [[Viet Minh]], along with Generals [[Lâm Văn Phát]] and [[Trần Thiện Khiêm]], all Catholics, [[1965 South Vietnamese coup|attempt a coup]] against the military [[Military dictatorship|junta]] of the Buddhist [[Nguyễn Khánh]]. *[[1976]] – [[Executive Order 9066]], which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President [[Gerald Ford]]'s Proclamation 4417. *[[1978]] – [[Egyptian raid on Larnaca International Airport|Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport]] in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the [[Republic of Cyprus]] authorities. The [[Cypriot National Guard]] and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130]] transport plane in open combat. *[[1985]] – [[William J. Schroeder]] becomes the first recipient of an [[artificial heart]] to leave the hospital. * 1985 – A [[Boeing 727]] operating as [[Iberia Flight 610]] crashes [[Mount Oiz]] in Spain, killing 148; it is the deadliest accident to occur in [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]]'s history and the deadliest in [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque County]] to occur. *[[1986]] – [[Akkaraipattu massacre]]: the [[Sri Lankan Army]] massacres 80 [[Tamils|Tamil]] farm workers in eastern [[Sri Lanka]]. *[[1988]] – A [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner]] operating as [[AVAir Flight 3378]] crashes in [[Cary, North Carolina]], killing 12.<ref name="accident report">{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Aircraft Accident Report: Avair Inc. Flight 3378 Fairchild Metro III, SA227 AC, N622AV, Cary, North Carolina, February 19, 1988 |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8810.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003152221/http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8810.pdf |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |accessdate=March 16, 2013 |website=ntsb.gov |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board}} - [https://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR88-10.pdf Copy at] [[Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University]].</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Flying Tiger Line Flight 66|Flying Tiger Line flight 66]] crashes into a hill near [[Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport]] in [[Malaysia]], killing four.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890219-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-249F N807FT Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport (KUL)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2020-01-13|archive-date=2019-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214163634/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890219-0|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[NASA]]'s [[Mars Odyssey]] [[Uncrewed spacecraft|space probe]] begins to map the surface of [[Mars]] using its thermal emission imaging system. *[[2003]] – An [[Ilyushin Il-76]] military aircraft [[2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash|crashes]] near [[Kerman]], Iran, killing 275. *[[2006]] – A [[methane]] explosion in a [[coal mine]] near [[Nueva Rosita]], Mexico, [[Pasta de Conchos mine disaster|kills 65 miners]]. *[[2011]] – The debut exhibition of the [[Belitung shipwreck]], containing the largest collection of [[Tang dynasty]] artifacts found in one location, begins in [[Singapore]]. *[[2012]] – Forty-four people are killed in a prison [[Apodaca prison riot|brawl]] in [[Apodaca|Apodaca, Nuevo León]], Mexico. *[[2020]] – Nine people are killed in [[Hanau shootings|two domestic terrorist shootings]] in [[Hanau]], [[Hesse]], Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-19 |title=Kulturstaatsministerin Roth zum fünften Jahrestag des Hanau-Attentats: "Die Opfer des rassistischen Anschlags sind unvergessen für unser Land" |url=https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktuelles/kulturstaatsministerin-roth-zum-fuenften-jahrestag-des-hanau-attentats-die-opfer-des-rassistischen-anschlags-sind-unvergessen-fuer-unser-land--2335776 |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Die Bundesregierung |language=de}}</ref> *2021 – [[Death of Mya Thwe Thwe Khine|Mya Thwe Thwe Khine]], a 19-year-old protester, becomes the first known casualty of [[Myanmar protests (2021–present)|anti-coup protests]] that formed in response to the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état]].<ref>{{Cite news |author= |date=2021-02-10 |title='It was her spirit': Myanmar teen shot by police was determined to protest coup |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-victim-idUSKBN2AA1J0 |access-date=2021-02-16}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1461]] – [[Domenico Grimani]], Italian cardinal (died 1523) *[[1473]] – [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], Prussian mathematician and astronomer (died 1543) *[[1497]] – [[Matthäus Schwarz]], German fashion writer (died 1574) *[[1519]] – [[Froben Christoph of Zimmern]], German author of the Zimmern Chronicle (died 1566) *[[1526]] – [[Carolus Clusius]], Flemish botanist and academic (died 1609) *[[1532]] – [[Jean-Antoine de Baïf]], French poet (died 1589) *[[1552]] – [[Melchior Klesl]], Austrian cardinal (died 