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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [197](/source/197) &ndash; Emperor [Septimius Severus](/source/Septimius_Severus) defeats [usurper](/source/Roman_usurper) [Clodius Albinus](/source/Clodius_Albinus) in the [Battle of Lugdunum](/source/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](/source/356) &ndash; The [anti-paganism policy of Constantius II](/source/anti-paganism_policy_of_Constantius_II) forbids the worship of pagan idols in the Roman Empire.
* [607](/source/607) &ndash; [Pope Boniface III](/source/Pope_Boniface_III) is consecrated in Rome.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Chronology of the Byzantine Empire |date=2006 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |location=Basingstoke [England] ; New York |isbn=978-1-4039-1774-4 |page=140}}</ref>
*[1594](/source/1594) &ndash; Having already been elected to the throne of the [Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth](/source/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth) in 1587, [Sigismund III](/source/Sigismund_III_Vasa) of the [House of Vasa](/source/House_of_Vasa) is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father [John III of Sweden](/source/John_III_of_Sweden) in 1592.
*[1600](/source/1600) &ndash; The Peruvian [stratovolcano](/source/stratovolcano) [Huaynaputina](/source/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](/source/1649) &ndash; The [Second Battle of Guararapes](/source/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](/source/1674) &ndash; England and the Netherlands sign the [Treaty of Westminster](/source/Treaty_of_Westminster_(1674)), ending the [Third Anglo-Dutch War](/source/Third_Anglo-Dutch_War). A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of [New Amsterdam](/source/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](/source/1714) &ndash; [Great Northern War](/source/Great_Northern_War): The [battle of Napue](/source/battle_of_Napue) between [Sweden](/source/Swedish_Empire) and [Russia](/source/Tsardom_of_Russia) is fought in [Isokyrö](/source/Isokyr%C3%B6), [Ostrobothnia](/source/Ostrobothnia_(historical_province)).<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](/source/1726) &ndash; The [Supreme Privy Council](/source/Supreme_Privy_Council) is established in Russia.
*[1807](/source/1807) &ndash; Former [Vice President of the United States](/source/Vice_President_of_the_United_States) [Aaron Burr](/source/Aaron_Burr) is arrested for treason in [Wakefield, Alabama](/source/Wakefield%2C_Alabama), and confined to [Fort Stoddert](/source/Fort_Stoddert).
*[1819](/source/1819) &ndash; [British](/source/British_Empire) explorer [William Smith](/source/William_Smith_(mariner)) discovers the [South Shetland Islands](/source/South_Shetland_Islands).
*[1836](/source/1836) &ndash; King [William IV](/source/William_IV) signs Letters Patent establishing the province of [South Australia](/source/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](/source/1846) &ndash; In [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The [Republic of Texas](/source/Republic_of_Texas) government officially transfers power to the [State of Texas](/source/Texas) government following the [annexation](/source/annexation) of Texas by the United States.
*[1847](/source/1847) &ndash; The first group of rescuers reaches the [Donner Party](/source/Donner_Party).
*[1878](/source/1878) &ndash; [Thomas Edison](/source/Thomas_Edison) patents the [phonograph](/source/phonograph).
*[1884](/source/1884) &ndash; More than [sixty tornadoes](/source/Tornado_outbreak_of_February_19%E2%80%9320%2C_1884) strike the [Southern United States](/source/Southern_United_States), one of the largest [tornado](/source/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](/source/1913) &ndash; [Pedro Lascuráin](/source/Pedro_Lascur%C3%A1in) becomes [President of Mexico](/source/President_of_Mexico) for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
*[1915](/source/1915) &ndash; [World War I](/source/World_War_I): The [first naval attack](/source/Naval_operations_in_the_Dardanelles_Campaign) on the [Dardanelles](/source/Dardanelles) begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of [Gallipoli](/source/Gallipoli).
*[1937](/source/1937) &ndash; [Yekatit 12](/source/Yekatit_12): During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in [Addis Ababa](/source/Addis_Ababa), Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of [Eritrea](/source/Eritrea)n origin attempt to kill viceroy [Rodolfo Graziani](/source/Rodolfo_Graziani) with a number of grenades.
*[1942](/source/1942) &ndash; [World War II](/source/World_War_II): Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes [attack](/source/Bombing_of_Darwin) the northern Australian city of [Darwin](/source/Darwin%2C_Northern_Territory), killing 243 people.
*  1942   &ndash; World War II: United States President [Franklin D. Roosevelt](/source/Franklin_D._Roosevelt) signs [executive order 9066](/source/Executive_Order_9066), allowing the United States military to relocate [Japanese Americans](/source/Japanese_Americans) to [internment camps](/source/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans).
*[1943](/source/1943) &ndash; World War II: [Battle of Kasserine Pass](/source/Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass) in [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia) begins.
*[1945](/source/1945) &ndash; World War II: [Battle of Iwo Jima](/source/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima): About 30,000 [United States Marine](/source/United_States_Marine)s land on the island of [Iwo Jima](/source/Iwo_Jima).
*[1948](/source/1948) &ndash; The [Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence](/source/Conference_of_Youth_and_Students_of_Southeast_Asia_Fighting_for_Freedom_and_Independence) convenes in [Calcutta](/source/Kolkata).
*[1949](/source/1949) &ndash; [Ezra Pound](/source/Ezra_Pound) is awarded the first [Bollingen Prize in poetry](/source/Bollingen_Prize) by the [Bollingen Foundation](/source/Bollingen_Foundation) and [Yale University](/source/Yale_University).
*[1954](/source/1954) &ndash; [Transfer of Crimea](/source/1954_transfer_of_Crimea): The [Soviet Politburo](/source/Politburo_of_the_Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union) of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the [Crimean Oblast](/source/Crimean_Oblast) from the [Russian SFSR](/source/Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic) to the [Ukrainian SSR](/source/Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic).
*[1959](/source/1959) &ndash; The United Kingdom grants [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus) independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
*[1960](/source/1960) &ndash; China successfully launches the [T-7](/source/T-7_(rocket)), its first [sounding rocket](/source/sounding_rocket).
