TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Today is Tuesday, February 19, the 50th day of 2019. There are 315 days left in the year.

1582 — Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant

1674 — The Netherlands and England sign the Peace of Westminster

1700 — Last day of the Julian calendar in Denmark

1803 — Congress accepts Ohio’s constitution

1846 — Texas state government formally installed in Austin

1881 — Kansas becomes first U.S. state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages

1914 — Riccardo Zandonai’s opera "Francesco da Rimini" premieres in Turin

1915 — British fleet fire on Dardanellen coast

1920 — The Netherlands joins the League of Nations

1923 — Jean Sibelius’ 6th symphony premieres