Historical Events
- 24 hour general strike in Belgium forces all fights to be cancelled and schools shut
- Australian government loses historic vote on own bill with amendment to allow offshore sick refugees access to healthcare, first loss in 78 years
- Hotel fire in New Delhi, India, kills 17
El Chapo Finally Recaptured
Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán found guilty of all 10 federal crimes against him in New York after 200 hours of testimony
- NASA data shows the world has got greener - 5% more leafier since early 2000s, mostly due to tree planting in China, intensive farming in India
- Rare Black panthers spotted for the first time in nearly 100 years in Laikipia County, Kenya
- Republic of Macedonia officially changes it name to the Republic of North Macedonia to end long dispute with Greece
- Trial of 12 Catalonia independence leaders begins in Madrid
- US national debt tops 22 trillion for the first time according to US Treasury
- Vulcan Inc. announces the rediscovery near the Solomon Islands of World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet, which sank in 1942 with the loss of 140 lives.
Famous Deaths
- Gordon Banks, English soccer goalkeeper (World Cup 1966, 73 England caps), dies of kidney cancer at 81
- Lyndon LaRouche, American political activist (National Caucus of Labor Committees), dies at 96
- W. E. B. Griffin [William Edmund Butterworth], American best-selling author (Clandestine Operations, The Lieutenants), dies at 89
Died in 2019 2019 Highlights
About February 12, 2019
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 2 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: 7 Rings - Ariana Grande