*[1963](/source/1963) &ndash; The publication of [Betty Friedan](/source/Betty_Friedan)'s ''[The Feminine Mystique](/source/The_Feminine_Mystique)'' reawakens the [feminist movement](/source/feminist_movement) in the United States as women's organizations and [consciousness raising](/source/consciousness_raising) groups spread.
*[1965](/source/1965) &ndash; Colonel [Phạm Ngọc Thảo](/source/Ph%E1%BA%A1m_Ng%E1%BB%8Dc_Th%E1%BA%A3o) of the [Army of the Republic of Vietnam](/source/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam), and a communist spy of the [North Vietnam](/source/North_Vietnam)ese [Viet Minh](/source/Viet_Minh), along with Generals [Lâm Văn Phát](/source/L%C3%A2m_V%C4%83n_Ph%C3%A1t) and [Trần Thiện Khiêm](/source/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_Thi%E1%BB%87n_Khi%C3%AAm), all Catholics, [attempt a coup](/source/1965_South_Vietnamese_coup) against the military [junta](/source/Military_dictatorship) of the Buddhist [Nguyễn Khánh](/source/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Kh%C3%A1nh).
*[1976](/source/1976) &ndash; [Executive Order 9066](/source/Executive_Order_9066), which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President [Gerald Ford](/source/Gerald_Ford)'s Proclamation 4417.
*[1978](/source/1978) &ndash; [Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport](/source/Egyptian_raid_on_Larnaca_International_Airport) in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the [Republic of Cyprus](/source/Republic_of_Cyprus) authorities. The [Cypriot National Guard](/source/Cypriot_National_Guard) and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian [C-130](/source/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules) transport plane in open combat.
*[1985](/source/1985) &ndash; [William J. Schroeder](/source/William_J._Schroeder) becomes the first recipient of an [artificial heart](/source/artificial_heart) to leave the hospital.
*  1985   &ndash; A [Boeing 727](/source/Boeing_727) operating as [Iberia Flight 610](/source/Iberia_Flight_610) crashes [Mount Oiz](/source/Mount_Oiz) in Spain, killing 148; it is the deadliest accident to occur in [Iberia](/source/Iberia_(airline))'s history and the deadliest to occur in [Basque County](/source/Basque_Country_(autonomous_community)).
*  1985   &ndash; [China Airlines Flight 006](/source/China_Airlines_Flight_006) experiences an [aircraft upset](/source/aircraft_upset) over the Pacific Ocean, injuring 24.<ref name="AAR-86-03 Final Report">{{Cite web|url=https://ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8603.pdf|title=Aircraft accident report : China Airlines Boeing 747-SP, N4522V, 300 nautical miles northwest of San Francisco, California, February 19, 1985|date=March 29, 1986|publisher=[National Transportation Safety Board](/source/National_Transportation_Safety_Board)|id=NTSB/AAR-86/03|access-date=2019-04-30|df=mdy}}</ref>
*[1986](/source/1986) &ndash; [Akkaraipattu massacre](/source/Akkaraipattu_massacre): the [Sri Lankan Army](/source/Sri_Lankan_Army) massacres 80 [Tamil](/source/Tamils) farm workers in eastern [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka).
*[1988](/source/1988) &ndash; A [Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner](/source/Fairchild_Swearingen_Metroliner) operating as [AVAir Flight 3378](/source/AVAir_Flight_3378) crashes in [Cary, North Carolina](/source/Cary%2C_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](/source/Embry%E2%80%93Riddle_Aeronautical_University).</ref>
*[1989](/source/1989) &ndash; [Flying Tiger Line Flight 066](/source/Flying_Tiger_Line_Flight_066) crashes into a hill near [Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport](/source/Sultan_Abdul_Aziz_Shah_Airport) in [Malaysia](/source/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](/source/2002) &ndash; [NASA](/source/NASA)'s [Mars Odyssey](/source/Mars_Odyssey) [space probe](/source/Uncrewed_spacecraft) begins to map the surface of [Mars](/source/Mars) using its thermal emission imaging system.
*[2003](/source/2003) &ndash; An [Ilyushin Il-76](/source/Ilyushin_Il-76) military aircraft [crashes](/source/2003_Iran_Ilyushin_Il-76_crash) near [Kerman](/source/Kerman), Iran, killing 275.
*[2006](/source/2006) &ndash; A [methane](/source/methane) explosion in a [coal mine](/source/coal_mine) near [Nueva Rosita](/source/Nueva_Rosita), Mexico, [kills 65 miners](/source/Pasta_de_Conchos_mine_disaster).
*[2011](/source/2011) &ndash; The debut exhibition of the [Belitung shipwreck](/source/Belitung_shipwreck), containing the largest collection of [Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty) artifacts found in one location, begins in [Singapore](/source/Singapore).
*[2012](/source/2012) &ndash; Forty-four people are killed in a prison [brawl](/source/Apodaca_prison_riot) in [Apodaca, Nuevo León](/source/Apodaca), Mexico.
