Historical events in Indian and world history on February 19.

1389: Assassination of Sultan Giasuddin Tughlaq II in Delhi.

1942: US President Roosevelt signed an order detaining Americans of Japanese descent following the Pearl Harbor attack.

1985: William J. Schroeder became the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.

1986: Computerized railway reservation ticket introduced in India.

1999: Delhi Lahore bus service inaugurated and Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee travelled to Lahore by bus.

2003: The Indian Union Cabinet approved a bill banning advertisements for tobacco products altogether.

2004: Approval of the Stockholm Treaty banning pesticides and industrial chemicals by more than 50 countries of the world

 

Birthdays of the famous people on 19th February

1473: Nicolaus Copernicus, a Renaissance-era mathematician, and astronomer.

1630: Shivaji Maharaj, an Indian warrior-king and founder of the Maratha Empire.

1859: Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish scientist.

1900: Balwantrai Mehta, an Indian politician and the 2nd Chief Minister of Gujarat state, India.

1906: M. S. Golwalkar, the second Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. 

1922: Beant Singh, an Indian politician and the former Chief Minister of Punjab.

 

Death anniversaries of famous people February 19.

1885: Munshi Nawal Kishore, a book publisher from India. 

1915: Gopal Krishna Gokhale, an Indian liberal political leader, and a social reformer.

1978: Pankaj Mullick, a popular Bengali Indian music composer, playback singer, and actor.

1997: Deng Xiaoping, a Chinese politician.

2015: Nirad Narayan Mohapatra, an Indian film director.