1630) *[[1594]] – [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales]] (died 1612) ===1601–1900=== *[[1611]] – [[Andries de Graeff]], Dutch politician (died 1678) *[[1630]] – [[Shivaji]], Indian warrior-king and the founder of [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha Empire]] (died 1680)<ref>{{cite book|first=Shivaram Laxman|last=Karandikar|title=The Rise and Fall of the Maratha Power, Volume 1|location=Poona|publisher=Sitabai Shivram Karandikar|year=1969|oclc=102794|page=xiii}}</ref> *[[1660]] – [[Friedrich Hoffmann]], German physician and chemist (died 1742) *[[1717]] – [[David Garrick]], English actor, playwright, and producer (died 1779) *[[1743]] – [[Luigi Boccherini]], Italian cellist and composer (died 1805) *[[1798]] – [[Allan MacNab]], Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, [[Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada|Premier of Canada West]] (died 1862) *[[1800]] – [[Émilie Gamelin]], Canadian nun and social worker, founded the [[Sisters of Providence (Montreal)|Sisters of Providence]] (died 1851)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Francess G.|last1=Halpenny|first2=Jean|last2=Hamel|title=Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique du Canada: Volume VII, 1836 - 1850|location=Toronto|publisher=University of Toronto Press|year=1990|isbn=978-0-80203-461-8|page=1033}}</ref> *[[1804]] – [[Carl von Rokitansky]], German physician, pathologist, and philosopher (died 1878) *[[1821]] – [[August Schleicher]], German linguist and academic (died 1868) *[[1833]] – [[Élie Ducommun]], Swiss journalist and activist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1906) *[[1838]] – [[Lydia Thompson]], British burlesque performer (died 1908)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://operetta-research-center.org/lydia-thompson-father-drag-kings/|title=Lydia Thompson, the "Father of All Drag Kings"?|last=kevin|date=2014-08-26|website=Operetta Research Center|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-23|archive-date=2019-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423022710/http://operetta-research-center.org/lydia-thompson-father-drag-kings/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1841]] – [[Elfrida Andrée]], Swedish organist, composer, and conductor (died 1929)<ref>{{cite book|first=Mary Frech|last=McVicker|title=Women Opera Composers: Biographies from the 1500s to the 21st Century|location=Jefferson|publisher=McFarland|year=2016|isbn=978-0-78649-513-9|page=69}}</ref> *[[1855]] – [[Nishinoumi Kajirō I]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 16th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (died 1908) *[[1859]] – [[Svante Arrhenius]], Swedish physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1927) *[[1865]] – [[Sven Hedin]], Swedish geographer and explorer (died 1952) *[[1869]] – [[Hovhannes Tumanyan]], Armenian-Russian poet and author (died 1923) *[[1872]] – [[Johan Pitka]], Estonian admiral (died 1944) *[[1876]] – [[Constantin Brâncuși]], Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer (died 1957) *[[1877]] – [[Gabriele Münter]], German painter (died 1962)<ref>{{cite book|first=Werner|last=Haftmann|title=Painting In The Twentieth Century|location=London|publisher=Praeger Publishers|year=1966|page=409|isbn=978-0-27588-730-8}}</ref> *[[1878]] – [[Harriet Bosse]], Swedish–Norwegian actress (died 1961) *[[1880]] – [[Álvaro Obregón]], Mexican general and politician, 39th [[President of Mexico]] (died 1928) *[[1886]] – [[José Abad Santos]], Filipino lawyer and jurist, 5th [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines]] (died 1942) *[[1888]] – [[José Eustasio Rivera]], Colombian lawyer and poet (died 1928) *[[1893]] – [[Cedric Hardwicke]], English actor and director (died 1964) *[[1895]] – [[Louis Calhern]], American actor (died 1956) *[[1896]] – [[André Breton]], French poet and author (died 1966) *[[1897]] – [[Alma Rubens]], American actress (died 1931) *[[1899]] – [[Lucio Fontana]], Argentinian-Italian painter and sculptor (died 1968) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Kay Boyle]], American novelist, short story writer, and educator (died 1992) *[[1904]] – [[Havank]], Dutch journalist and author (died 1964) *[[1911]] – [[Merle Oberon]], Indian-American actress (died 1979)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 19: Seal, Eric Lange |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/19/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-19-Seal-Eric-Lange/1061676736474/#:~:text=19%3A%20Seal%2C%20Eric%20Lange,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=18 February 2024 |date=19 February 2023}}</ref> *[[1912]] – [[Saul Chaplin]], American composer (died 1997) * 1912 – [[Dorothy Janis]], American actress (died 2010) *[[1913]] – [[Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza]] (died 2007) * 1913 – [[Frank Tashlin]], American animator and screenwriter (died 1972) *[[1914]] – [[Thelma Kench]], New Zealand Olympic sprinter (died 1985) *[[1915]] – [[Dick Emery]], English actor and comedian (died 1983)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22405345 |title= National Library of NZ |access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref> *1915 – [[John Freeman (British