*[2020](/source/2020) &ndash;  Nine people are killed in [two domestic terrorist shootings](/source/Hanau_shootings) in [Hanau](/source/Hanau), [Hesse](/source/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 &ndash; [Mya Thwe Thwe Khine](/source/Death_of_Mya_Thwe_Thwe_Khine), a 19-year-old protester, becomes the first known casualty of [anti-coup protests](/source/Myanmar_protests_(2021%E2%80%93present)) that formed in response to the [2021 Myanmar coup d'état](/source/2021_Myanmar_coup_d'%C3%A9tat).<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](/source/1461) &ndash; [Domenico Grimani](/source/Domenico_Grimani), Italian cardinal (died 1523)
*[1473](/source/1473) &ndash; [Nicolaus Copernicus](/source/Nicolaus_Copernicus), Prussian mathematician and astronomer (died 1543)
*[1497](/source/1497) &ndash; [Matthäus Schwarz](/source/Matth%C3%A4us_Schwarz), German fashion writer (died 1574)
*[1519](/source/1519) &ndash; [Froben Christoph of Zimmern](/source/Froben_Christoph_of_Zimmern), German author of the Zimmern Chronicle (died 1566)
*[1526](/source/1526) &ndash; [Carolus Clusius](/source/Carolus_Clusius), Flemish botanist and academic (died 1609)
*[1532](/source/1532) &ndash; [Jean-Antoine de Baïf](/source/Jean-Antoine_de_Ba%C3%AFf), French poet (died 1589)
*[1552](/source/1552) &ndash; [Melchior Klesl](/source/Melchior_Klesl), Austrian cardinal (died 1630)
*[1594](/source/1594) &ndash; [Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales](/source/Henry_Frederick%2C_Prince_of_Wales) (died 1612)

===1601–1900===
*[1611](/source/1611) &ndash; [Andries de Graeff](/source/Andries_de_Graeff), Dutch politician (died 1678)
*[1630](/source/1630) &ndash; [Shivaji](/source/Shivaji), Indian warrior-king and the founder of [Maratha Empire](/source/Maratha_Confederacy) (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](/source/1660) &ndash; [Friedrich Hoffmann](/source/Friedrich_Hoffmann), German physician and chemist (died 1742)
*[1717](/source/1717) &ndash; [David Garrick](/source/David_Garrick), English actor, playwright, and producer (died 1779)
*[1743](/source/1743) &ndash; [Luigi Boccherini](/source/Luigi_Boccherini), Italian cellist and composer (died 1805)
*[1798](/source/1798) &ndash; [Allan MacNab](/source/Allan_MacNab), Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, [Premier of Canada West](/source/Joint_Premiers_of_the_Province_of_Canada) (died 1862)
*[1800](/source/1800) &ndash; [Émilie Gamelin](/source/%C3%89milie_Gamelin), Canadian nun and social worker, founded the [Sisters of Providence](/source/Sisters_of_Providence_(Montreal)) (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](/source/1804) &ndash; [Carl von Rokitansky](/source/Carl_von_Rokitansky), German physician, pathologist, and philosopher  (died 1878)
*[1821](/source/1821) &ndash; [August Schleicher](/source/August_Schleicher), German linguist and academic (died 1868)
*[1833](/source/1833) &ndash; [Élie Ducommun](/source/%C3%89lie_Ducommun), Swiss journalist and activist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Peace_Prize) laureate (died 1906)
*[1838](/source/1838) &ndash; [Lydia Thompson](/source/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](/source/1841) &ndash; [Elfrida Andrée](/source/Elfrida_Andr%C3%A9e), 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](/source/1855) &ndash; [Nishinoumi Kajirō I](/source/Nishinoumi_Kajir%C5%8D_I), Japanese sumo wrestler, the 16th [Yokozuna](/source/Makuuchi) (died 1908)
*[1859](/source/1859) &ndash; [Svante Arrhenius](/source/Svante_Arrhenius), Swedish physicist and chemist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry) laureate (died 1927)
*[1865](/source/1865) &ndash; [Sven Hedin](/source/Sven_Hedin), Swedish geographer and explorer (died 1952)
*[1869](/source/1869) &ndash; [Hovhannes Tumanyan](/source/Hovhannes_Tumanyan), Armenian-Russian poet and author (died 1923)
*[1872](/source/1872) &ndash; [Johan Pitka](/source/Johan_Pitka), Estonian admiral (died 1944)
*[1876](/source/1876) &ndash; [Constantin Brâncuși](/source/Constantin_Br%C3%A2ncu%C8%99i), Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer (died 1957)
*[1877](/source/1877) &ndash; [Gabriele Münter](/source/Gabriele_M%C3%BCnter), 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](/source/1878) &ndash; [Harriet Bosse](/source/Harriet_Bosse), Swedish–Norwegian actress (died 1961)
*[1880](/source/1880) &ndash; [Álvaro Obregón](/source/%C3%81lvaro_Obreg%C3%B3n), Mexican general and politician, 39th [President of Mexico](/source/President_of_Mexico) (died 1928)
*[1886](/source/1886) &ndash; [José Abad Santos](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Abad_Santos), Filipino lawyer and jurist, 5th [Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines](/source/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines) (died 1942)
*[1888](/source/1888) &ndash; [José Eustasio Rivera](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Eustasio_Rivera), Colombian lawyer and poet (died 1928)
*[1893](/source/1893) &ndash; [Cedric Hardwicke](/source/Cedric_Hardwicke), English actor and director (died 1964)
*[1895](/source/1895) &ndash; [Louis Calhern](/source/Louis_Calhern), American actor (died 1956)
*[1896](/source/1896) &ndash; [André Breton](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Breton), French poet and author (died 1966)
*[1897](/source/1897) &ndash; [Alma Rubens](/source/Alma_Rubens), American actress (died 1931)
*[1899](/source/1899) &ndash; [Lucio Fontana](/source/Lucio_Fontana), Argentinian-Italian painter and sculptor (died 1968)

===1901–present===
*[1902](/source/1902) &ndash; [Kay Boyle](/source/Kay_Boyle), American novelist, short story writer, and educator (died 1992)
*[1904](/source/1904) &ndash; [Havank](/source/Havank), Dutch journalist and author (died 1964)
*[1911](/source/1911) &ndash; [Merle Oberon](/source/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](/source/United_Press_International) |access-date=18 February 2024 |date=19 February 2023}}</ref>
*[1912](/source/1912) &ndash; [Saul Chaplin](/source/Saul_Chaplin), American composer (died 1997)
*  1912   &ndash; [Dorothy Janis](/source/Dorothy_Janis), American actress (died 2010)
*[1913](/source/1913) &ndash; [Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza](/source/Prince_Pedro_Gast%C3%A3o_of_Orl%C3%A9ans-Braganza) (died 2007)
