On this day: February 19
Events
Battle of LugdunumFebruary 19, AD 197 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of To Be or Not to BeFebruary 19, 1942 · Film
Bombing of DarwinFebruary 19, 1942 · Wars & Conflicts
Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaignFebruary 19, 1945 – June 21, 1945 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of DeviFebruary 19, 1960 · Film
- Release of The Yes AlbumFebruary 19, 1971 · Music
Founding of ALROSAFebruary 19, 1992 · Companies- Release of October SkyFebruary 19, 1999 · Film
- Release of Semi-ProFebruary 19, 2008 · Film
Release of Crysis 3February 19, 2013 · Gaming
Release of Metal Gear Rising: RevengeanceFebruary 19, 2013 · Gaming
Born on this day
Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543 · Science
Jean-Antoine de BaïfFebruary 19, 1532 – September 19, 1589 · Music
Friedrich HoffmannFebruary 19, 1660 – November 12, 1742 · Science
Luigi BoccheriniFebruary 19, 1743 – May 28, 1805 · Music
Ferdinand ReichFebruary 19, 1799 – April 27, 1882 · Science
Carl von RokitanskyFebruary 19, 1804 – July 23, 1878 · Culture
Zygmunt KrasińskiFebruary 19, 1812 – February 23, 1859 · Culture
Élie DucommunFebruary 19, 1833 – December 7, 1906 · Politics
Felip PedrellFebruary 19, 1841 – August 19, 1922 · Music
Elfrida AndréeFebruary 19, 1841 – January 11, 1929 · Music
Adelina PattiFebruary 19, 1843 – September 27, 1919 · Music
Svante August ArrheniusFebruary 19, 1859 – October 2, 1927 · Science
Axel ThueFebruary 19, 1863 – March 7, 1922 · Science
Mary AndersonFebruary 19, 1866 – June 27, 1953 · Technology
Louis FeuilladeFebruary 19, 1873 – February 1925 · Film
Constantin BrâncușiFebruary 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957 · Art
Gabriele MünterFebruary 19, 1877 – May 19, 1962 · Art
Ernest MarsdenFebruary 19, 1889 – December 15, 1970 · Science
Cedric HardwickeFebruary 19, 1893 – August 6, 1964 · Film
Lucio FontanaFebruary 19, 1899 – September 7, 1968 · Art
Hugo HaasFebruary 19, 1901 – December 1, 1968 · Film
Vladimir VekslerFebruary 19, 1907 – September 22, 1966 · Science- Frank TashlinFebruary 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972 · Film
Lee MarvinFebruary 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987 · Film
František VláčilFebruary 19, 1924 – January 27, 1999 · Art
György KurtágFebruary 19, 1926 – present · Music- Jacques DerayFebruary 19, 1929 – August 9, 2003 · Film
John FrankenheimerFebruary 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002 · Film
Joseph P. KerwinFebruary 19, 1932 – present · Space
Klim ChuryumovFebruary 19, 1937 – October 14, 2016 · Science
Smokey RobinsonFebruary 19, 1940 – present · Music
David GrossFebruary 19, 1941 – present · Science
Tim HuntFebruary 19, 1943 – present · Science
Yuri AntonovFebruary 19, 1945 – present · Music
Luis PuenzoFebruary 19, 1946 – April 21, 2026 · Film
Nalini MalaniFebruary 19, 1946 – present · Art
Karen SilkwoodFebruary 19, 1946 – November 13, 1974 · Science
Tony IommiFebruary 19, 1948 – present · Music
Byron K. LichtenbergFebruary 19, 1948 – present · Space
Shigeru UmebayashiFebruary 19, 1951 – present · Music
Ryū MurakamiFebruary 19, 1952 – present · Film
Rodolfo Neri VelaFebruary 19, 1952 – present · Space
Massimo TroisiFebruary 19, 1953 – June 4, 1994 · Film
Reiner HaseloffFebruary 19, 1954 – present · Science
Jeff DanielsFebruary 19, 1955 – present · Film
Roderick MacKinnonFebruary 19, 1956 – present · Science
G. David LowFebruary 19, 1956 – March 15, 2008 · Space
FalcoFebruary 19, 1957 – February 6, 1998 · Music
Jennifer DoudnaFebruary 19, 1964 – present · Science
Justine BatemanFebruary 19, 1966 – present · Film
Benicio del ToroFebruary 19, 1967 – present · Film- Scott S. SheppardFebruary 19, 1977 – present · Science
VitasFebruary 19, 1979 – present · Music
Haylie DuffFebruary 19, 1985 – present · Film
Maria MenaFebruary 19, 1986 – present · Music
Alma DeutscherFebruary 19, 2005 – present · Music