politician)|John Freeman]], English lawyer, politician, and diplomat, [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United States|British Ambassador to the United States]] (died 2014) *[[1916]] – [[Eddie Arcaro]], American jockey and sportscaster (died 1997) *[[1917]] – [[Carson McCullers]], American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist (died 1967)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1918]] – [[Fay McKenzie]], American actress (died 2019) *[[1920]] – [[C. Z. Guest]], American actress, fashion designer, and author (died 2003) * 1920 – [[Jaan Kross]], Estonian author and poet (died 2007) * 1920 – [[George Rose (actor)|George Rose]], English actor and singer (died 1988) *[[1922]] – [[Władysław Bartoszewski]], Polish journalist and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)|Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (died 2015) *[[1924]] – [[David Bronstein]], Ukrainian chess player and theoretician (died 2006) * 1924 – [[Lee Marvin]], American actor (died 1987)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1926]] – [[György Kurtág]], Hungarian composer and academic *[[1927]] – [[Philippe Boiry]], French journalist (died 2014) *[[1929]] – [[Jacques Deray]], French director and screenwriter (died 2003) *[[1930]] – [[John Frankenheimer]], American director and producer (died 2002)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1930 – [[K. Viswanath]], Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023)<ref>{{cite news |title=Filmmaker par excellence: Kalatapasvi Viswanath no more |first1=Ravi |last1=Reddy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/filmmaker-par-excellence-kalatapasvi-viswanath-no-more/article66464730.ece |date=3 February 2023 |access-date=3 February 2023 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Joseph P. Kerwin]], American captain, physician, and astronaut *[[1935]] – [[Chung-Yun Hse]], Wood scientist (died 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chung Hse Obituary - Austin, TX |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/austin-tx/chung-hse-10443549 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Dignity Memorial |language=en-us}}</ref> * 1935 – [[Dave Niehaus]], American sportscaster (died 2010) * 1935 – [[Russ Nixon]], American MLB catcher and coach (died 2016) *[[1936]] – [[Sam Myers]], American singer-songwriter (died 2006) * 1936 – [[Frederick Seidel]], American poet *[[1937]] – [[Terry Carr]], American author and educator (died 1987) * 1937 – [[Norm O'Neill]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 2008) *[[1938]] – [[Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama]] (died 1989) *[[1939]] – [[Erin Pizzey]], English activist and author, founded [[Refuge (United Kingdom charity)|Refuge]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2004 |publisher=Gale |isbn=9780787639952 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000078599/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=4fbc7031 |access-date=28 October 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Erin Pizzey}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Saparmurat Niyazov]], Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st [[President of Turkmenistan]] (died 2006) * 1940 – [[Smokey Robinson]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 19, 2023 includes celebrities Millie Bobby Brown, Victoria Justice |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-19-2023-includes-celebrities-millie-bobby-brown-victoria-justice.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=18 February 2024 |date=19 February 2023}}</ref> * 1940 – [[Bobby Rogers]], American singer-songwriter (died 2013) *[[1941]] – [[David Gross]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1941 – [[Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge]], English politician *[[1942]] – [[Cyrus Chothia]], English biochemist and emeritus scientist at the [[Laboratory of Molecular Biology]] (died 2019) * 1942 – [[Paul Krause]], American football player and politician * 1942 – [[Will Provine]], American biologist, historian, and academic (died 2015) * 1942 – [[Howard Stringer]], Welsh businessman *[[1943]] – [[Lou Christie]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> * 1943 – [[Homer Hickam]], American author and engineer * 1943 – [[Tim Hunt]], English biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel laureate]] *[[1944]] – [[Les Hinton]], English-American journalist and businessman *[[1945]] – [[Yuri Antonov (musician)|Yuri Antonov]], Uzbek-Russian singer-songwriter *[[1946]] – [[Paul Dean (guitarist)|Paul Dean]], Canadian guitarist * 1946 – [[Peter Hudson]], Australian footballer and coach * 1946 – [[Karen Silkwood]], American technician and activist (died 1974) *[[1947]] – [[Jackie Curtis]], American actress and playwright (died 1985) * 1947 – [[Tim Shadbolt]], New Zealand businessman and politician, 42nd [[Mayor of Invercargill]] *[[1948]] – [[Mark Andes]], American singer-songwriter and bass player * 1948 – [[Pim Fortuyn]], Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (died 2002) * 1948 – [[Raúl Grijalva]], United States representative from Arizona (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Trip |date=March 14, 2025 |title=Raul