*  1913   &ndash; [Frank Tashlin](/source/Frank_Tashlin), American animator and screenwriter (died 1972)
*[1914](/source/1914) &ndash; [Thelma Kench](/source/Thelma_Kench), New Zealand Olympic sprinter (died 1985)
*[1915](/source/1915) &ndash; [Dick Emery](/source/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 &ndash; [John Freeman](/source/John_Freeman_(British_politician)), English lawyer, politician, and diplomat, [British Ambassador to the United States](/source/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_Kingdom_to_the_United_States) (died 2014)
*[1916](/source/1916) &ndash; [Eddie Arcaro](/source/Eddie_Arcaro), American jockey and sportscaster (died 1997)
*[1917](/source/1917) &ndash; [Carson McCullers](/source/Carson_McCullers), American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist (died 1967)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[1918](/source/1918) &ndash; [Fay McKenzie](/source/Fay_McKenzie), American actress (died 2019)
*[1920](/source/1920) &ndash; [C. Z. Guest](/source/C._Z._Guest), American actress, fashion designer, and author (died 2003)
*  1920   &ndash; [Jaan Kross](/source/Jaan_Kross), Estonian author and poet (died 2007)
*  1920   &ndash; [George Rose](/source/George_Rose_(actor)), English actor and singer (died 1988)
*[1922](/source/1922) &ndash; [Władysław Bartoszewski](/source/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Bartoszewski), Polish journalist and politician, [Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Poland)) (died 2015)
*[1924](/source/1924) &ndash; [David Bronstein](/source/David_Bronstein), Ukrainian chess player and theoretician (died 2006)
*  1924   &ndash; [Lee Marvin](/source/Lee_Marvin), American actor (died 1987)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[1926](/source/1926) &ndash; [György Kurtág](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Kurt%C3%A1g), Hungarian composer and academic
*[1927](/source/1927) &ndash; [Philippe Boiry](/source/Philippe_Boiry), French journalist (died 2014)
*[1929](/source/1929) &ndash; [Jacques Deray](/source/Jacques_Deray), French director and screenwriter (died 2003)
*[1930](/source/1930) &ndash; [John Frankenheimer](/source/John_Frankenheimer), American director and producer (died 2002)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1930   &ndash; [K. Viswanath](/source/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](/source/1932) &ndash; [Joseph P. Kerwin](/source/Joseph_P._Kerwin), American captain, physician, and astronaut
*[1935](/source/1935) &ndash; [Chung-Yun Hse](/source/Chung-Yun_Hse), Taiwanese-American 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   &ndash; [Dave Niehaus](/source/Dave_Niehaus), American sportscaster (died 2010)
*  1935   &ndash; [Russ Nixon](/source/Russ_Nixon), American MLB catcher and coach (died 2016)
*[1936](/source/1936) &ndash; [Sam Myers](/source/Sam_Myers), American singer-songwriter (died 2006)
*  1936   &ndash; [Frederick Seidel](/source/Frederick_Seidel), American poet
*[1937](/source/1937) &ndash; [Terry Carr](/source/Terry_Carr), American author and educator (died 1987)
*  1937   &ndash; [Norm O'Neill](/source/Norm_O'Neill), Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 2008)
*[1938](/source/1938) &ndash; [Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama](/source/Choekyi_Gyaltsen%2C_10th_Panchen_Lama) (died 1989)
*[1939](/source/1939) &ndash; [Erin Pizzey](/source/Erin_Pizzey), English activist and author, founded [Refuge](/source/Refuge_(United_Kingdom_charity))<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](/source/1940) &ndash; [Saparmyrat Nyýazow](/source/Saparmyrat_Ny%C3%BDazow), Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st [President of Turkmenistan](/source/President_of_Turkmenistan) (died 2006)
*  1940   &ndash; [Smokey Robinson](/source/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](/source/The_Plain_Dealer) |publisher=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |access-date=18 February 2024 |date=19 February 2023}}</ref>
*  1940   &ndash; [Bobby Rogers](/source/Bobby_Rogers), American singer-songwriter (died 2013)
*[1941](/source/1941) &ndash; [David Gross](/source/David_Gross), American physicist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics) laureate
*  1941   &ndash; [Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge](/source/Jenny_Tonge%2C_Baroness_Tonge), English politician
*[1942](/source/1942) &ndash; [Cyrus Chothia](/source/Cyrus_Chothia), English biochemist and emeritus scientist at the [Laboratory of Molecular Biology](/source/Laboratory_of_Molecular_Biology) (died 2019)
*  1942   &ndash; [Paul Krause](/source/Paul_Krause), American football player and politician
*  1942   &ndash; [Will Provine](/source/Will_Provine), American biologist, historian, and academic (died 2015)
*  1942   &ndash; [Howard Stringer](/source/Howard_Stringer), Welsh businessman
*[1943](/source/1943) &ndash; [Lou Christie](/source/Lou_Christie), American singer-songwriter (died 2025)<ref name="AP"/>
*  1943   &ndash; [Homer Hickam](/source/Homer_Hickam), American author and engineer
*  1943   &ndash; [Tim Hunt](/source/Tim_Hunt), English biochemist and academic, [Nobel laureate](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine)
*[1944](/source/1944) &ndash; [Les Hinton](/source/Les_Hinton), English-American journalist and businessman
*[1945](/source/1945) &ndash; [Yuri Antonov](/source/Yuri_Antonov_(musician)), Uzbek-Russian singer-songwriter
*[1946](/source/1946) &ndash; [Paul Dean](/source/Paul_Dean_(guitarist)), Canadian guitarist 
*  1946   &ndash; [Peter Hudson](/source/Peter_Hudson), Australian footballer and coach
*  1946   &ndash; [Karen Silkwood](/source/Karen_Silkwood), American technician and activist (died 1974)
*[1947](/source/1947) &ndash; [Jackie Curtis](/source/Jackie_Curtis), American actress and playwright (died 1985)
*  1947   &ndash; [Tim Shadbolt](/source/Tim_Shadbolt), New Zealand businessman and politician, 42nd [Mayor of Invercargill](/source/Mayor_of_Invercargill)
*[1948](/source/1948) &ndash; [Mark Andes](/source/Mark_Andes), American singer-songwriter and bass player 
*  1948 &ndash; [Pim Fortuyn](/source/Pim_Fortuyn), Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (died 2002)
*  1948 &ndash; [Raúl Grijalva](/source/Ra%C3%BAl_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](/source/The_New_York_Times) |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  1948 &ndash; [Tony Iommi](/source/Tony_Iommi), English guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> 
