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Notable anniversaries in history for today: February 19
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Bruce Norris; NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Lee Marvin in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Paint Your Wagon, Cat Ballou) (dies 1987).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of David Hugh Jones in Poole, Dorset, England; director (Betrayal).
- 90th: 1934 - US contract air mail service canceled, replaced by US army for six months.
- 80th: 1944 - 823 British bombers attack Berlin, Germany.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Jan Bart Klaster; mythologist (Slogan).
- 80th: 1944 - German submarine U-264 sinks off Ireland.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Frances Bucholz; rocker (Scorpions - "Wind of Change").
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Jamie West-Oram; rock guitarist (Fixx).
- 50th: 1974 - ABC TV airs the first American Music Awards, hosted by Dick Clark.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Yevgeny Kafelnikov in Sochi, Russia; tennis star (1995 doubles-Hamburg).
- 40th: 1984 - First brother combo to win Gold and Silver in same event at the Olympics (Phil and Steve Mahre-Slalom).
- 40th: 1984 - XIV Olympic Winter Games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
- 40th: 1984 - Ina Ray Hutton, orchestra leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show), dies at age 66.
- 40th: 1984 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 30th: 1994 - Derek Jarman, actor/director (Tempest), dies of AIDS at age 52.
- 30th: 1994 - Georges Watin, Algerian/French officer (OAS), dies at age 71.
- 30th: 1994 - Marta Figueras-Dotti, wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
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