February 19th, 1972

Born on February 19th, 1972

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

Born on February 19th, 1972

52

Francine Fournier

American professional wrestling valet

*February 19th, 1972, Delaware

52

Nao Ōmori

Japanese actor

*February 19th, 1972, Tokyo

52

Lisa Faulkner

English actress and presenter

*February 19th, 1972, London Borough of Merton

52

Richard Blais

American chef

*February 19th, 1972, Uniondale

52

Christian Tappan

Mexican television actor

*February 19th, 1972, Mexico City

52

Sunset Thomas

American pornographic actress

*February 19th, 1972, Sikeston

52

Nicole Johannhanwahr

German actress

*February 19th, 1972, Schwanewede

49

Paul McMullen

Athletics (sport) competitor

*February 19th, 1972, Cadillac †March 4th, 2021, Michigan

52

Greg Owen

Professional golfer

*February 19th, 1972, Mansfield

52

Malky Mackay

Scottish association football player and manager (born 1972)

*February 19th, 1972, Bellshill

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

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

54

Bellamy Young

American actress

*February 19th, 1970, Asheville

53

Jeff Kinney

American author and cartoonist

*February 19th, 1971, Fort Washington

28

Mabel

English singer and songwriter

*February 19th, 1996, Alhaurín el Grande

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

28

Ashnikko

American rapper and singer

*February 19th, 1996, Oak Ridge

48

Brian Price

Canadian rowing coxswain

*February 19th, 1976, Belleville

39

Arielle Kebbel

American actress and model

*February 19th, 1985, Winter Park

88

Noëlle Ailloud

Badminton player

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

57

Benicio del Toro

Puerto Rican actor

*February 19th, 1967, San Germán

60

Jennifer Doudna

American biochemist

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

61

Seal

British singer

*February 19th, 1963, Paddington

21

Stephanie Widjaja

Badminton player

*February 19th, 2003, Jakarta

54

Miguel Hernández

Spanish footballer

*February 19th, 1970, Madrid

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

72

Georg Cantor

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

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

47

Gianluca Zambrotta

Italian association football player

*February 19th, 1977, Como

43

Nicky Shorey

English association football player

*February 19th, 1981, Romford

64

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Second son and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960)

*February 19th, 1960, Buckingham Palace

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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