*[1949](/source/1949) &ndash; [Danielle Bunten Berry](/source/Danielle_Bunten_Berry), American game designer and programmer (died 1998)
*  1949   &ndash; [Eddie Hardin](/source/Eddie_Hardin), English singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2015)
*  1949   &ndash; [Barry Lloyd](/source/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   &ndash; [William Messner-Loebs](/source/William_Messner-Loebs), American author and illustrator
*[1950](/source/1950) &ndash; [Juice Leskinen](/source/Juice_Leskinen), Finnish singer-songwriter (died 2006)
*  1950   &ndash; [Andy Powell](/source/Andy_Powell), English singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[1951](/source/1951) &ndash; [Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri](/source/Muhammad_Tahir-ul-Qadri), Pakistani scholar and politician, founder of [Minhaj-ul-Quran](/source/Minhaj-ul-Quran)
*[1952](/source/1952) &ndash; [Ryū Murakami](/source/Ry%C5%AB_Murakami), Japanese novelist and filmmaker
*  1952   &ndash; [Rodolfo Neri Vela](/source/Rodolfo_Neri_Vela), Mexican engineer and astronaut
*  1952   &ndash; [Amy Tan](/source/Amy_Tan), American novelist, essayist, and short story writer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1952   &ndash; [Danilo Türk](/source/Danilo_T%C3%BCrk), Slovene academic and politician, 3rd [President of Slovenia](/source/President_of_Slovenia)
*[1953](/source/1953) &ndash; [Corrado Barazzutti](/source/Corrado_Barazzutti), Italian tennis player
*  1953   &ndash; [Cristina Fernández de Kirchner](/source/Cristina_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_Kirchner), Argentine lawyer and politician, [President of Argentina](/source/President_of_Argentina) and [Vice President of Argentina](/source/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   &ndash; [Massimo Troisi](/source/Massimo_Troisi), Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1994)
*[1954](/source/1954) &ndash; [Francis Buchholz](/source/Francis_Buchholz), German bass player (died 2026)
*  1954   &ndash; [Michael Gira](/source/Michael_Gira), American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1954   &ndash; [Sócrates](/source/S%C3%B3crates), Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2011)
*[1955](/source/1955) &ndash; [Jeff Daniels](/source/Jeff_Daniels), American actor and playwright<ref name="AP"/>
*[1956](/source/1956) &ndash; [Peter Holsapple](/source/Peter_Holsapple), American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1956   &ndash; [Roderick MacKinnon](/source/Roderick_MacKinnon), American biologist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry) laureate
*  1956   &ndash; [Dave Wakeling](/source/Dave_Wakeling), English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/>
*[1957](/source/1957) &ndash; [Falco](/source/Falco_(musician)), Austrian singer-songwriter, rapper, and musician (died 1998)
*  1957   &ndash; [Dave Stewart](/source/Dave_Stewart_(baseball)), American baseball player, coach, and executive
*  1957   &ndash; [Ray Winstone](/source/Ray_Winstone), English actor
*[1958](/source/1958) &ndash; [Leslie David Baker](/source/Leslie_David_Baker), American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1958   &ndash; [Helen Fielding](/source/Helen_Fielding), English author and screenwriter
*  1958   &ndash; [Steve Nieve](/source/Steve_Nieve), English keyboard player and composer
*[1959](/source/1959) &ndash; [Roger Goodell](/source/Roger_Goodell), American businessman, 6th [National Football League Commissioner](/source/National_Football_League_Commissioner)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[1960](/source/1960) &ndash; [Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor](/source/Andrew_Mountbatten-Windsor), second son of [Elizabeth II](/source/Elizabeth_II)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1960   &ndash; [John Paul Jr.](/source/John_Paul_Jr._(racing_driver)), American race car driver (died 2020)
*[1961](/source/1961) &ndash; [Justin Fashanu](/source/Justin_Fashanu), English footballer (died 1998)
*  1961   &ndash; [Ernie Gonzalez](/source/Ernie_Gonzalez), American golfer (died 2020)
*[1962](/source/1962) &ndash; [Hana Mandlíková](/source/Hana_Mandl%C3%ADkov%C3%A1), Czech-Australian tennis player and coach
*[1963](/source/1963) &ndash; [Seal](/source/Seal_(musician)), English singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*  1963   &ndash; [Jessica Tuck](/source/Jessica_Tuck), American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[1964](/source/1964) &ndash; [Doug Aldrich](/source/Doug_Aldrich), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1964   &ndash; [Jennifer Doudna](/source/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   &ndash; [Jonathan Lethem](/source/Jonathan_Lethem), American novelist, essayist, and short story writer
*[1965](/source/1965) &ndash; [Jon Fishman](/source/Jon_Fishman), American drummer<ref name="AP"/> 
*  1965   &ndash; [Clark Hunt](/source/Clark_Hunt), American businessman
*  1965   &ndash; [Leroy](/source/Leroy_(musician)), American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*[1966](/source/1966) &ndash; [Justine Bateman](/source/Justine_Bateman), American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1966   &ndash; [Paul Haarhuis](/source/Paul_Haarhuis), Dutch tennis player and coach
*  1966   &ndash; [Eduardo Xol](/source/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](/source/1967) &ndash; [Benicio del Toro](/source/Benicio_del_Toro), Puerto Rican actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[1968](/source/1968) &ndash; [Prince Markie Dee](/source/Prince_Markie_Dee), American rapper and actor (died 2021)
*  1968   &ndash; [Frank Watkins](/source/Frank_Watkins_(musician)), American bass player (died 2015)
*[1969](/source/1969) &ndash; [Burton C. Bell](/source/Burton_C._Bell), American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1969   &ndash; [Helena Guergis](/source/Helena_Guergis), Canadian businesswoman and politician
*[1970](/source/1970) &ndash; [Joacim Cans](/source/Joacim_Cans), Swedish singer-songwriter
*  1970   &ndash; [Verena Nussbaum](/source/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](/source/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   &ndash; [Bellamy Young](/source/Bellamy_Young), American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[1971](/source/1971) &ndash; [Miguel Batista](/source/Miguel_Batista), Dominican baseball player and poet
