February 19th, 1703

Born on February 19th, 1703

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

A book-burning was held and politicians were arrested in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, as part of a simulated Nazi invasion.

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, 1931

The Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia (flag pictured) was dissolved and reformed as the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union within Georgia.

February 19th, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor became the first member of the British royal family to be arrested in 379 years.

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

Same year
Born in 1703

72

Robert James

British physician

*August 23rd, 1703, Staffordshire †March 23rd, 1776, London

87

John Wesley

Founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)

*June 17th, 1703, Epworth †March 2nd, 1791, St Luke's

78

José Francisco de Isla

Spanish writer (1703-1781)

*April 24th, 1703, Cistierna †November 2nd, 1781, Bologna

54

Jonathan Edwards

Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (1703-1758)

*October 5th, 1703, East Windsor †March 22nd, 1758, Princeton

78

Giovanni Ottavio Manciforte Sperelli

Italian cardinal

*February 22nd, 1703, Assisi †June 5th, 1781, Rome

63

Justus Juncker

German painter (1703–1767)

*July 24th, 1703, Mainz †June 15th, 1767, Frankfurt

76

Luisa Bergalli

Poet, librettist and writer

*April 14th, 1703, Venice †July 18th, 1779, Venice

65

Cajsa Warg

Swedish housekeeper and author

*March 23rd, 1703, Örebro †February 5th, 1769, Stockholm

59

John Theodore of Bavaria

Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

*September 3rd, 1703, Munich †January 27th, 1763, Liège

54

Christoph Timotheus Seidel

German theologian and professor

*September 20th, 1703, Schönberg †May 30th, 1758, Helmstedt

59

Nicolas René Berryer

French jurist (1703-1762)

*March 4th, 1703, Paris †August 15th, 1762, Versailles

72

William Battie

British physician

*September 1st, 1703, Devon †June 13th, 1776, London

80

Jean-François Séguier

French astronomer and botanist (1703-1784)

*November 25th, 1703, Nîmes †September 1st, 1784, Nîmes

39

Christian Weise

German theologian

*October 5th, 1703, Leipzig †April 25th, 1743, Leipzig

56

James DeLancey

Chief justice, lieutenant governor, and twice acting governor of the province of New York

*November 27th, 1703, New York City †July 30th, 1760, New York City

57

Franz Christoph Janneck

Austrian painter (1703-1761)

*October 3rd, 1703, Graz †January 13th, 1761, Mariahilf

71

Levin Friedrich von Bismarck

German politician (1703-1774)

*October 3rd, 1703, Krevese †October 15th, 1774, Tangerhütte

64

Antoine Deparcieux

French mathematician

*October 28th, 1703, Peyremale †September 2nd, 1768, Paris

61

Gilbert Tennent

American minister

*February 5th, 1703, County Armagh †July 23rd, 1764, Philadelphia

66

Guillaume-François Rouelle

French chemist (1703-1770)

*September 15th, 1703, Mathieu †August 3rd, 1770, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1703 is a normal year and no leap year.

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