M. Grijalva, a Democratic Progressive in the House, Dies at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/raul-m-grijalva-dead.html |access-date=March 18, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 1948 – [[Tony Iommi]], English guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1949]] – [[Danielle Bunten Berry]], American game designer and programmer (died 1998) * 1949 – [[Eddie Hardin]], English singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2015) * 1949 – [[Barry Lloyd]], English footballer and manager (died 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/barry-lloyd-38263/|title=Barry Lloyd|website=11v11.com|access-date=14 February 2020|archive-date=1 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901080726/https://www.11v11.com/players/barry-lloyd-38263/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1949 – [[William Messner-Loebs]], American author and illustrator *[[1950]] – [[Juice Leskinen]], Finnish singer-songwriter (died 2006) * 1950 – [[Andy Powell]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1951]] – [[Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri]], Pakistani scholar and politician, founder of [[Minhaj-ul-Quran]] *[[1952]] – [[Ryū Murakami]], Japanese novelist and filmmaker * 1952 – [[Rodolfo Neri Vela]], Mexican engineer and astronaut * 1952 – [[Amy Tan]], American novelist, essayist, and short story writer<ref name="AP"/> * 1952 – [[Danilo Türk]], Slovene academic and politician, 3rd [[President of Slovenia]] *[[1953]] – [[Corrado Barazzutti]], Italian tennis player * 1953 – [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]], Argentine lawyer and politician, [[President of Argentina]] and [[Vice President of Argentina]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=29 July 2021 |language=en |date=25 February 2020 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729090823/https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1953 – [[Massimo Troisi]], Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1994) *[[1954]] – [[Francis Buchholz]], German bass player * 1954 – [[Michael Gira]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1954 – [[Sócrates]], Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2011) *[[1955]] – [[Jeff Daniels]], American actor and playwright<ref name="AP"/> *[[1956]] – [[Peter Holsapple]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1956 – [[Roderick MacKinnon]], American biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1956 – [[Dave Wakeling]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/> *[[1957]] – [[Falco (musician)|Falco]], Austrian singer-songwriter, rapper, and musician (died 1998) * 1957 – [[Dave Stewart (baseball)|Dave Stewart]], American baseball player, coach, and executive * 1957 – [[Ray Winstone]], English actor *[[1958]] – [[Leslie David Baker]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1958 – [[Helen Fielding]], English author and screenwriter * 1958 – [[Steve Nieve]], English keyboard player and composer *[[1959]] – [[Roger Goodell]], American businessman, 6th [[National Football League Commissioner]]<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1960]] – [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]]<ref name="UPI"/> * 1960 – [[John Paul Jr. (racing driver)|John Paul Jr.]], American race car driver (died 2020) *[[1961]] – [[Justin Fashanu]], English footballer (died 1998) * 1961 – [[Ernie Gonzalez]], American golfer (died 2020) *[[1962]] – [[Hana Mandlíková]], Czech-Australian tennis player and coach *[[1963]] – [[Seal (musician)|Seal]], English singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> * 1963 – [[Jessica Tuck]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1964]] – [[Doug Aldrich]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1964 – [[Jennifer Doudna]], American biochemist<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Doudna {{!}} American biochemist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jennifer-Doudna |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 October 2020 |language=en |archive-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007141202/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jennifer-Doudna |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1964 – [[Jonathan Lethem]], American novelist, essayist, and short story writer *[[1965]] – [[Jon Fishman]], American drummer<ref name="AP"/> * 1965 – [[Clark Hunt]], American businessman * 1965 – [[Leroy (musician)|Leroy]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1966]] – [[Justine Bateman]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1966 – [[Paul Haarhuis]], Dutch tennis player and coach * 1966 – [[Eduardo Xol]], American designer and author (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title='Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' designer dies after Palm Springs stabbing |url=https://abc7.com/post/eduardo-xol-extreme-makeover-home-edition-dies-after-palm-springs-stabbing/15359498/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Benicio del Toro]], Puerto Rican actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1968]] – [[Prince Markie Dee]], American rapper and actor (died 2021) * 1968 – [[Frank Watkins (musician)|Frank Watkins]], American