On Feb. 19, 1945, during World War II, some 30,000 United States Marines landed on the Western Pacific island of Iwo Jima, where they encountered ferocious resistance from Japanese forces. The Americans took control of the strategically important island after a month-long battle.
On Feb. 19, 1912, Stan Kenton, the American bandleader who was an innovator in the progressive jazz style of the 1950's, was born. Following his death on Aug. 25, 1979, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1473 | The astronomer Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland. |
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| 1878 | Thomas Edison received a patent for his phonograph. |
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| 1881 | Kansas became the first state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages. |
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| 1945 | Some 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima and began a month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces during World War II. |
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| 1959 | An agreement was signed by Britain, Turkey and Greece granting Cyprus its independence. |
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| 1997 | Deng Xiaoping, the last of China's major Communist revolutionaries, died in Beijing at age 92. |
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| 2004 | Former Enron Corp. chief executive Jeffrey Skilling was charged with fraud, insider trading and other crimes in connection with the energy trader's collapse. |
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| 2007 | New Jersey became the third state to offer civil unions to gay couples. |
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| 2008 | An ailing Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency after nearly a half-century in power. |
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Current Birthdays
R&B singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson turns 71 years old today.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell turns 52 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
| 1948 | Tony Iommi, Rock musician (Black Sabbath), turns 63 |
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| 1952 | Amy Tan, Author, turns 59 |
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| 1955 | Jeff Daniels, Actor, turns 56 |
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| 1957 | Ray Winstone, Actor, turns 54 |
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| 1960 | Prince Andrew, Member of the British royal family, turns 51 |
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| 1962 | Hana Mandlikova, Tennis Hall of Famer, turns 49 |
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| 1963 | Seal, Rock singer, turns 48 |
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| 1966 | Justine Bateman, Actress ("Family Ties"), turns 45 |
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| 1967 | Benicio Del Toro, Actor, turns 44 |
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| 1985 | Haylie Duff, Singer, actress ("7th Heaven"), turns 26 |
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Historic Birthdays
Stan Kenton2/19/1912 - 8/25/1979American jazz bandleader, pianist and composer.Go to obituary »
| 70 | Nicolaus Copernicus 2/19/1473 - 5/24/1543
Polish astronomer |
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| 61 | David Garrick 2/19/1717 - 1/20/1779
English actor, producer, dramatist and comanager of the Drury Lane Theatre |
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| 62 | Luigi Boccherini 2/19/1743 - 5/28/1805
Italian composer and cellist |
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| 73 | Elie Ducommun 2/19/1833 - 12/7/1906
Swiss writer, editor and Nobel Peace Prize winner |
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| 82 | Rudolf Stammler 2/19/1856 - 4/25/1938
German jurist and teacher |
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| 68 | Svante Arrhenius 2/19/1859 - 10/2/1927
Swedish Nobel Prize-winning physical chemist |
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| 68 | Merle Oberon 2/19/1911 - 11/23/1979
English/American film actress |
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| 81 | Eddie Arcaro 2/19/1916 - 11/14/1997
American jockey |
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| 50 | Carson McCullers 2/19/1917 - 9/29/1967
American author |
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