On This Day
February 19
| Event | Source | Birth | Death | Name | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| born | bornToday | 1473 | 1543 | Nicolaus Copernicus | Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe. |  |
| born | bornToday | 1955 | Jeff Daniels | US Actor |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1967 | Benicio del Toro | Puerto Rican actor |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1970 | Bellamy Young | US Actress |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1952 | Amy Tan | US Novelist |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1991 | Caitlin Hale | US Actress |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1975 | Daniel Adair | Canadian Musician |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1717 | 1779 | David Garrick | English Actor |  |
| born | bornToday | 1966 | Janet Echelman | US Artist |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1956 | Jeffrey R. Immelt | US Businessman |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1951 | Jerry Saltz | US Critic |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1963 | Laurell K. Hamilton | US Writer |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1960 | Prince Andrew | British Royalty |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1955 | Siri Hustvedt | US Novelist |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1943 | Tim Hunt | British Scientist |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1948 | Tony Iommi | English Musician |  | |
| born | bornToday | 1896 | 1966 | Andre Breton | Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Arts & Photography |  |
| born | bornToday | 1717 | 1779 | David Garrick | English actor, writer |  |
| born | bornToday | 1917 | 1967 | Carson McCullers | US writer |  |
| born | bornToday | 1924 | 1987 | Lee Marvin | US actor |  |