Every yearFebruary 19
Everything February 19 celebrates
6 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for February 19 every year, and 3 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Iwo Jima DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | National Boston Terrier Day | Dogs | |
| 03 | National Chocolate Mint Day | Food | |
| 04 | International Tug-of-War Day | Sports | |
| 05 | Prevent Plagiarism Day | Books | |
| 06 | National Arabian Horse Day | Nature |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on February 19 in some years.
National Caregivers Day — 2027
Presidents' Day — 2029 and 2035
Chinese New Year — 2034
Born on February 19
Historic figures
- Nicolaus Copernicus1473–1543Prussian mathematician and astronomer
- Svante Arrhenius1859–1927Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- Saparmurat Niyazov1940–2006President of Turkmenistan from 1991 to 2006
- André Breton1896–1966French poet and author
- Élie Ducommun1833–1906Swiss journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
- Lee Marvin1924–1987American actor
- Constantin Brâncuși1876–1957Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer
- Sven Hedin1865–1952Swedish geographer and explorer
- Luigi Boccherini1743–1805Italian cellist and composer
- Carson McCullers1917–1967American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist
Celebrities & public figures
- Millie Bobby Brownb. 2004English actress
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsorb. 1960second son of Elizabeth II
- Benicio del Torob. 1967Puerto Rican actor
- Victoria Justiceb. 1993American actress and singer
- Jennifer Doudnab. 1964American biochemist
- Mauro Icardib. 1993Argentine footballer
- Sealb. 1963English singer-songwriter
- Chappell Roanb. 1998American singer and songwriter
- Jeff Danielsb. 1955American actor and playwright
- Ray Winstoneb. 1957English actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers February 19 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see February 19, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.