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===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 }}</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]] and claims them in the name of [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]].
*[[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 | 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}}</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]].
*[[1968]] – [[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]] – [[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]].
*[[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.
*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>
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===Pre-1600===
*[[1461]] – [[Domenico Grimani]], Italian cardinal (d. 1523)
*[[1473]] – [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], Prussian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)
*[[1497]] – [[Matthäus Schwarz]], German fashion writer (d. 1574)
*[[1519]] – [[Froben Christoph of Zimmern]], German author of the Zimmern Chronicle (d. 1566)
*[[1526]] – [[Carolus Clusius]], Flemish botanist and academic (d. 1609)
*[[1532]] – [[Jean-Antoine de Baïf]], French poet (d. 1589)
*[[1552]] – [[Melchior Klesl]], Austrian cardinal (d. 1630)
*[[1594]] – [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales]] (d. 1612)
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*[[1611]] – [[Andries de Graeff]], Dutch politician (d. 1678)
*[[1630]] – [[Shivaji]], Indian warrior-king and the founder of [[Maratha Empire]]<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 (d. 1742)
*[[1717]] – [[David Garrick]], English actor, playwright, and producer (d. 1779)
*[[1743]] – [[Luigi Boccherini]], Italian cellist and composer (d. 1805)
*[[1798]] – [[Allan MacNab]], Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, [[Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada|Premier of Canada West]] (d. 1862)
*[[1800]] – [[Émilie Gamelin]], Canadian nun and social worker, founded the [[Sisters of Providence (Montreal)|Sisters of Providence]] (d. 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 (d. 1878)
*[[1821]] – [[August Schleicher]], German linguist and academic (d. 1868)
*[[1833]] – [[Élie Ducommun]], Swiss journalist and activist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1906)
*[[1838]] – [[Lydia Thompson]], British burlesque performer (d. 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 (d. 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]] (d. 1908)
*[[1859]] – [[Svante Arrhenius]], Swedish physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1927)
*[[1865]] – [[Sven Hedin]], Swedish geographer and explorer (d. 1952)
*[[1869]] – [[Hovhannes Tumanyan]], Armenian-Russian poet and author (d. 1923)
*[[1872]] – [[Johan Pitka]], Estonian admiral (d. 1944)
*[[1876]] – [[Constantin Brâncuși]], Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer (d. 1957)
*[[1877]] – [[Gabriele Münter]], German painter (d. 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 (d. 1961)
*[[1880]] – [[Álvaro Obregón]], Mexican general and politician, 39th [[President of Mexico]] (d. 1928)
*[[1886]] – [[José Abad Santos]], Filipino lawyer and jurist, 5th [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines]] (d. 1942)
*[[1888]] – [[José Eustasio Rivera]], Colombian lawyer and poet (d. 1928)
*[[1893]] – [[Cedric Hardwicke]], English actor and director (d. 1964)
*[[1895]] – [[Louis Calhern]], American actor (d. 1956)
*[[1896]] – [[André Breton]], French poet and author (d. 1966)
*[[1897]] – [[Alma Rubens]], American actress (d. 1931)
*[[1899]] – [[Lucio Fontana]], Argentinian-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1968)
===1901–present===
*[[1902]] – [[Kay Boyle]], American novelist, short story writer, and educator (d. 1992)
*[[1904]] – [[Havank]], Dutch journalist and author (d. 1964)
*[[1911]] – [[Merle Oberon]], Indian-American actress (d. 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 (d. 1997)
* 1912 – [[Dorothy Janis]], American actress (d. 2010)
*[[1913]] – [[Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza]] (d. 2007)
* 1913 – [[Frank Tashlin]], American animator and screenwriter (d. 1972)
*[[1914]] – [[Thelma Kench]], New Zealand Olympic sprinter (d. 1985)
*[[1915]] – [[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]] – [[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]] – [[Eddie Arcaro]], American jockey and sportscaster (d. 1997)
*[[1917]] – [[Carson McCullers]], American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist (d. 1967)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1918]] – [[Fay McKenzie]], American actress (d. 2019)
*[[1920]] – [[C. Z. Guest]], American actress, fashion designer, and author (d. 2003)
* 1920 – [[Jaan Kross]], Estonian author and poet (d. 2007)
* 1920 – [[George Rose (actor)|George Rose]], English actor and singer (d. 1988)
*[[1922]] – [[Władysław Bartoszewski]], Polish journalist and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)|Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 2015)
*[[1924]] – [[David Bronstein]], Ukrainian chess player and theoretician (d. 2006)
* 1924 – [[Lee Marvin]], American actor (d. 1987)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1926]] – [[György Kurtág]], Hungarian composer and academic
*[[1927]] – [[Philippe Boiry]], French journalist (d. 2014)
*[[1929]] – [[Jacques Deray]], French director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