bass player (died 2015) *[[1969]] – [[Burton C. Bell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1969 – [[Helena Guergis]], Canadian businesswoman and politician *[[1970]] – [[Joacim Cans]], Swedish singer-songwriter * 1970 – [[Verena Nussbaum]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen - Mag.a Verena Nussbaum |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/2334 |publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]] |access-date=20 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929192007/https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/2334 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref> * 1970 – [[Bellamy Young]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1971]] – [[Miguel Batista]], Dominican baseball player and poet * 1971 – [[Richard Green (golfer)|Richard Green]], Australian golfer * 1971 – [[Jeff Kinney (author)|Jeff Kinney]], American author and illustrator *[[1972]] – [[Francine Fournier]], American wrestler and manager * 1972 – [[Sunset Thomas]], American pornographic actress *[[1973]] – [[Eric Lange]], American actor<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1975]] – [[Daniel Adair]], Canadian drummer and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1975 – [[Daewon Song]], South Korean-American skateboarder, co-founded [[Almost Skateboards]] *[[1977]] – [[Ola Salo]], Swedish singer-songwriter and keyboard player * 1977 – [[Andrew Ross Sorkin]], American journalist and author * 1977 – [[Gianluca Zambrotta]], Italian footballer and manager *[[1978]] – [[Ben Gummer]], English scholar and politician * 1978 – [[Immortal Technique]], Peruvian-American rapper *[[1979]] – [[Steve Cherundolo]], American soccer player and manager *[[1980]] – [[Dwight Freeney]], American football player * 1980 – [[Ma Lin (table tennis)|Ma Lin]], Chinese table tennis player * 1980 – [[Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980)|Mike Miller]], American basketball player *[[1981]] – [[Beth Ditto]], American singer * 1981 – [[Shawn Spears]], Canadian wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Tye Dillinger |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/19128364/wwe-profile-page-tye-dillinger |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=18 February 2024 |date=10 April 2017}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Kotoōshū Katsunori]], Bulgarian sumo wrestler * 1983 – [[Mika Nakashima]], Japanese singer and actress * 1983 – [[Reynhard Sinaga]], Indonesian sex offender<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cps.gov.uk/north-west/news/britains-most-prolific-rapist-jailed-life-following-historic-prosecution|title=Britain's most prolific rapist jailed for life following historic CPS prosecution {{pipe}} The Crown Prosecution Service|website=www.cps.gov.uk|access-date=2020-12-12|archive-date=2020-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107110919/https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/britains-most-prolific-rapist-jailed-life-following-historic-cps-prosecution|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Ryan Whitney (ice hockey)|Ryan Whitney]], American ice hockey player * 1983 – [[Jawad Williams]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jawad Williams |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/101214/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Chris Richardson]], American singer-songwriter *[[1985]] – [[Haylie Duff]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/> * 1985 – [[Arielle Kebbel]], American actress and model<ref name="AP"/> * 1985 – [[Kosta Perović]], Serbian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kosta Perovic |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/200785/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Kyle Chipchura]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1986 – [[Linus Klasen]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Linus Klasen |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/linus-klasen-8475677 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Marta (footballer)|Marta]], Brazilian footballer * 1986 – [[Maria Mena]], Norwegian singer-songwriter *[[1987]] – [[Anna Cappellini]], Italian ice dancer * 1987 – [[Josh Reddick]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Reddick |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/josh-reddick-502210 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Shawn Matthias]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1988 – [[Seth Morrison (musician)|Seth Morrison]], American guitarist<ref name="AP"/> *[[1989]] – [[Sone Aluko]], English-Nigerian footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=42343|title=Sone Aluko|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=14 February 2020|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831135225/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=42343|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Trevor Bayne]], American race car driver * 1991 – [[Christoph Kramer]], German footballer * 1991 – [[Adreian Payne]], American basketball player (died 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Adreian Payne |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203940/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Camille Kostek]], American model * 1992 – [[Cody Parkey]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cody Parkey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/ParkCo03.