*  1971   &ndash; [Richard Green](/source/Richard_Green_(golfer)), Australian golfer  
*  1971   &ndash; [Jeff Kinney](/source/Jeff_Kinney_(author)), American author and illustrator
*[1972](/source/1972) &ndash; [Francine Fournier](/source/Francine_Fournier), American wrestler and manager
*  1972   &ndash; [Sunset Thomas](/source/Sunset_Thomas), American pornographic actress
*[1973](/source/1973) &ndash; [Eric Lange](/source/Eric_Lange), American actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[1975](/source/1975) &ndash; [Daniel Adair](/source/Daniel_Adair), Canadian drummer and producer<ref name="AP"/> 
*  1975   &ndash; [Daewon Song](/source/Daewon_Song), South Korean-American skateboarder, co-founded [Almost Skateboards](/source/Almost_Skateboards)
*[1977](/source/1977) &ndash; [Ola Salo](/source/Ola_Salo), Swedish singer-songwriter and keyboard player 
*  1977   &ndash; [Andrew Ross Sorkin](/source/Andrew_Ross_Sorkin), American journalist and author
*  1977   &ndash; [Gianluca Zambrotta](/source/Gianluca_Zambrotta), Italian footballer and manager
*[1978](/source/1978) &ndash; [Ben Gummer](/source/Ben_Gummer), English scholar and politician
*  1978   &ndash; [Immortal Technique](/source/Immortal_Technique), Peruvian-American rapper
*[1979](/source/1979) &ndash; [Steve Cherundolo](/source/Steve_Cherundolo), American soccer player and manager
*[1980](/source/1980) &ndash; [Dwight Freeney](/source/Dwight_Freeney), American football player
*  1980   &ndash; [Ma Lin](/source/Ma_Lin_(table_tennis)), Chinese table tennis player
*  1980   &ndash; [Mike Miller](/source/Mike_Miller_(basketball%2C_born_1980)), American basketball player
*[1981](/source/1981) &ndash; [Beth Ditto](/source/Beth_Ditto), American singer
*  1981   &ndash; [Shawn Spears](/source/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](/source/ESPN) |access-date=18 February 2024 |date=10 April 2017}}</ref>
*[1983](/source/1983) &ndash; [Kotoōshū Katsunori](/source/Koto%C5%8Dsh%C5%AB_Katsunori), Bulgarian sumo wrestler
*  1983   &ndash; [Mika Nakashima](/source/Mika_Nakashima), Japanese singer and actress
*  1983   &ndash; [Reynhard Sinaga](/source/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   &ndash; [Ryan Whitney](/source/Ryan_Whitney_(ice_hockey)), American ice hockey player
*  1983   &ndash; [Jawad Williams](/source/Jawad_Williams), American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jawad Williams |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/101214/career |publisher=[National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
*[1984](/source/1984) &ndash; [Chris Richardson](/source/Chris_Richardson), American singer-songwriter
*[1985](/source/1985) &ndash; [Haylie Duff](/source/Haylie_Duff), American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1985   &ndash; [Arielle Kebbel](/source/Arielle_Kebbel), American actress and model<ref name="AP"/>
*  1985   &ndash; [Kosta Perović](/source/Kosta_Perovi%C4%87), Serbian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kosta Perovic |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/200785/career |publisher=[National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
*[1986](/source/1986) &ndash; [Kyle Chipchura](/source/Kyle_Chipchura), Canadian ice hockey player
*  1986   &ndash; [Linus Klasen](/source/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](/source/National_Hockey_League) |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [Marta](/source/Marta_(footballer)), Brazilian footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [Maria Mena](/source/Maria_Mena), Norwegian singer-songwriter
*[1987](/source/1987) &ndash; [Anna Cappellini](/source/Anna_Cappellini), Italian ice dancer
*  1987   &ndash; [Josh Reddick](/source/Josh_Reddick), American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Reddick |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/josh-reddick-502210 |publisher=[Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
*[1988](/source/1988) &ndash; [Shawn Matthias](/source/Shawn_Matthias), Canadian ice hockey player 
*  1988   &ndash; [Seth Morrison](/source/Seth_Morrison_(musician)), American guitarist<ref name="AP"/>
*[1989](/source/1989) &ndash; [Sone Aluko](/source/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](/source/1991) &ndash; [Trevor Bayne](/source/Trevor_Bayne), American race car driver
*  1991   &ndash; [Christoph Kramer](/source/Christoph_Kramer), German footballer
*  1991   &ndash; [Adreian Payne](/source/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](/source/National_Basketball_Association) |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
*[1992](/source/1992) &ndash; [Camille Kostek](/source/Camille_Kostek), American model
*  1992   &ndash; [Cody Parkey](/source/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](/source/1993) &ndash; [Mauro Icardi](/source/Mauro_Icardi), Argentine footballer
*  1993   &ndash; [Victoria Justice](/source/Victoria_Justice), American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/>
*[1994](/source/1994) &ndash; [Tiina Trutsi](/source/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](/source/1995) &ndash; [Nikola Jokić](/source/Nikola_Joki%C4%87), 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](/source/1996) &ndash; [Mabel](/source/Mabel_(singer)), 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   &ndash; [D. J. Wilson](/source/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](/source/National_Basketball_Association) |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
*[1998](/source/1998) &ndash; [Katharina Gerlach](/source/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   &ndash; [Chappell Roan](/source/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   &ndash; [Jungwoo](/source/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](/source/2001) &ndash; [Lee Kang-in](/source/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   &ndash; [David Mazouz](/source/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>
*[2004](/source/2004) &ndash; [Millie Bobby Brown](/source/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](/source/197) &ndash; [Clodius Albinus](/source/Clodius_Albinus), [Roman usurper](/source/Roman_usurper) (born 150)