*[[1930]] – [[John Frankenheimer]], American director and producer (d. 2002)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1930 – [[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]] – [[Joseph P. Kerwin]], American captain, physician, and astronaut
*[[1935]] – [[Dave Niehaus]], American sportscaster (d. 2010)
* 1935 – [[Russ Nixon]], American MLB catcher and coach (d. 2016)
*[[1936]] – [[Sam Myers]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
* 1936 – [[Frederick Seidel]], American poet
*[[1937]] – [[Terry Carr]], American author and educator (d. 1987)
* 1937 – [[Norm O'Neill]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2008)
*[[1938]] – [[Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama]] (d. 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]] (d. 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 (d. 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]] (d. 2019)
* 1942 – [[Paul Krause]], American football player and politician
* 1942 – [[Will Provine]], American biologist, historian, and academic (d. 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 (d. 1974)
*[[1947]] – [[Jackie Curtis]], American actress and playwright (d. 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 (d. 2002)
* 1948 – [[Tony Iommi]], English guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1949]] – [[Danielle Bunten Berry]], American game designer and programmer (d. 1998)
* 1949 – [[Eddie Hardin]], English singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2015)
* 1949 – [[Barry Lloyd]], English footballer and manager<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 (d. 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 (d. 1994)
*[[1954]] – [[Francis Buchholz]], German bass player
* 1954 – [[Michael Gira]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
* 1954 – [[Sócrates]], Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2011)
*[[1955]] – [[Jeff Daniels]], American actor and playwright<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1956]] – [[Kathleen Beller]], American actress
* 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 (d. 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 (d. 2020)
*[[1961]] – [[Justin Fashanu]], English footballer (d. 1998)
* 1961 – [[Ernie Gonzalez]], American golfer (d. 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
*[[1967]] – [[Benicio del Toro]], Puerto Rican actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1968]] – [[Prince Markie Dee]], American rapper and actor (d. 2021)
* 1968 – [[Frank Watkins (musician)|Frank Watkins]], American bass player (d. 2015)
*[[1969]] – [[Burton C. Bell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1969 – [[Helena Guergis]], Canadian businesswoman and politician
*[[1970]] – [[Joacim Cans]], Swedish singer-songwriter
* 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 player)|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 | 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]], 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 (d. 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
*[[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>
*[[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>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[197]] – [[Clodius Albinus]], [[Roman usurper]] (b. 150)
* [[446]] – [[Leontius of Trier]], Bishop of [[Trier]]
*[[1133]] – [[Irene Doukaina]], Byzantine wife of [[Alexios I Komnenos]] (b. 1066)
*[[1275]] – [[Lal Shahbaz Qalandar]], [[Sufi]] philosopher and poet (b. 1177)
*[[1300]] – [[Munio of Zamora]], General of the Dominican Order
*[[1408]] – [[Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf]], English rebel
*[[1414]] – [[Thomas Arundel]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (b. 1353)
*[[1445]] – [[Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal|Eleanor of Aragon]], queen of [[Portugal]] (b. 1402)
*[[1491]] – [[Enno I, Count of East Frisia]], German noble (b. 1460)
*[[1553]] – [[Erasmus Reinhold]], German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1511)
===
*[[1602]] – [[Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur]] (b. 1558)
*[[1605]] – [[Orazio Vecchi]], Italian composer (b. 1550)
*[[1622]] – [[Henry Savile (Bible translator)|Henry Savile]], English scholar and politician (b. 1549)
*[[1672]] – [[Charles Chauncy]], English-American minister, theologian, and academic (b. 1592)
*[[1709]] – [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]], Japanese shōgun (b. 1646)
*[[1716]] – [[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]] – [[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]] – [[Nicholas Van Dyke (governor)|Nicholas Van Dyke]], American lawyer and politician, 7th [[Governor of Delaware]] (b. 1738)
*[[1799]] – [[Jean-Charles de Borda]], French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (b. 1733)
*[[1806]] – [[Elizabeth Carter]], English poet and translator (b. 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 (b. 1813)
* 1837 – [[Thomas Burgess (bishop, born 1756)|Thomas Burgess]], English bishop and philosopher (b. 1756)
*[[1887]] – [[Multatuli]], Dutch-German author and civil servant (b. 1820)
*[[1897]] – [[Karl Weierstrass]], German mathematician and academic (b. 1815)
===1901–present===
*[[1915]] – [[Gopal Krishna Gokhale]], Indian philosopher and politician (b. 1866)
*[[1916]] – [[Ernst Mach]], Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (b. 1838)
*[[1927]] – [[Robert Fuchs (composer)|Robert Fuchs]], Austrian composer and educator (b. 1847)
