February 19th, 1644

Born on February 19th, 1644

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

70

Nicolaus Copernicus

Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473–1543)

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

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

61

David Garrick

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

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

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

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

53

Shivaji Bhonsle

Indian king and founder of the Maratha Empire

*February 19th, 1627, Shivneri Fort †April 3rd, 1680, Raigad Fort

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

Sofie Luise of Württemberg-Winnental

(1642-1702)

*February 19th, 1642, Stuttgart †October 3rd, 1702, Bayreuth

60

Jennifer Doudna

American biochemist

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

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Born in 1644

73

William Penn

English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)

*October 14th, 1644, London †July 30th, 1718, Ruscombe

65

Ole Rømer

Danish astronomer (*1644 – †1710)

*September 25th, 1644, Aarhus †September 19th, 1710, Copenhagen

75

Claude Delisle

French historian (1644-1720)

*November 5th, 1644, Vaucouleurs †May 2nd, 1720, Paris

43

David Clodius

German theologian

*May 14th, 1644, Hamburg †September 10th, 1687, Giessen

70

Thomas Britton

English charcoal merchant, chemist and concert promoter

*January 14th, 1644, Rushden †September 27th, 1714, Clerkenwell

70

Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld

German businessman

*March 18th, 1644, Schneeberg †January 26th, 1715, Schneeberg

72

Nils Bielke

Swedish noble 1644–1716

*February 7th, 1644, Stockholm †November 26th, 1716, Stockholm

84

Johann Fabricius

German theologian

*February 11th, 1644, Altdorf bei Nürnberg †January 29th, 1729, Königslutter am Elm

79

Marie Jeanne of Savoy

Duchess of Savoy

*April 11th, 1644, Paris †March 15th, 1724, Turin

66

Philips van Almonde

Dutch Lieutenant Admiral

*December 29th, 1644, Brielle †January 6th, 1711, Leiden

36

Jacob Rotius

Dutch painter (1644-1681)

*September 11th, 1644, Hoorn †January 1st, 1681, Hoorn

61

Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg

Prince-Bishop of Münster

*August 8th, 1644, Lenhausen Castle †May 6th, 1706, Greven

59

Heinrich Biber

Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist (1644–1704)

*August 12th, 1644, Stráž pod Ralskem †May 3rd, 1704, Salzburg

26

Henrietta of England

English princess, duchesse of Orléans (1644-1670)

*June 16th, 1644, Exeter †June 30th, 1670, Saint-Cloud

49

Marquard Sebastian Schenk of Stauffenberg

Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (1644-1693)

*May 16th, 1644, Eichstätt †October 9th, 1693, Bamberg

50

Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt

Mother of Johann Sebastian Bach (1644-1694)

*February 24th, 1644, Erfurt †May 1st, 1694, Eisenach

56

Savio Mellini

Italian cardinal

*July 5th, 1644, Rome †February 10th, 1701, Rome

64

Conrad von Reventlow

Danish statesman (1644-1708)

*April 21st, 1644, Copenhagen †July 21st, 1708, Clausholm Castle

65

Johann Wolfgang Franck

German baroque composer

*May 31st, 1644, Unterschwaningen †January 1st, 1710, London

80

Pierre de Langle

French bishop and theologian (1644-1724)

*March 6th, 1644, Évreux †April 12th, 1724, Boulogne-sur-Mer

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Leap year

Yes: 1644 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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