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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_19" title="February 19">February 19</a></b>
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1600" title="1600">1600</a> – The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratovolcano" title="Stratovolcano">stratovolcano</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huaynaputina" title="Huaynaputina">Huaynaputina</a></b>, in present-day Peru, produced the largest recorded volcanic explosion in South America.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910" title="1910">1910</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Trafford" title="Old Trafford">Old Trafford</a></b>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> stadium in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Manchester" title="Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester</a>, England, hosted its inaugural match, between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a>: In the largest attack mounted by a foreign power against Australia, more than 240 Japanese aircraft <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Darwin" title="Bombing of Darwin">bombed the city</a></b> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin,_Northern_Territory" title="Darwin, Northern Territory">Darwin</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012">2012</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_drug_war" title="Mexican drug war">Mexican drug war</a>: Forty-four inmates died in <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apodaca_prison_riot" title="Apodaca prison riot">a prison riot</a></b> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apodaca" title="Apodaca">Apodaca</a>, Mexico, between members of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Zetas" title="Los Zetas">Los Zetas</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Cartel" title="Gulf Cartel">Gulf Cartel</a>.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arundel" title="Thomas Arundel">Thomas Arundel</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1414); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89milie_Gamelin" title="Émilie Gamelin">Émilie Gamelin</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1800); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Shadbolt" title="Tim Shadbolt">Tim Shadbolt</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1947)</p>
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