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February 19 Events in History - February 19 Birthdays - February 19 Deaths
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February 19, 2003 Iranian Revolutionary Guard military flight crashes into the Sirach Mountains, killing 275 February 19, 1998 Soyuz TM-26 lands February 19, 1998 U.S. hockey team destroys their rooms at Olympic village in Japan February 19, 1997 FCC makes available 311 for non-emergency calls and 711 for hearing or speech-impaired emergency calls February 19, 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in York Pennsylvania on WQXA 105.7 FM February 19, 1995 1st broadcast of "Woman of Independent Means" on NBC-TV February 19, 1995 Irina Privalova runs indoor woman's European record 200m (22.10 sec) February 19, 1995 Kenneth Koch wins Bollingen Prize February 19, 1995 Linford Christie runs world record 200m indoor (20.25 sec) February 19, 1995 Linford Christie runs European record 60m indoor (6.47 sec) February 19, 1995 Michael Tippett's "Rose Lake," premieres February 19, 1994 Marta Figueras-Dotti wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open February 19, 1993 Kenya Moore, 22, (Michigan), crowned 42nd Miss USA February 19, 1992 "Crazy For You" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 1622 performances February 19, 1992 Ken Ludwig's musical "Crazy for You," premieres in New York City February 19, 1992 Peter Collins discovers nova Cygni 1992 February 19, 1990 Police kill 8 demonstrators for multi party system in Nepal February 19, 1990 Soyuz TM-9 lands February 19, 1989 "Legs Diamond" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 64 performances February 19, 1989 Edgar Bowers wins Bollingen Prize February 19, 1988 Helga Arendt, Silke-Beate Knoll, Mechthild Kluth, Gisela Kinzel walk indoor female world record 4x200m (1:32.55) February 19, 1987 "Stardust" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 102 performances February 19, 1987 Anti-smoking ad airs for 1st time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner February 19, 1987 Less than a month after re-signing, A's pitcher Vida Blue retires February 19, 1987 Minnesota sheriff office arrest FBI most wanted, Thomas G. Harrelson February 19, 1987 Reagan lifts trade boycott against Poland February 19, 1986 Jordanian King Hussein severs ties with PLO February 19, 1986 U.S. Senate ratifies UN's anti-genocide convention 37 years later February 19, 1986 U.S.S.R. launches Mir space station into Earth orbit February 19, 1985 150 killed when a Spanish jetliner crashed approaching Bilbao, Spain February 19, 1985 ADM of Amsterdam declares bankruptcy February 19, 1985 Canned and bottled Cherry Coke introduced by Coca-Cola February 19, 1985 Mickey Mouse welcomed in China February 19, 1985 William Schroeder is 1st artificial heart patient to leave hospital He spent 15 minutes outside Humana Hospital in Louisville, Ky February 19, 1984 "Doonesbury" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 104 performances February 19, 1984 14th winter Olympic games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia February 19, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. February 19, 1984 1st brother combo to win Gold and Silver in same event at Olympics (Phil and Steve Mahre-Slalom) February 19, 1983 Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration of $1 million February 19, 1983 Vladimir Salnikov (U.S.S.R.) sets 400 m free style swimming record February 19, 1982 Hanneke Jelgersma installed as Netherlands 1st Communist mayor February 19, 1982 Sharie Langford, California, sets women's bowling series record of 853 February 19, 1982 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. February 19, 1981 George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" "My Sweet Lord" with "He's So Fine" February 19, 1980 Botham a century and 13 wickets in Jubilee Test Cricket at Bombay February 19, 1980 Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1000m in 1:15.18 February 19, 1978 "On the 20th Century" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 460 performances February 19, 1978 Brigitte Kraus runs world record 1000 m indoor (2:34.8) February 19, 1978 Coleman, Comden and Green's musical premieres in New York City February 19, 1977 19th Grammy Awards: This Masquerade, Starland Vocal Band February 19, 1977 A's sell pitcher Paul Lindblad to the Rangers for $400,000 February 19, 1977 Doug Walters scores 250 vs. NZ, 217 stand for 7th wicket w/Gilmour February 19, 1977 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released February 19, 1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island February 19, 1977 Shuttle Enterprise makes 1st Test flight atop a 747 jetliner February 19, 1976 Frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara February 19, 1972 Glenn Turner carries his bat for 223* vs. WI at Kingston February 19, 1971 Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK February 19, 1971 Walt Wesley becomes 1st Cleveland Cavalier to score 50 pts in a game February 19, 1970 AL Cy Young winner Denny McLain suspended for bookmaking February 19, 1970 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 52 and Molniya 1-13 communications satellite February 19, 1969 1st Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet February 19, 1968 1st U.S. Teachers strike in Florida February 19, 1967 Stien Kaiser becomes world champion lady's skater February 19, 1965 NFL adds 6th official February 19, 1963 Robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize February 19, 1963 U.S.S.R. informs John F. Kennedy it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba February 19, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 19, 1961 Albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism" February 19, 1961 Henk van der Grift (Neth) becomes world champ all-round skater February 19, 1960 Protest strike in Poznan Poland February 19, 1959 Britain, Turkey and Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence February 19, 1959 Gabon adopts its constitution February 19, 1959 USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico February 19, 1958 Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records February 19, 1956 Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open February 19, 1955 South East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect February 19, 1954 WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast February 19, 1953 Georgia approves U.S. 1st literature censorship board February 19, 1953 Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet February 19, 1953 William Inge's "Picnic," premieres in New York City February 19, 1952 French offensive at Hanoi February 19, 1949 "Inside USA" closes at Century Theater New York City after 339 performances February 19, 1949 1st Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Ezra Pound February 19, 1949 Mass arrests of communists in India February 19, 1947 CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3" February 19, 1946 Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League February 19, 1945 30,000 U.S. Marines land on Iwo Jima February 19, 1945 900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days February 19, 1945 Brotherhood Day 1st celebrated February 19, 1944 823 British bombers attack Berlin February 19, 1944 U-264 sinks off Ireland February 19, 1943 German tanks under brig gen Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia February 19, 1942 About 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin February 19, 1942 Bill Longson beats Managoff and Sandor Szabo, to become wrestling champ February 19, 1942 Dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber February 19, 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders detention and internment of all west-coast Japanese-Americans February 19, 1942 Japanese troops land on Timor February 19, 1942 Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded "I'll Take Tallulah" February 19, 1942 New York Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games February 19, 1941 Nazi police attacks and driven away from Koco Amsterdam by young Jews February 19, 1941 Nazi raid Amsterdam and round up 429 young Jews for deportation February 19, 1938 Soviet arctic ice research station North Pole 1 evacuated, Denmark February 19, 1936 Manuel Azana becomes Spanish premier February 19, 1935 Clifford Odets' "Awake and Sing," premieres in New York City February 19, 1934 Bob and Dolores Hope marry February 19, 1934 U.S. contract air mail service canceled, replaced by U.S. Army for 6 months February 19, 1933 Prussian minister Goering bans all Catholic newspapers February 19, 1932 William Faulkner completes his novel "Light in August" February 19, 1929 Medical diathermy machine 1st used, Schenectady, New York February 19, 1928 2nd Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland February 19, 1928 Canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal February 19, 1927 General strike against British occupiers in Shanghai February 19, 1923 Jean Sibelius' 6th Symphony, premieres February 19, 1923 Philip Barry's "You and I," premieres in New York City February 19, 1922 Ed Wynn becomes 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer February 19, 1920 Netherlands joins League of Nations February 19, 1919 Pan-African Congress, organized by W. E. B. Du Bois (Paris) February 19, 1915 British fleet fire on Dardanellen coast February 19, 1914 Riccardo Zandonai's opera "Francesco da Rimini," premieres in Turin February 19, 1913 1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box February 19, 1913 Mexican General V Huerta takes power with U.S. support February 19, 1910 English premiere of Richard Strauss' "Elektra" February 19, 1906 WK Kellogg and Ch Bolin find Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co. February 19, 1900 British troops occupy Hlangwane Natal February 19, 1884 Tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana kill 800 people February 19, 1881 Kansas becomes 1st state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages February 19, 1878 Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph) February 19, 1869 U.S. Assay Office in Boise, Idaho authorized February 19, 1864 Knights of Pythias form 1st lodge in Washington D.C. (12 members) February 19, 1861 Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom February 19, 1859 Dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity 1st time this defense is successfully used February 19, 1856 Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio February 19, 1846 Texas state government formally installed in Austin February 19, 1831 1st practical U.S. coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run, Pennsylvania February 19, 1825 Franz Grillparzer's "Konig Ottokars Gluck," premieres in Vienna February 19, 1807 British squadron under Adm Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelle February 19, 1807 VP Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent February 19, 1803 Congress accepts Ohio's constitution, statehood not ratified till 1953 February 19, 1797 1/3 of papal domain ceded to France February 19, 1771 Messier adds M46-M49 to his catalog (galactic clusters in Puppis and Hydra and galaxy in Virgo) February 19, 1736 Georg F Handel's "Alexander's Feast," premieres February 19, 1700 Last day of Julian calendar in Denmark February 19, 1674 Netherlands and England sign Peace of Westminster (New York City becomes English) February 19, 1634 Battle at Smolensk: Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians February 19, 1619 Trial against Johan van Oldenbarnevelt begins in The Hague February 19, 1582 Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant February 19, 1574 Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer and Jisp Neth February 19, 1539 Jews of Tyrnau Hungary (then Trnava Czech), expelled February 19, 1537 Weavers of Leiden Netherlands strike February 19, 1512 French troops under Gaston de Foix occupy Brescia February 19, 842 Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstated the veneration of icons in the churches February 19, 607 Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope February 19, 356 Emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples February 19, 197 Lucius Septimius Severus' army beats Clodius Albinus at Lyon |