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Thursday, 19 February 2026
1988 Britain ends suspects right to remain silent in crackdown on IRA 
1988 Man armed with explosives blows self up in 125 St subway station (NYC).
1989 Anthony Quayle, actor (Moses, Operation Crossbow), dies at 76
1990 Joel McCrea, actor (Ramrod), dies of pulmonary complications at 84
1992 Orton Chirwa, Malawi's lawyer/Justice minister, dies in captivity.
1993 James Leo Herlihy, novelist (Midnight Cowboy), dies at 66
1994 Burt Lancaster, actor (Elmer Gantry), dies of heart attack at 80.
1995 Bernadette Hingley, priest, dies at 47.
1996 Alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75
2007 Georgia's governor Sonny Perdue declares state of emergency due to drought conditions.
2007 Jungle (open) primary election are held for governor and the legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
2007 South Africa defeats England at the Rugby World Cup 2007 final in Stade de France, Paris.
2007 Wildfires in Southern California result in the evacuation of more than 1000000 people and destroying over 1600 homes and businesses.
2011 Basque separatist militant organisation ETA declares an end to its 43-year campaign of political violence, which has killed over 800 people since 1968.
2011 Arab Spring and the Libyan civil war: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is killed in Sirte, with National Transitional Council forces taking control of the city, and ending the war
2011 The former leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, and his son Moatassem Gaddafi are killed shortly after the battle of Sirte (2011) while in the custody of NTC fighters.
2013 30 people are killed by a suicide truck bomber in Hama, Syria
2014 Joko Widodo is recorded as becoming President of Indonesia.
2017 Pollution linked to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide or 9 million in 2015 in report published in "The Lancet"
2018 Australia's center-right coalition government loses its 1-seat majority by losing the Wentworth by-election.
2018 12000 year old fossil called "Luzia", oldest known fossil in South America announced are discovered mostly intact after devastating fire at Brazil's National Museum
2018 President Trump threatens to pull the US out of an arms control agreement with Russia because Russia has violated its terms.
2018 All-England Lawn Tennis Club announces tie break to be used when scores reach 12-12 in deciding set at Wimbledon.
2018 700000 people march through central London demanding a second referendum on the final Brexit deal.
2018 President Trump announces that the US will "terminate" the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty over alleged Russian violations.
2019 2019 Bolivian general election: Evo Morales defeated his nearest rival by 10%, but after multiple allegations of irregularities the Organization of American States said it had are discovered "clear manipulations" of Bolivia's voting system; Morales called for a new election.
2020 NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touches down on Bennu, becoming the agency's inaugural probe to retrieve samples from an asteroid, with its cargo due for return to Earth in 2023
2021 Brazilian Senate inquiry finds President Bolsonaro should face series of criminal charges, including crimes against humanity, for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic [1]
2023 In this year, Polydor releases "Hackney Diamonds", the 24th studio album by British rock band The Rolling Stones (26th album in US); record is their inaugural of original music since 2005, and features appearances by Lady Gaga , Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney.
2024 Britain's King Charles III makes his inaugural visit to Australia as king, landing in Sydney with Queen Camilla [1]
2024 British singer Elton John makes surprise guest appearance at rare Joni Mitchell concert for duet of his song "I'm Still Standing" at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California.
2024 The Moldovan European Union membership referendum is held and narrowly approved
