Famous people born on February 19 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is February 19, you share it with Nicolaus Copernicus, Smokey Robinson, Millie Bobby Brown — and you were born under Pisces, the sign of the imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
Birthday basics for February 19
Pisces ♓
Zodiac sign
Amethyst
Birthstone
Violet
Birth flower
50th
Day of the year
February 19 is the 50th day of the year, with 315 days still to come.
Famous people born on February 19
Nicolaus Copernicus — Polish astronomer who proposed that Earth orbits the Sun (born 1473).
Smokey Robinson — American Motown singer-songwriter and producer (born 1940).
Millie Bobby Brown — British actress who stars as Eleven in Stranger Things (born 2004).
Also sharing the day:
Carson McCullers (b. 1917) — American novelist who wrote "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter".
Jeff Daniels (b. 1955) — American actor known for "Dumb and Dumber" and "The Newsroom".
Benicio del Toro (b. 1967) — Oscar-winning Puerto Rican actor.
February 19 in history
1878 — Thomas Edison received a patent for the phonograph.
1913 — Pedro Lascurain became President of Mexico for just 45 minutes, the shortest presidency in history.
1985 — William Schroeder became the first artificial heart recipient to leave the hospital.
1674 — England and the Netherlands signed the Treaty of Westminster, which handed New Amsterdam — today's New York — to England.
1847 — The first rescue party reached the stranded Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
1963 — Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique" was published, helping launch the modern women's movement.
February 19 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is February 19?
Anyone born on February 19 is a Pisces — imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
What is the birthstone for February 19?
The birthstone for a February 19 birthday is Amethyst, and the birth flower is the Violet.
Who is the most famous person born on February 19?
Nicolaus Copernicus is among the best known — Polish astronomer who proposed that Earth orbits the Sun (born 1473).
What happened on February 19?
In 1878, Thomas Edison received a patent for the phonograph.
What day of the year is February 19?
February 19 is the 50th day of the year, with 315 days still to come.
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