On this day — February 19

a 19-year-old protester, becomes the first known casualty of anti-coup protests that formed in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.

Hesse, Germany.

Nuevo León, Mexico.

containing the largest collection of Tang dynasty artifacts found in one location, begins in Singapore.

Mexico, kills 65 miners.

Iran, killing 275.

killing four.

North Carolina, killing 12.

the Sri Lankan Army massacres 80 Tamil farm workers in eastern Sri Lanka.

it is the deadliest accident to occur in Iberia's history and the deadliest to occur in Basque County.

injuring 24.

without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.

which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald Ford's Proclamation 4417.