What Happened on February 19, 1995

Historical Events

37th Daytona 500: Sterling Marlin wins for 2nd straight year; 3rd driver to achieve back-to-back titles (Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough)

British composer Michael Tippett's last major work "Rose Lake," premieres at Barbican Hall in London, with the London Symphony led by Colin Davis

Dramatic mini-series "A Woman of Independent Means" starring Sally Field, premieres on NBC-TV, airing 6 hours over 3 nights

Irina Privalova runs indoor woman's European record 200m (22.10 sec)
Kenneth Koch wins Bollingen Prize for One Train (1994) and On The Great Atlantic Rainway: Selected Poems 1950-1988 (1994)
Linford Christie runs world record 200m indoor (20.25 sec) and European record 60m indoor (6.47 sec)

Nikola Jokić, Serbian basketball center (NBA C'ship 2023 [MVP]; NBA MVP 2001, 02; NBA All-Star 2019-22; fastest NBA triple-double 14:33s 2018; Denver Nuggets), born in Sombor, Serbia

American "Baywatch" actress Pamela Anderson (27) weds Greek-American "Mötley Crüe" drummer Tommy Lee (32) in Cancun, Mexico; divorce in 1998

Calder Willingham, American novelist and scriptwriter (End as a Man), dies at 72
Ian Ball, British newspaper photographer (The Independent), dies at 80 [1]
John Howard, American actor (The Philadelphia Story; My Three Sons), dies of heart failure at 81
Shlomo Averbach, Israeli ultra-orthodox rabbi, dies at 84

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 29 years, 2 months and 8 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Pisces