What happened today in history (February 19): Nicolaus Copernicus, Shivaji and Millie Bobby Brown were born, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Harper Lee died, the battle of Iwo Jima began, the most dangerous volcano in South America erupted movement, Fidel Castro resigns as President of Cuba, EastEnders premieres on BBC, World Whale Day, etc.
This Day in History (February 19): Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Birth Anniversary
Today in History, February 19: Valentine’s Day has passed and now it’s time to get back to reality. Exam season is here.
Today is February 19, which is also confession day. This is the day when couples reveal their deepest, darkest secrets to each other. People also confess their feelings to the person they love. Hopefully your secret won’t be that you haven’t studied for a month because you’re so in love. We are here with the historical significance of today, February 19. Many important events took place on this day.
Learn more about what happened on (February 19) in sports, politics and the arts, along with famous births and deaths in world history.
Historical events on this day
- In 1600, Peru’s Huaynaputina stratovolcano erupted, causing the most violent eruption in South American history, killing more than 1,000 people and seriously affecting the planet’s climate.
- In 1649, the Dutch colonization effort was ended by the Portuguese after the Second Battle of Guarapes in Brazil.
- In 1878, American inventor Thomas Edison patented the phonograph.
- In 1913, Pedro Lascurin became President of Mexico for 45 minutes, the shortest term for a president of any country.
- In 1942, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order after the attack on Pearl Harbor to incarcerate all Japanese Americans living in the country.
- In 1945, the strategically important island of Iwo Jima was invaded by 30,000 US Marines to wrest control from the Japanese in the final stages of World War II.
- In 1978, Egyptian forces carried out an unsuccessful raid on Larnaca International Airport to intervene in a robbery without permission from Cypriot authorities. 15 Egyptian commandos were killed by the police.
- In 2007, the famous blogging site Tumblr was founded by David Karp.
- In 2008, Cuban revolutionary and communist leader Fidel Castro resigned as president.
Sports event today
- In 1984, Phil and Steve Mahre-Salom became the first pair of brothers to win Gold and Silver medals in the same event at the Olympics.
- In 1989, Darrell Waltrip won his 31st Daytona 500 when the Hendrick Racing team decided to use a fuel strategy, being the only car not to make it to the final lap.
Today’s Arts and Culture Events
- In 1949, the first Bollingen Prize for poetry was awarded to American poet Ezra Pound.
- In 1963, Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique was published, sparking a second wave of feminism in the United States.
- In 1985, the British soap opera EastEnders premiered on the BBC.
Notable deaths on this day
|
Sir No |
Year of death |
Personality |
|
first |
1916 |
Ernst Mach, an Austrian physicist famous for his research on shock waves and the speed of sound, is named after him. |
|
2 |
1915 |
Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian political leader and social reformer who founded the Servants’ Association of India for the betterment of underprivileged Indians |
|
3 |
1980 |
Bon Scott, Australian singer, lead singer and lyricist of the iconic hard rock band AC/DC |
|
4 |
1997 |
Deng Xiaoping, Chinese revolutionary leader and military commander, served as supreme leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989 |
|
5 |
2016 |
Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher, novelist, cultural critic and political commentator best known for his novel The Name of the Rose |
|
6 |
2016 |
Harper Lee, American novelist who wrote the best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird |
Famous birthdays on this day
|
Sir No |
Year of Birth |
Personality |
|
first |
1473 |
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer who first proposed the formula that the Earth revolves around the Sun and not vice versa |
|
2 |
4:30 p.m |
Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Indian warrior and founder of the Maratha Empire, which even surpassed the mighty Mughal Empire at its peak |
|
3 |
1922 |
Beant Singh, Indian politician, served as Chief Minister of Punjab from the Indian National Congress from 1992 to 1995 |
|
4 |
1924 |
Lee Marvin, American actor and World War II veteran, was famous for his deep voice, white hair, and tough personality. |
|
5 |
1955 |
Jeff Daniels, American actor, musician and playwright known for his versatility and roles in film, television and theater |
|
6 |
1963 |
Seal, British singer famous for the hit songs “Crazy” and “Killer”, “Kiss from a Rose” |
|
7 |
1967 |
Benicio del Toro, Academy Award-winning Puerto Rican actor, known for his strong and commanding roles in films such as Traffic and Sicario |
|
8 |
2004 |
Millie Bobby Brown, British actress famous for playing Eleven in the Netflix blockbuster series Stranger Things |
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