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 17, 2025}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Mauro Icardi]], Argentine footballer * 1993 – [[Victoria Justice]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1994]] – [[Tiina Trutsi]], Estonian footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.women.soccerway.com/players/tiina-trutsi/153858/|title=Estonia - T. Trutsi - Profile|website=Soccerway|access-date=7 March 2019|archive-date=8 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080819/https://int.women.soccerway.com/players/tiina-trutsi/153858/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Nikola Jokić]], Serbian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikola Jokic |url=http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3112335/nikola-jokic |website=ESPN.com |access-date=19 February 2019 |archive-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218185534/http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3112335/nikola-jokic |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Mabel (singer)|Mabel]], British-Swedish singer<ref>{{Cite tweet|title=On February 19th 20 yrs ago this beautiful woman gave birth to me. I'M 20 NOW PEEPS 💟|user=Mabel|author=Mabel|date=20 February 2016|number=701003212992724992}}</ref> * 1996 – [[D. J. Wilson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=D.J. Wilson |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628391/dj-wilson |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Katharina Gerlach]], German tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/320869/title/katharina-gerlach-0|title=Katharina Gerlach|website=WTA|access-date=7 March 2019|date=2018-07-16|archive-date=2019-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308082233/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/320869/title/katharina-gerlach-0|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Chappell Roan]], American singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Chappell Roan |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/chappell-roan/1264818718 |website=Apple Music |access-date=February 17, 2025}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Jungwoo]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title=가수 NCT 정우 팬클럽, 여객기 참사 지원을 위한 기부 동참|url=https://m.thebigdata.co.kr/view.php?ud=202502201453588276cf2d78c68_23|work=빅데이터뉴스|language=ko|date=20 February 2025|access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Lee Kang-in]], South Korean footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?query=이강인|title=이강인|website=Naver|access-date=February 19, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=February 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219201745/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?query=%EC%9D%B4%EA%B0%95%EC%9D%B8|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2001 – [[David Mazouz]], American actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dcworld.org.uk/breaking/2018/07/22/hall-fame-july-nominee-david-mazouz-bruce-wayne-gothams-future-batman/|title=Hall of Fame July nominee: David Mazouz|date=July 22, 2018|website=DC World|access-date=7 February 2019|archive-date=8 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080911/https://www.dcworld.org.uk/breaking/2018/07/22/hall-fame-july-nominee-david-mazouz-bruce-wayne-gothams-future-batman/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Jakub Ojrzyński]], Polish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jakub Ojrzyński |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/66557/Jakub-Ojrzynski/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Millie Bobby Brown]], English actress, model and producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/millie-bobby-brown-9302016|title=Millie Bobby Brown - Biography|work=Biography.com|access-date=10 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811033220/https://www.biography.com/people/millie-bobby-brown-9302016|archive-date=11 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[197]] – [[Clodius Albinus]], [[Roman usurper]] (born 150) * [[446]] – [[Leontius of Trier]], Bishop of [[Trier]] *[[1133]] – [[Irene Doukaina]], Byzantine wife of [[Alexios I Komnenos]] (born 1066) *[[1275]] – [[Lal Shahbaz Qalandar]], [[Sufi]] philosopher and poet (born 1177) *[[1300]] – [[Munio of Zamora]], General of the Dominican Order *[[1408]] – [[Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf]], English rebel *[[1414]] – [[Thomas Arundel]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (born 1353) *[[1445]] – [[Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal|Eleanor of Aragon]], queen of [[Portugal]] (born 1402) *[[1491]] – [[Enno I, Count of East Frisia]], German noble (born 1460) *[[1553]] – [[Erasmus Reinhold]], German astronomer and mathematician (born 1511) ===1601–1900=== *[[1602]] – [[Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur]] (born 1558) *[[1605]] – [[Orazio Vecchi]], Italian composer (born 1550) *[[1622]] – [[Henry Savile (Bible translator)|Henry Savile]], English scholar and politician (born 1549) *[[1672]] – [[Charles Chauncy]], English-American minister, theologian, and academic (born 1592) *[[1709]] – [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]], Japanese shōgun (born 1646) *[[1716]] – [[Dorothe Engelbretsdatter]], Norwegian author and poet (born 1634)<ref>{{cite book|first=Katharina M.