Born on 15 February 2019

At A Glance

15 February 2019 at a glance

Day of the week

15 February 2019 was a Friday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored” by Ariana Grande.

Top Film of 2019

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.

Star sign

The star sign for 15 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 15 February 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 15 February 2019 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 15 February

• 1996 Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake.
• 2001 The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
• 2003 Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
• 2003 The last Ariane 4 rocket is launched from the Guiana Space Centre, carrying Intelsat 907.
• 2013 A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14.

Famous people born on 15 February

• Callum Turner, English actor (born 1990)
• Jane Seymour, English-American actress, producer, and jewelry designer (born 1951)
• Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (1964–1997)
• George Russell, English racing driver (born 1998)

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