19 February - Today in History - Let see what happened on this day in India and World
In India and world History February 19 has a special significance, because on this day there have been many such incidents which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let us know that some of the most important events that will increase your general knowledge. The collected facts will be such as: the people born on this day, the passing of the famous persons, the war pact, the freedom of any country, the invention of new technologies, the change of power, the important national and international day etc
List of historical events of 19 February:
| Year | Event/Incidence/Incident |
|---|---|
| 1992 | The premier of Ken Ludwig’s musical “Crazy for You” was held on February 19, 1992 in New York City. It was opened at the same date at Shutbert Theatre New York for 1622 performances. |
| 1993 | Kenya Moore, a 22 year old girl Micligan was crowned as the 42nd Miss USA on February 19, 1993. |
| 1996 | The first premier of Howard Stern Radio Show was held in February 19,1996 in York and Pennsylvania on WQXA 105, 7 FM. |
| 1997 | FCC made available 311for non-emergency calls and 711 for hearing or speech- impaired emergency calls on February 19, 1997. |
| 2003 | The Iranian Revolutionary Guard military flight crashes into the Sirach Mountains. 275 people were killed in the disaster. |
| 2010 | The Vatican city approves Australian Mary Mac Killap as their first saint for canonization on February on February 19, 2000. |
| 2011 | On February 19,2011 the call for a ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in the People’s Republic of China spreads online as the authorities hunt down for political activists there. |
| 2012 | On February 19, 2011 a record of 2.2 million people attend the Bola Buta strut Party during Rio’s Carnival, Rio de Janerio, Brazil. |
| 2013 | On February 19, 2013 NASA loses its communication with the International space stations for three hours as a result of updating the station’s command and control software. |
| 2014 | The social media company FaceBook announces that it will purchase WhatsApp for 19 billion dollar as it is in increasing move presence. Also, younger users seem to prefer communicating with mobile apps, which allow them to avoid cell phone testing charges. |
List of famous people who born on 19 February:
| Year | Name/Profession/Country |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Roderick MacKinnon / Academic / United States of America |
| 1961 | Justin Fashanu / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1946 | Paul Dean / Guitarist / Canada |
| 1986 | Michael Schwimer / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1959 | Roger Goodell / Business Man / United States of America |
| 1952 | Danilo Türk / Politician / Slovenia |
| 1998 | Katharina Gerlach / Tennis Player / Germany |
| 1943 | Homer Hickam / Author / United States of America |
| 1935 | Dave Niehaus / Sportscaster / United States of America |
| 1947 | Jackie Curtis / Actress / United States of America |
| 1975 | Daewon Song / Skateboarder / South Korea |
| 1965 | Clark Hunt / Business Man / United States of America |
| 1937 | Norm O'Neill / Cricketer / Australia |
| 1660 | Friedrich Hoffmann / Physician / Germany |
| 1956 | Peter Holsapple / Writer / United States of America |
| 1939 | Erin Pizzey / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1970 | Joacim Cans / Singer / Sweden |
| 1957 | Dave Stewart / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1941 | David Gross / Academic / United States of America |
| 1940 | Smokey Robinson / Writer / United States of America |
| 1965 | Jon Fishman / Drummer / United States of America |
| 1956 | Kathleen Beller / Actress / United States of America |
| 1971 | Jeff Kinney / Author / United States of America |
| 1968 | Prince Markie Dee / Actor / United States of America |
| 1942 | Paul Krause / Politician / United States of America |
| 1992 | Jelena Simić / Tennis Player / Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1972 | Francine Fournier / Wrestler / United States of America |
| 1942 | Howard Stringer / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 1971 | Richard Green / Golfer / Australia |
| 1924 | Lee Marvin / Actor / United States of America |
List of famous Indian people who born on 19 February:
| Year | Name/Profession/Country |
|---|---|
| 1630 | Chhatrapati Shivaji / Freedom Fighter / India |
| 1964 | Sonu Walia / Actress / India |
| 1930 | Kasinathuni Viswanath / Actor / India |
| 1949 | Padmanabhan Balaram / Scientist / India |
| 1630 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj / King / India |
| 1922 | Beant Singh / Politician / India |
| 1900 | Balwantrai Mehta / Politician / India |
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