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February 19

Few dates reach as far back as February 19: its recorded history runs unusually deep, stretching to 197. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♓ZodiacPisces ◈BirthstoneAmethyst ❀Birth flowerViolet

Pisces is the sign for February 19 — read more on the Pisces page, or see February's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on February 19?

February 19 is the 50th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 197 and 2011. Famous people born on February 19 include Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Nicolaus Copernicus and Danielle Bunten Berry.

Released on February 19

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Love Eternal
  • Game Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse
  • Game Dead In Antares
  • Game Styx: Blades of Greed
  • Game Kletka

2023

  • TV Seetha Raman

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 197

    Septimius Severus

  2. 1915

    World War I

  3. 1937

    Yekatit 12

  4. 1942

    World War II

  5. 1948

    Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence

  6. 1959

    Cyprus

  7. 1963

    Betty Friedan

  8. 1965

    Phạm Ngọc Thảo

  9. 2006

    Methane

  10. 2011

    Belitung shipwreck

Famous birthday twins

Born on February 19

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

b. 1960

Nicolaus Copernicus

b. 1473

Danielle Bunten Berry

b. 1949

Beth Ditto

b. 1981

Eddie Arcaro

b. 1916

Paul Haarhuis

b. 1966

David Gross

b. 1941

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

b. 1953

Deaths

  • 2016Umberto Eco
  • 2001Stanley Kramer
  • 1997Deng Xiaoping
  • 1952Knut Hamsun
  • 1951André Gide
  • 1897Karl Weierstrass

Holidays & observances

  • —Army Day (Mexico)
  • —Brâncuși Day (Romania)
  • —Christian feast day: Barbatus of Benevento
  • —Christian feast day: Boniface of Brussels
  • —Christian feast day: Conrad of Piacenza
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Elisabetta Picenardi
  • —Christian feast day: Lucy Yi Zhenmei (one of Martyrs of Guizhou)
  • —Christian feast day: February 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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