February 19th, 1578

Born on February 19th, 1578

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 162,000 days old!

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What happened on February 19th?

February 19th, 2012

Mexican drug war: Forty-four inmates died in a prison riot in Apodaca, Mexico, between members of Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel.

February 19th, 2011

Items from the Belitung shipwreck, the largest single collection of Tang-dynasty artefacts found in one location, were first exhibited in Singapore.

February 19th, 2006

A methane explosion in a coal mine in Nueva Rosita, Mexico, trapped and killed 65 miners.

February 19th, 1999

U.S. president Bill Clinton issued a posthumous pardon to Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American graduate of West Point, who had been accused of embezzlement in 1881.

February 19th, 1986

The first module of the Soviet space station Mir was launched, establishing the first long-term research station in space.

February 19th, 1965

Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, along with Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Trần Thiện Khiêm attempted a coup against the military junta of Nguyễn Khánh.

February 19th, 1963

Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, a non-fiction book credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States, was first published.

February 19th, 1954

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency planted a cache of Soviet-made weapons on a beach in Nicaragua, as part of an effort to portray Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz as a Soviet puppet.

February 19th, 1942

World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forcible relocation of over 112,000 Japanese Americans to internment camps.

February 19th, 1937

Italian forces began a brutal crackdown on Ethiopians following an attempted assassination of Rodolfo Graziani, the viceroy of Italian East Africa, in Addis Ababa.

February 19th, 1910

Old Trafford, a football stadium in Greater Manchester, England, hosted its inaugural match, between Manchester United and Liverpool.

February 19th, 1811

Peninsular War: Outnumbered French forces under Édouard Mortier routed and nearly destroyed Spanish troops at the Battle of the Gebora near Badajoz, Spain.

February 19th, 1903

A blockade against Venezuela (depicted), caused by President Cipriano Castro's refusal to pay foreign debts, was lifted.

February 19th, 2021

Mya Thwe Thwe Khine, a 19-year-old protester, becomes the first known casualty of anti-coup protests that formed in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.

February 19th, 2012

Forty-four people are killed in a prison brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 19th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 19th?

70

Nicolaus Copernicus

Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473–1543)

*February 19th, 1473, Toruń †May 24th, 1543, Frombork

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

72

Georg Cantor

German mathematician, inventor of set theory (1845–1918)

*February 19th, 1845, Saint Petersburg †January 6th, 1918, Halle (Saale)

28

Mabel

English singer and songwriter

*February 19th, 1996, Alhaurín el Grande

88

Noëlle Ailloud

Badminton player

*February 19th, 1932, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon †January 6th, 2021, 5th arrondissement of Lyon

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

91

Emil Forrer

Swiss linguist (1894-1986)

*February 19th, 1894, Strasbourg †January 10th, 1986, San Salvador

66

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due

Norwegian violinist

*February 19th, 1919, Oslo †November 18th, 1985, Oslo

81

Günter Ebert

German journalist and writer (1925-2006)

*February 19th, 1925, Meerane †July 17th, 2006, Berlin

28

Ashnikko

American rapper and singer

*February 19th, 1996, Oak Ridge

61

David Garrick

British actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer (1717–1779)

*February 19th, 1717, Hereford †January 20th, 1779, London

21

Stephanie Widjaja

Badminton player

*February 19th, 2003, Jakarta

39

Arielle Kebbel

American actress and model

*February 19th, 1985, Winter Park

54

Bellamy Young

American actress

*February 19th, 1970, Asheville

69

Lucio Fontana

Italian-Argentine sculptor, painter and theorist, Manifiesto blanco, Spatialism (1899-1968)

*February 19th, 1899, Rosario †September 7th, 1968, Comabbio

61

Seal

British singer

*February 19th, 1963, Paddington

85

Alfredo Bryce Echenique

Peruvian writer

*February 19th, 1939, Lima

60

Jennifer Doudna

American biochemist

*February 19th, 1964, Washington, D.C.

83

David Gross

American particle physicist and string theorist

*February 19th, 1941, Washington, D.C.

48

Brian Price

Canadian rowing coxswain

*February 19th, 1976, Belleville

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79

William Harvey

English physician (1578–1657)

*April 1st, 1578, Folkestone †June 3rd, 1657, Roehampton

58

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 to 1637

*July 9th, 1578, Graz †February 15th, 1637, Vienna

56

John Webster

English dramatist (1578-1634)

*January 1st, 1578, London †January 1st, 1634, London

42

Philip III of Spain

King of Castilla and León and King of Aragon and Portugal

*April 14th, 1578, Madrid †March 31st, 1621, Madrid

75

John Taylor

English poet (1578-1653)

*August 24th, 1578, Gloucester †December 1st, 1653, London

61

Agostino Agazzari

Italian composer and music theorist (1578-1640)

*December 2nd, 1578, Siena †April 10th, 1640, Siena

24

Agnes of Solms-Laubach

Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1578-1602)

*January 7th, 1578, Laubach †November 23rd, 1602, Laubach

82

Francesco Albani

Baroque painter (1578–1660)

*March 17th, 1578, Bologna †October 4th, 1660, Bologna

64

Christian Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Co-ruler of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

*May 11th, 1578, Sondershausen †November 25th, 1642, Arnstadt

69

Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau

Countess of Orange-Nassau by birth and by marriage Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg (1578-1648)

*July 31st, 1578, Antwerp †April 12th, 1648, The Hague

79

Christine of Hesse-Kassel

Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach

*October 19th, 1578, Kassel †August 19th, 1658, Kassel

65

George Sandys

English traveller, colonist, poet, translator

*March 2nd, 1578, Bishopthorpe Palace †March 1st, 1644, Boxley

74

Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg

Duke of Jülich and Berg

*November 4th, 1578, Neuburg an der Donau †March 20th, 1653, Düsseldorf

73

Hans Christoph Ebeleben

German jurist (1578-1651)

*June 23rd, 1578, Wartenburg †November 7th, 1651, Dresden

71

Matteo Rosselli

Italian painter (1578-1650)

*August 8th, 1578, Florence †January 18th, 1650, Florence

45

Ulrik of Denmark

Danish prince-bishop

*December 30th, 1578, Kolding †March 27th, 1624, Rühn

57

Melchior Goldast

Swiss historian (1578-1635)

*January 6th, 1578, Bischofszell †August 11th, 1635, Giessen

69

Johann Behm

German author and theologian (1578-1648)

*June 23rd, 1578, Königsberg †April 23rd, 1648, Königsberg

59

Prince Johann I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

First prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1578–1638)

*August 17th, 1578, Sigmaringen †March 22nd, 1638, Munich

32

Adam Elsheimer

German painter and draftsman (1578-1610)

*March 18th, 1578, Frankfurt †December 11th, 1610, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1578 is a normal year and no leap year.

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