* [446](/source/446) &ndash; [Leontius of Trier](/source/Leontius_of_Trier), Bishop of [Trier](/source/Trier)
*[1133](/source/1133) &ndash; [Irene Doukaina](/source/Irene_Doukaina), Byzantine wife of [Alexios I Komnenos](/source/Alexios_I_Komnenos) (born 1066)
*[1275](/source/1275) &ndash; [Lal Shahbaz Qalandar](/source/Lal_Shahbaz_Qalandar), [Sufi](/source/Sufi) philosopher and poet (born 1177)
*[1300](/source/1300) &ndash; [Munio of Zamora](/source/Munio_of_Zamora), General of the Dominican Order
*[1408](/source/1408) &ndash; [Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf](/source/Thomas_Bardolf%2C_5th_Baron_Bardolf), English rebel
*[1414](/source/1414) &ndash; [Thomas Arundel](/source/Thomas_Arundel), [Archbishop of Canterbury](/source/Archbishop_of_Canterbury) (born 1353)
*[1445](/source/1445) &ndash; [Eleanor of Aragon](/source/Eleanor_of_Aragon%2C_Queen_of_Portugal), queen of [Portugal](/source/Portugal) (born 1402)
*[1491](/source/1491) &ndash; [Enno I, Count of East Frisia](/source/Enno_I%2C_Count_of_East_Frisia), German noble (born 1460)
*[1553](/source/1553) &ndash; [Erasmus Reinhold](/source/Erasmus_Reinhold), German astronomer and mathematician (born 1511)

===1601–1900===
*[1602](/source/1602) &ndash; [Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur](/source/Philippe_Emmanuel%2C_Duke_of_Merc%C5%93ur) (born 1558)
*[1605](/source/1605) &ndash; [Orazio Vecchi](/source/Orazio_Vecchi), Italian composer (born 1550)
*[1622](/source/1622) &ndash; [Henry Savile](/source/Henry_Savile_(Bible_translator)), English scholar and politician (born 1549)
*[1672](/source/1672) &ndash; [Charles Chauncy](/source/Charles_Chauncy), English-American minister, theologian, and academic (born 1592)
*[1709](/source/1709) &ndash; [Tokugawa Tsunayoshi](/source/Tokugawa_Tsunayoshi), Japanese shōgun (born 1646)
*[1716](/source/1716) &ndash; [Dorothe Engelbretsdatter](/source/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](/source/1785) &ndash; [Mary, Countess of Harold](/source/Mary%2C_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](/source/1789) &ndash; [Nicholas Van Dyke](/source/Nicholas_Van_Dyke_(governor)), American lawyer and politician, 7th [Governor of Delaware](/source/Governor_of_Delaware) (born 1738)
*[1799](/source/1799) &ndash; [Jean-Charles de Borda](/source/Jean-Charles_de_Borda), French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (born 1733)
*[1806](/source/1806) &ndash; [Elizabeth Carter](/source/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](/source/1837) &ndash; [Georg Büchner](/source/Georg_B%C3%BCchner), German-Swiss poet and playwright (born 1813)
*  1837   &ndash; [Thomas Burgess](/source/Thomas_Burgess_(bishop%2C_born_1756)), English bishop and philosopher (born 1756)
*[1887](/source/1887) &ndash; [Multatuli](/source/Multatuli), Dutch-German author and civil servant (born 1820)
*[1897](/source/1897) &ndash; [Karl Weierstrass](/source/Karl_Weierstrass), German mathematician and academic (born 1815)

===1901–present===
*[1915](/source/1915) &ndash; [Gopal Krishna Gokhale](/source/Gopal_Krishna_Gokhale), Indian philosopher and politician (born 1866)
*[1916](/source/1916) &ndash; [Ernst Mach](/source/Ernst_Mach), Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (born 1838)
*[1927](/source/1927) &ndash; [Robert Fuchs](/source/Robert_Fuchs_(composer)), Austrian composer and educator (born 1847)
*[1928](/source/1928) &ndash; [George Howard Earle Jr.](/source/George_Howard_Earle_Jr.), American lawyer and businessman (born 1856)
*[1936](/source/1936) &ndash; [Billy Mitchell](/source/Billy_Mitchell), American general and pilot (born 1879)
*[1945](/source/1945) &ndash; [John Basilone](/source/John_Basilone), American sergeant, [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) recipient (born 1916)
*[1951](/source/1951) &ndash; [André Gide](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Gide), French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature) laureate  (born 1869)
*[1952](/source/1952) &ndash; [Knut Hamsun](/source/Knut_Hamsun), Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature) laureate (born 1859)
*[1953](/source/1953) &ndash; [Richard Rushall](/source/Richard_Rushall), British businessman (born 1864)
*[1957](/source/1957) &ndash; [Maurice Garin](/source/Maurice_Garin), Italian-French cyclist (born 1871)
*[1959](/source/1959) &ndash; [Willard Miller](/source/Willard_Miller), American sailor, [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) recipient (born 1877)
*[1962](/source/1962) &ndash; [Georgios Papanikolaou](/source/Georgios_Papanikolaou), Greek-American pathologist, invented the [Pap smear](/source/Pap_smear) (born 1883)
*[1969](/source/1969) &ndash; [Madge Blake](/source/Madge_Blake), American actress (born 1899)
*[1970](/source/1970) &ndash; [Ralph Edward Flanders](/source/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](/source/1972) &ndash; [John Grierson](/source/John_Grierson), Scottish director and producer (born 1898)
*  1972   &ndash; [Lee Morgan](/source/Lee_Morgan), American trumpet player and composer (born 1938)
*[1973](/source/1973) &ndash; [Joseph Szigeti](/source/Joseph_Szigeti), Hungarian violinist (born 1892)
*[1977](/source/1977) &ndash; [Anthony Crosland](/source/Anthony_Crosland), English author and politician, [Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs](/source/Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Affairs) (born 1918)
*  1977   &ndash; [Mike González](/source/Mike_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(catcher)), Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1890)
*[1980](/source/1980) &ndash; [Bon Scott](/source/Bon_Scott), Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (born 1946)
*[1983](/source/1983) &ndash; [Alice White](/source/Alice_White), American actress (born 1904)
*[1988](/source/1988) &ndash; [André Frédéric Cournand](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Cournand), French-American physician and physiologist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine) laureate (born 1895)
*[1992](/source/1992) &ndash; [Tojo Yamamoto](/source/Tojo_Yamamoto), American wrestler and manager (born 1927)
*[1994](/source/1994) &ndash; [Derek Jarman](/source/Derek_Jarman), English director and set designer (born 1942)
*[1996](/source/1996) &ndash; [Charlie Finley](/source/Charlie_Finley), American businessman (born 1918)