*[[1928]] – [[George Howard Earle Jr.]], American lawyer and businessman (b. 1856)
*[[1936]] – [[Billy Mitchell]], American general and pilot (b. 1879)
*[[1945]] – [[John Basilone]], American sergeant, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (b. 1916)
*[[1951]] – [[André Gide]], French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1869)
*[[1952]] – [[Knut Hamsun]], Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1859)
*[[1953]] – [[Richard Rushall]], British businessman (b. 1864)
*[[1957]] – [[Maurice Garin]], Italian-French cyclist (b. 1871)
*[[1959]] – [[Willard Miller]], American sailor, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (b. 1877)
*[[1962]] – [[Georgios Papanikolaou]], Greek-American pathologist, invented the [[Pap smear]] (b. 1883)
*[[1969]] – [[Madge Blake]], American actress (b. 1899)
*[[1970]] – [[Ralph Edward Flanders]], US Senator from Vermont (b. 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 (b. 1898)
* 1972 – [[Lee Morgan]], American trumpet player and composer (b. 1938)
*[[1973]] – [[Joseph Szigeti]], Hungarian violinist (b. 1892)
*[[1977]] – [[Anthony Crosland]], English author and politician, [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] (b. 1918)
* 1977 – [[Mike González (catcher)|Mike González]], Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1890)
*[[1980]] – [[Bon Scott]], Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
*[[1983]] – [[Alice White]], American actress (b. 1904)
*[[1988]] – [[André Frédéric Cournand]], French-American physician and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1895)
*[[1992]] – [[Tojo Yamamoto]], American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)
*[[1994]] – [[Derek Jarman]], English director and set designer (b. 1942)
*[[1996]] – [[Charlie Finley]], American businessman (b. 1918)
*[[1997]] – [[Leo Rosten]], Polish-American author and academic (b. 1908)
* 1997 – [[Deng Xiaoping]], Chinese politician, 1st [[Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China]] (b. 1904)
*[[1998]] – [[Grandpa Jones]], American singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1913)
*[[1999]] – [[Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr]], Iraqi cleric (b. 1943)
*[[2000]] – [[Friedensreich Hundertwasser]], Austrian-New Zealand painter and illustrator (b. 1928)
*[[2001]] – [[Stanley Kramer]], American director and producer (b. 1913)
* 2001 – [[Charles Trenet]], French singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
*[[2002]] – [[Sylvia Rivera]], American transgender LGBT activist (b. 1951)
*[[2003]] – [[Johnny Paycheck]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
*[[2007]] – [[Janet Blair]], American actress and singer (b. 1921)
* 2007 – [[Celia Franca]], English-Canadian dancer and director, founded the [[National Ballet of Canada]] (b. 1921)
*[[2008]] – [[Yegor Letov]], Russian singer-songwriter (b. 1964)
* 2008 – [[Lydia Shum]], Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer (b. 1945)
*[[2009]] – [[Kelly Groucutt]], English singer and bass player (b. 1945)
*[[2011]] – [[Ollie Matson]], American sprinter and football player (b. 1930)
*[[2012]] – [[Ruth Barcan Marcus]], American philosopher and logician (b. 1921)
* 2012 – [[Jaroslav Velinský]], Czech author and songwriter (b. 1932)
* 2012 – [[Vitaly Vorotnikov]], Russian politician, 27th [[List of heads of government of Russia|Prime Minister of Russia]] (b. 1926)
*[[2013]] – [[Armen Alchian]], American economist and academic (b. 1914)
* 2013 – [[Park Chul-soo]], South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1948)
* 2013 – [[Robert Coleman Richardson]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1937)
* 2013 – [[Donald Richie]], American-Japanese author and critic (b. 1924)
* 2013 – [[Eugene Whelan]], Canadian farmer and politician, 22nd [[Minister of Agriculture (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Agriculture]] (b. 1924)
*[[2014]] – [[Kresten Bjerre]], Danish footballer and manager (b. 1946)
* 2014 – [[Dale Gardner]], American captain and astronaut (b. 1948)
* 2014 – [[Valeri Kubasov]], Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1935)
*[[2015]] – [[Harold Johnson (boxer)|Harold Johnson]], American boxer (b. 1928)
* 2015 – [[Nirad Mohapatra]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)
* 2015 – [[Harris Wittels]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1984)
*[[2016]] – [[Umberto Eco]], Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (b. 1932)
* 2016 – [[Harper Lee]], American author (b. 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 (b. 1959)
* 2016 – [[Samuel Willenberg]], Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (b. 1923)
*[[2017]] – [[Larry Coryell]], American jazz guitarist (b. 1943)
* 2019 – [[Karl Lagerfeld]], German fashion designer (b. 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 (b. 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 (b. 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>
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==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]])
*[[Flag Day (Turkmenistan)]]
*[[Shiv Jayanti|Shivaji Jayanti]] ([[Maharashtra]], [[India]])
==References==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/19 BBC: On This Day]
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* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/19 Historical Events on February 19]
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