|last=Wilson|title=An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers Volume 1|location=London|publisher=Garland|year=1991|isbn=978-0-82408-547-6|page=376}}</ref> *[[1785]] – [[Mary, Countess of Harold]], English aristocrat and philanthropist (born 1701)<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes''. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, Vol. 1, p. 1065.</ref> *[[1789]] – [[Nicholas Van Dyke (governor)|Nicholas Van Dyke]], American lawyer and politician, 7th [[Governor of Delaware]] (born 1738) *[[1799]] – [[Jean-Charles de Borda]], French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (born 1733) *[[1806]] – [[Elizabeth Carter]], English poet and translator (born 1717)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Carter {{!}} British author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Carter |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en |archive-date=5 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005093816/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Carter |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1837]] – [[Georg Büchner]], German-Swiss poet and playwright (born 1813) * 1837 – [[Thomas Burgess (bishop, born 1756)|Thomas Burgess]], English bishop and philosopher (born 1756) *[[1887]] – [[Multatuli]], Dutch-German author and civil servant (born 1820) *[[1897]] – [[Karl Weierstrass]], German mathematician and academic (born 1815) ===1901–present=== *[[1915]] – [[Gopal Krishna Gokhale]], Indian philosopher and politician (born 1866) *[[1916]] – [[Ernst Mach]], Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (born 1838) *[[1927]] – [[Robert Fuchs (composer)|Robert Fuchs]], Austrian composer and educator (born 1847) *[[1928]] – [[George Howard Earle Jr.]], American lawyer and businessman (born 1856) *[[1936]] – [[Billy Mitchell]], American general and pilot (born 1879) *[[1945]] – [[John Basilone]], American sergeant, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (born 1916) *[[1951]] – [[André Gide]], French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1869) *[[1952]] – [[Knut Hamsun]], Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1859) *[[1953]] – [[Richard Rushall]], British businessman (born 1864) *[[1957]] – [[Maurice Garin]], Italian-French cyclist (born 1871) *[[1959]] – [[Willard Miller]], American sailor, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (born 1877) *[[1962]] – [[Georgios Papanikolaou]], Greek-American pathologist, invented the [[Pap smear]] (born 1883) *[[1969]] – [[Madge Blake]], American actress (born 1899) *[[1970]] – [[Ralph Edward Flanders]], US Senator from Vermont (born 1890)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=F000190|title=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details|website=bioguideretro.congress.gov|access-date=2020-03-01|archive-date=2020-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202012538/https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=F000190|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[John Grierson]], Scottish director and producer (born 1898) * 1972 – [[Lee Morgan]], American trumpet player and composer (born 1938) *[[1973]] – [[Joseph Szigeti]], Hungarian violinist (born 1892) *[[1977]] – [[Anthony Crosland]], English author and politician, [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] (born 1918) * 1977 – [[Mike González (catcher)|Mike González]], Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1890) *[[1980]] – [[Bon Scott]], Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (born 1946) *[[1983]] – [[Alice White]], American actress (born 1904) *[[1988]] – [[André Frédéric Cournand]], French-American physician and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1895) *[[1992]] – [[Tojo Yamamoto]], American wrestler and manager (born 1927) *[[1994]] – [[Derek Jarman]], English director and set designer (born 1942) *[[1996]] – [[Charlie Finley]], American businessman (born 1918) *[[1997]] – [[Leo Rosten]], Polish-American author and academic (born 1908) * 1997 – [[Deng Xiaoping]], Chinese politician, 1st [[Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China]] (born 1904) *[[1998]] – [[Grandpa Jones]], American singer-songwriter and banjo player (born 1913) *[[1999]] – [[Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr]], Iraqi cleric (born 1943) *[[2000]] – [[Friedensreich Hundertwasser]], Austrian-New Zealand painter and illustrator (born 1928) *[[2001]] – [[Liza 'N' Eliaz]], Belgian, transgender, hardcore DJ (born 1958)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-17 |title=Brain Magazine - News - Trésor caché – Liza'N'Eliaz |url=http://www.brain-magazine.fr/article/news/38362-Tresor-cache-LizaNEliaz |access-date=2024-07-02 |archive-date=2017-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017203247/http://www.brain-magazine.fr/article/news/38362-Tresor-cache-LizaNEliaz |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Stanley Kramer]], American director and producer (born 1913) * 2001 – [[Charles Trenet]], French singer-songwriter (born 1913) *[[2002]] – [[Sylvia Rivera]], American transgender LGBT activist (born 1951) *[[2003]] – [[Johnny Paycheck]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938) *[[2007]] – [[Janet Blair]], American actress and singer (born 1921) * 2007 – [[Celia Franca]], English-Canadian dancer and director, founded the [[National Ballet of Canada]] (born 1921) *[[2008]] – [[Yegor Letov]], Russian singer-songwriter (born 1964) * 2008 – [[Lydia Shum]], Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer (born 1945) *[[2009]] – [[Kelly Groucutt]], English singer and bass player (born 1945) *[[2011]] – [[Ollie Matson]], American sprinter and football player (born 1930) *[[2012]] – [[Ruth Barcan Marcus]], American philosopher and logician (born 1921) * 2012 – [[Jaroslav Velinský]], Czech author and songwriter (born 1932) * 2012 – [[Vitaly Vorotnikov]], Russian politician, 27th [[List of heads of government of Russia|Prime Minister of Russia]] (born 1926) *[[2013]] – [[Armen Alchian]], American economist and academic (born 1914) * 2013 – [[Park Chul-soo]], South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1948) * 2013 – [[Robert Coleman Richardson]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1937) * 2013 – [[Donald Richie]], American-Japanese author and critic (born 1924) * 2013 – [[Eugene Whelan]], Canadian farmer and politician, 22nd [[Minister of Agriculture (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Agriculture]] (born 1924) *[[2014]] – [[Kresten Bjerre]], Danish footballer and manager (born 1946) * 2014 – [[Dale Gardner]], American captain and astronaut (born 1948) * 2014 – [[Valeri Kubasov]], Russian engineer and astronaut (born 1935) *[[2015]] – [[Harold Johnson (boxer)|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) *[[2016]] – [[Umberto Eco]], Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (born 1932) * 2016 – [[Harper Lee]], American author (born 1926)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grimes |first1=William |title=Harper Lee, Author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' Dies at 89 (Published 2016) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/20/arts/harper-lee-dies.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/20/arts/harper-lee-dies.html |archive-date=2022-01-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |access-date=7 February 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=19 February 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * 2016 – [[Chiaki Morosawa]], Japanese anime screenwriter (born 1959) * 2016 – [[Samuel Willenberg]], Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (born 1923) *[[2017]] – [[Larry Coryell]], American jazz guitarist (born 1943) * 2019 – [[Karl Lagerfeld]], German fashion designer (born 1933)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-karl-lagerfeld-dead-85-14019724|title=Chanel fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies aged 85 after cancer battle|first=Emmeline|last=Saunders|date=February 19, 2019|website=mirror|access-date=March 9, 2019|archive-date=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219123837/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-karl-lagerfeld-dead-85-14019724|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[José Mojica Marins]], Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host (born 1936)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/culture/2020/02/filmmaker-jose-mojica-marins-ze-do-caixao-dies-at-83.shtml|title=Filmmaker José Mojica Marins, Zé do Caixão, Dies at 83|first=Ivan|last=Finoti|date=February 19, 2020|website=Folha de S.Paulo|access-date=February 22, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222035833/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/culture/2020/02/filmmaker-jose-mojica-marins-ze-do-caixao-dies-at-83.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Pop Smoke]], American rapper (born 1999)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/pop-smoke-killed-during-home-invasion-robbery|title=Pop Smoke Shot Dead in Home Invasion Robbery|website=Complex|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-date=2020-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220165253/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/pop-smoke-killed-during-home-invasion-robbery|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Armed Forces Day (Mexico)]] *[[Brâncuși Day]] ([[Romania]]) *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Barbatus of Benevento]] **[[Boniface of Brussels]] **[[Conrad of Piacenza]] **[[Lucy Yi Zhenmei]] (one of [[Martyr Saints of China|Martyrs of Guizhou]]) **[[February 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Commemoration of Vasil Levski]] ([[Bulgaria]]) *[[Shiv Jayanti|Shivaji Jayanti]] ([[Maharashtra]], India) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/19 BBC: On This Day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313153955/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/19 |date=2007-03-13 }} * {{NYT On this 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