What are the important events that happened on February 19? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 19: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 19 is the 50th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 316 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 6, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 474,528 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘pentacontagon’ day.
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 345 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,077 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 19 Historical Events
- 1594 –Having already inherited the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through his mother Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, succeeding his father John III of Sweden.
- 1807 –In Alabama, former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason and confined to Fort Stoddert.
- 1846 –In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following Texas’ annexation by the United States.
- 1901 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Ox in Chinese astrology.
- 1921 –Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a successful coup
- 1953 –Censorship: Georgia approves the first literature censorship board in the United States.
- 1976 –Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald R. Ford’s Proclamation 4417
- 1999 –President Bill Clinton issues a posthumous pardon for U.S. Army Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper.
- 2001 –The Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
- 2006 –A methane explosion in coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners.
Who were born on February 19?
- 1935 –Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster (d. 2010)
- 1941 –David Gross, American physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1945 –Michael Nader, American actor
- 1948 –Tony Iommi, English guitarist (Black Sabbath)
- 1953 –Bill Kirchenbauer American comedian and actor
- 1958 –Helen Fielding, English writer
- 1965 –Leroy, American musician (Smash Mouth)
- 1986 –Jayde Nicole, Canadian model
- 1986 –Marta Vieira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 –Reon Kadena, Japanese model and actress
Who died on February 19?
- 1589 –Saint Philothei, Orthodox martyr and Patron of Athens (b. 1522)
- 1622 –Sir Henry Savile, English educator (b. 1549)
- 1653 –Luigi de Rossi, Italian composer (b. 1597)
- 1789 –Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and President of Delaware (b. 1738)
- 1837 –Georg Büchner, German playwright (b. 1813)
- 1977 –Mike González, Cuban baseball player (b. 1890)
- 1980 –Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (b. 1946)
- 1996 –Antonio Creus, Spanish racecar driver (b. 1924)
- 2000 –Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian artist (b. 1928)
- 2009 –Kelly Groucutt, Bass guitarist and singer for the band Electric Light Orchestra (b. 1945)
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