What Happened on February 19, 2023

Historical Events

65th Daytona 500: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins for JTG Daugherty Racing in double overtime and under caution over a record 212 laps; former NBA player Brad Daugherty first Black car owner to win the race

BAFTA Awards

76th BAFTA awards: Best Film "All Quiet on the Western Front", Best Director Edward Berger, acting awards Cate Blanchett, Austin Butler [1]

Brazilian state of Sao Paulo hit by flooding and landslides after heavy rain, with at least 44 killed and 800 homeless [1]
Türkiye ends rescue efforts in all but Kahramanmaras and Hatay, two weeks after the devastating earthquakes that stuck in the south-east and in northern Syria, killing between 59,488–62,013 people and leaving an estimated 1.5 million people homeless [1]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, visiting the earthquake-affected regions of southern Turkey, pledges $100 million in aid [1]

Events in 2023

Famous Deaths

Dickie Davies, English TV presenter (ITV's World of Sport), dies at 93 [1]
Greg Foster, American athlete (3 x World C'ship gold 110m hurdles; Olympic silver 1984), dies from amyloidosis at 64
Jansen Panettiere, American actor (How High 2), dies of aortic valve complications due to cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) at 28

American comedian, actor (Homicide: Life on the Street; Law & Order: SVU - both shows "Det. John Munch") and author (How To Be A Stand-Up; UFOs, JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Believe), dies at 78 [1]