February 19th, 1937

Born on February 19th, 1937

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What happened on February 19th, 1937?

February 19th, 1937

Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yekatit_12

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yekatit_12

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on February 19th, 1937

83

Rafael Heredia Estrella

Olympic basketball player (1937-2021)

*February 19th, 1937, Mexico City †January 28th, 2021, Mexico City

71

Norm O'Neill

Australian cricketer (1937-2008)

*February 19th, 1937, Carlton †March 3rd, 2008, Sydney

50

Terry Carr

American writer and editor (1937-1987)

*February 19th, 1937, Grants Pass †April 7th, 1987, United States of America

87

Jørgen Rasmussen

Danish footballer

*February 19th, 1937, Ringe Municipality

73

Hanno Brühl

German film director (1937-2010)

*February 19th, 1937, São Paulo †October 5th, 2010, Cologne

78

David Margulies

American actor (1937–2016)

*February 19th, 1937, Brooklyn †January 11th, 2016, Manhattan

79

Klim Churyumov

Ukrainian astronomer and children's poet

*February 19th, 1937, Mykolaiv †October 14th, 2016, Kharkiv

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Who's birthday is on February 19th?

88

Noëlle Ailloud

Badminton player

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

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

85

Alfredo Bryce Echenique

Peruvian writer

*February 19th, 1939, Lima

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

81

Günter Ebert

German journalist and writer (1925-2006)

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

66

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due

Norwegian violinist

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

66

Saparmyrat Nyýazow

President of Turkmenistan from 1990 to 2006

*February 19th, 1940, Gypjak †December 21st, 2006, Ashgabat

28

Mabel

English singer and songwriter

*February 19th, 1996, Alhaurín el Grande

83

David Gross

American particle physicist and string theorist

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

88

Paloma O'Shea

Pianist and arts patron

*February 19th, 1936, Getxo

72

Georg Cantor

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

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

91

Emil Forrer

Swiss linguist (1894-1986)

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

28

Ashnikko

American rapper and singer

*February 19th, 1996, Oak Ridge

54

Bellamy Young

American actress

*February 19th, 1970, Asheville

82

Pierre Barouh

French writer-composer-singer

*February 19th, 1934, 15th arrondissement of Paris †December 28th, 2016, 14th arrondissement of Paris

86

Alberto Dines

Brazilian journalist and writer

*February 19th, 1932, Rio de Janeiro †May 22nd, 2018, São Paulo

21

Stephanie Widjaja

Badminton player

*February 19th, 2003, Jakarta

39

Arielle Kebbel

American actress and model

*February 19th, 1985, Winter Park

61

Seal

British singer

*February 19th, 1963, Paddington

96

Jürgen von Beckerath

German Egyptologist (1920–2016)

*February 19th, 1920, Hanover †June 26th, 2016, Schlehdorf

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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