Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: February 19
February 19, 2025 is the 50th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 315 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aquarius is your zodiac sign. Amethyst is your modern birthstone. Bloodstone is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: February 19
- 197 –Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
- 1847 –The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party.
- 1861 –Serfdom is abolished in Russia.
- 1876 –Founding of the National Amateur Press Association (NAPA) in Philadelphia.
- 1915 –World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli.
- 1959 –The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is then formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
- 1978 –Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
- 2002 –NASA’s Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
- 2006 –A methane explosion in coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners.
- 2015 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Sheep in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 19?
- 1821 –August Schleicher, German linguist (d. 1868)
- 1924 –Bruce Norris, American ice hockey executive (d. 1986)
- 1936 –Sam Myers, American musician and songwriter (d. 2006)
- 1949 –William Messner-Loebs, American comics writer
- 1951 –Stephen Nichols, American actor
- 1956 –Dave Wakeling, English musician (The (English) Beat, General Public)
- 1957 –Falco, Austrian singer (d. 1998)
- 1962 –John Laroche, American orchid poacher
- 1980 –Mike Miller, American basketball player
- 1984 –Chris Richardson, American Idol finalist
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