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Historical events on February 19

FEBRUARY 19, 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.
Betty Friedan was an American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 1948
The Southeast Asian Youth Conference, which is believed to have inspired armed communist rebellions in different Asian countries, opened in Calcutta, India.
The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence, also referred to as the Southeast Asian Youth Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 1600
Huaynaputina, a stratovolcano in present-day Peru, produced the largest recorded volcanic explosion in South America.
Huaynaputina is a volcano in a volcanic high plateau in southern Peru. Lying in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 1986
The first module of the Soviet space station Mir was launched, establishing the first long-term research station in space.
Mir, DOS-7, was the first module of the Soviet/Russian Mir space station complex, in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001. Generally Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 1811
Peninsular War: Outnumbered French forces under Édouard Mortier routed and nearly destroyed Spanish troops at the Battle of the Gebora near Badajoz, Spain.
The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 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.
Yekatit 12, also known in Italy as the Addis Ababa massacre, is a date in the Ge'ez calendar which refers to the Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 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.
Phạm Ngọc Thảo, also known as Albert Thảo, was a communist sleeper agent of the Việt Minh who infiltrated the Army of Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 2012
Mexican drug war: Forty-four inmates died in a prison riot in Apodaca, Mexico, between members of Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel.
The Mexican drug war is an ongoing asymmetric armed conflict between the Mexican government and various drug trafficking syndicates. When the Mexican Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 1942
Second World War: In the largest attack mounted by a foreign power against Australia, more than 240 Japanese aircraft bombed the city of Darwin (pictured).
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 2006
A methane explosion in a coal mine in Nueva Rosita, Mexico, trapped and killed 65 miners.
Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4. It is a group-14 hydride, the simplest alkane, and the main constituent Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 1903
A blockade against Venezuela (depicted), caused by President Cipriano Castro's refusal to pay foreign debts, was lifted.
The Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903 was a naval blockade imposed against Venezuela by Great Britain, France, Germany, and Italy from December 1902 Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 1910
Old Trafford, a football stadium in Greater Manchester, England, hosted its inaugural match, between Manchester United and Liverpool.
Old Trafford football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, is the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,197, it Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
Items from the Belitung shipwreck, the largest single collection of Tang-dynasty artefacts found in one location, were first exhibited in Singapore.
The Belitung shipwreck is the wreck of an Arabian dhow that sank around 830 AD. The ship completed its outward journey from Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 1942
A book-burning was held and politicians were arrested in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, as part of a simulated Nazi invasion.
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 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.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
FEBRUARY 19, 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.
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national Read More

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