*[1997](/source/1997) &ndash; [Leo Rosten](/source/Leo_Rosten), Polish-American author and academic (born 1908)
*  1997   &ndash; [Deng Xiaoping](/source/Deng_Xiaoping), Chinese politician, paramount leader and 1st [Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China](/source/Vice_Premier_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China) (born 1904)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Deng-Xiaoping}}</ref>
*[1998](/source/1998) &ndash; [Grandpa Jones](/source/Grandpa_Jones), American singer-songwriter and banjo player (born 1913)
*[1999](/source/1999) &ndash; [Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr](/source/Mohammad_Mohammad_Sadeq_al-Sadr), Iraqi cleric (born 1943)
*[2000](/source/2000) &ndash; [Friedensreich Hundertwasser](/source/Friedensreich_Hundertwasser), Austrian-New Zealand painter and illustrator (born 1928)
*[2001](/source/2001) &ndash; [Liza 'N' Eliaz](/source/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](/source/2001) &ndash; [Stanley Kramer](/source/Stanley_Kramer), American director and producer (born 1913)
*  2001   &ndash; [Charles Trenet](/source/Charles_Trenet), French singer-songwriter (born 1913)
*[2002](/source/2002) &ndash; [Sylvia Rivera](/source/Sylvia_Rivera), American transgender LGBT activist (born 1951)
*[2003](/source/2003) &ndash; [Johnny Paycheck](/source/Johnny_Paycheck), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938)
*[2007](/source/2007) &ndash; [Janet Blair](/source/Janet_Blair), American actress and singer (born 1921)
*  2007   &ndash; [Celia Franca](/source/Celia_Franca), English-Canadian dancer and director, founded the [National Ballet of Canada](/source/National_Ballet_of_Canada) (born 1921)
*[2008](/source/2008) &ndash; [Yegor Letov](/source/Yegor_Letov), Russian singer-songwriter (born 1964)
*  2008   &ndash; [Lydia Shum](/source/Lydia_Shum), Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer (born 1945)
*[2009](/source/2009) &ndash; [Kelly Groucutt](/source/Kelly_Groucutt), English singer and bass player  (born 1945)
*[2011](/source/2011) &ndash; [Ollie Matson](/source/Ollie_Matson), American sprinter and football player (born 1930)
*[2012](/source/2012) &ndash; [Ruth Barcan Marcus](/source/Ruth_Barcan_Marcus), American philosopher and logician (born 1921)
*  2012   &ndash; [Jaroslav Velinský](/source/Jaroslav_Velinsk%C3%BD), Czech author and songwriter (born 1932)
*  2012   &ndash; [Vitaly Vorotnikov](/source/Vitaly_Vorotnikov), Russian politician, 27th [Prime Minister of Russia](/source/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Russia) (born 1926)
*[2013](/source/2013) &ndash; [Armen Alchian](/source/Armen_Alchian), American economist and academic (born 1914)
*  2013   &ndash; [Park Chul-soo](/source/Park_Chul-soo), South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1948)
*  2013   &ndash; [Robert Coleman Richardson](/source/Robert_Coleman_Richardson), American physicist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics) laureate (born 1937)
*  2013   &ndash; [Donald Richie](/source/Donald_Richie), American-Japanese author and critic (born 1924)
*  2013   &ndash; [Eugene Whelan](/source/Eugene_Whelan), Canadian farmer and politician, 22nd [Canadian Minister of Agriculture](/source/Minister_of_Agriculture_(Canada)) (born 1924)
*[2014](/source/2014) &ndash; [Kresten Bjerre](/source/Kresten_Bjerre), Danish footballer and manager (born 1946)
*  2014   &ndash; [Dale Gardner](/source/Dale_Gardner), American captain and astronaut (born 1948)
*  2014   &ndash; [Valeri Kubasov](/source/Valeri_Kubasov), Russian engineer and astronaut (born 1935)
*[2015](/source/2015) &ndash; [Harold Johnson](/source/Harold_Johnson_(boxer)), American boxer (born 1928)
*  2015   &ndash; [Nirad Mohapatra](/source/Nirad_Mohapatra), Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1947)
*  2015   &ndash; [Harris Wittels](/source/Harris_Wittels), American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1984)
*[2016](/source/2016) &ndash; [Umberto Eco](/source/Umberto_Eco), Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (born 1932)
*  2016   &ndash; [Harper Lee](/source/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   &ndash; [Chiaki Morosawa](/source/Chiaki_Morosawa), Japanese anime screenwriter (born 1959)
*  2016   &ndash; [Samuel Willenberg](/source/Samuel_Willenberg), Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (born 1923)
*[2017](/source/2017) &ndash; [Larry Coryell](/source/Larry_Coryell), American jazz guitarist (born 1943)
*  2019   &ndash; [Karl Lagerfeld](/source/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](/source/2020) &ndash; [José Mojica Marins](/source/Jos%C3%A9_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   &ndash; [Pop Smoke](/source/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==
*[Army Day (Mexico)](/source/Public_holidays_in_Mexico)
*[Brâncuși Day](/source/Br%C3%A2ncu%C8%99i_Day) ([Romania](/source/Romania))
*Christian [feast day](/source/feast_day):
**[Barbatus of Benevento](/source/Barbatus_of_Benevento)
**[Boniface of Brussels](/source/Boniface_of_Brussels)
**[Conrad of Piacenza](/source/Conrad_of_Piacenza)
**[Blessed](/source/Beatification) [Elisabetta Picenardi](/source/Elisabetta_Picenardi)<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum">{{cite book |title=Martyrologium Romanum (2004) |date=2004 |publisher=Administrationem Patrimonii Sedis Apostolicae in Civitate Vaticana |page=156-157 |url=https://archive.org/details/MartRom2004/page/156/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=11 February 2026}}</ref>
**[Lucy Yi Zhenmei](/source/Lucy_Yi_Zhenmei) (one of [Martyrs of Guizhou](/source/Martyr_Saints_of_China))
**[February 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)](/source/February_19_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))
*[Commemoration of Vasil Levski](/source/Commemoration_of_Vasil_Levski) ([Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria))
*[Shivaji Jayanti](/source/Shiv_Jayanti) ([Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra), India)

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/19 BBC: On This Day] 
* {{NYT On this day|month=2|day=19}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/19 Historical Events on February 19]

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Category:Days of February

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