History for February 19 - On-This-Day.com
Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikolaj Kopernick) 1473 - Polish astronomer, known for the Copernican theory: the sun is the center of our universe, Carson McCullers 1917 - Author ("The Member of the Wedding", "Reflections in a Golden Eye"), Lee Marvin 1924 - Actor ("The Caine Mutiny", "The Dirty Dozen", "Delta Force")
Smokey Robinson 1940 - Singer (Smokey Robinson & the Miracles), Jeff Daniels 1955 - Actor ("The Purple Rose of Cairo", "Terms of Endearment"), Prince Andrew 1960 - British Duke of York
1942 - U.S. President Roosevelt (D) signed an executive order giving the military the authority to relocate and intern Japanese-Americans.
1945 - During World War II, about 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima.
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