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*[[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]].
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Mister Roger's Neighborhood]] made its US national debut on NET, the predecessor of PBS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Rogers%27_Neighborhood|title=Mister_Rogers%27_Neighborhood|website=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2024-02-19}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Executive Order 9066]], which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President [[Gerald Ford]]'s Proclamation 4417.
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[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.
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===1601–1900===
*[[1611]] &ndash; [[Andries de Graeff]], Dutch politician (d. 1678)
*[[1630]] &ndash; [[Shivaji]], Indian warrior-king and the founder of [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha Empire]] (d. 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]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Hoffmann]], German physician and chemist (d. 1742)
*[[1717]] &ndash; [[David Garrick]], English actor, playwright, and producer (d. 1779)
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*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Thelma Kench]], New Zealand Olympic sprinter (d. 1985)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Dick Emery]], English actor and comedian (d. 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 (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]] (d. 2014)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Eddie Arcaro]], American jockey and sportscaster (d. 1997)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Carson McCullers]], American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist (d. 1967)<ref name="UPI"/>
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* 1930 &ndash; [[K. Viswanath]], Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 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]] &ndash; [[Joseph P. Kerwin]], American captain, physician, and astronaut
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Chung-Yun Hse]], Wood scientist (d. 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]], American sportscaster (d. 2010)
* 1935 &ndash; [[Russ Nixon]], American MLB catcher and coach (d. 2016)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Sam Myers]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
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*[[1939]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Saparmurat Niyazov]], Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st [[President of Turkmenistan]] (d. 2006)
* 1940 &ndash; [[Smokey Robinson]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today’sToday'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 &ndash; [[Bobby Rogers]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[David Gross]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate
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* 1954 &ndash; [[Sócrates]], Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2011)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Jeff Daniels]], American actor and playwright<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[KathleenPeter BellerHolsapple]], American actresssinger-songwriter and guitarist
* 1956 &ndash; [[Peter Holsapple]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1956 &ndash; [[Roderick MacKinnon]], American biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate
* 1956 &ndash; [[Dave Wakeling]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/>
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*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Dwight Freeney]], American football player
* 1980 &ndash; [[Ma Lin (table tennis)|Ma Lin]], Chinese table tennis player
* 1980 &ndash; [[Mike Miller (basketball, playerborn 1980)|Mike Miller]], American basketball player
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Beth Ditto]], American singer
* 1981 &ndash; [[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>
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*[[1709]] &ndash; [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]], Japanese shōgun (b. 1646)
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[Dorothe Engelbretsdatter]], Norwegian author and poet (b. 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]] &ndash; [[Mary, Countess of Harold]], English aristocrat and philanthropist (b. 1701)<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes''. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, Vol. 1, p. 1065.</ref>
*[[1789]] &ndash; [[Nicholas Van Dyke (governor)|Nicholas Van Dyke]], American lawyer and politician, 7th [[Governor of Delaware]] (b. 1738)
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Jean-Charles de Borda]], French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (b. 1733)
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*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Grandpa Jones]], American singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1913)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr]], Iraqi cleric (b. 1943)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Friedensreich Hundertwasser]], Austrian-New Zealand painter and illustrator (b. 1928)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Liza 'N' Eliaz]], Belgian, transgender, hardcore DJ (b. 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]] &ndash; [[Stanley Kramer]], American director and producer (b. 1913)
* 2001 &ndash; [[Charles Trenet]], French singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
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==External links==
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* [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 day|month=2|day=19}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/19 Historical Events on February 19]
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