19. фебруар 1979. је био понедељак под знаком звездице ♒. Био је 49 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био Jimmy Carter.
Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 47 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био четвртак, 19. фебруар 2026., пре 145 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је петак, 19. фебруар 2027., за 219 дана. Живели сте 17.312 дана, или око 415.493 сати, или око 24.929.630 минута, или око 1.495.777.800 секунди.
Date: 20 February 1979
Special to The New York Times
2 correspondents, Amer and Briton, whose portable typewriters aroused interest of Kabul policeman, are taken into custody and questioned for 4 hrs before being released (S)
Date: 19 February 1979
By ISADORE BARMASH
Isadore BARMASH
Rept on retail sales in NYC in Jan, notes '78 newspaper strike apparently affected city's retailing because for 1st time in many mos area's sales gains topped those of NYC; they reason that suburban stores were able use local newspapers, which continued to publish, while city stores were largely compelled to turn to other media (S)
Date: 20 February 1979
Israel temporarily closes its borders to 6,000 member UN peacekeeping force after arrest of Senegalese soldier who smuggled explosives across Lebanese border for use by Palestinian guerrillas (S)
Date: 20 February 1979
By TOM GOLDSTEIN
Tom GOLDSTEIN
Analysis of proposal to add 22 judgeships to NYC Criminal Ct; discusses whether increase would also raise in proportion number of cases heard and therefore reduce ct's backlog; por of NYC Adm Judge David Ross (M)
Date: 19 February 1979
By MARTIN TOLCHIN Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
Date: 20 February 1979
By FOX BUTTERFIELD Special to The New York Times
Fox Special
analysis of possible reasons behind Chinese invasion cites expulsion of 180,000 ethnic Chinese from Vietnam (M)
Date: 19 February 1979
Swiss voters reject proposal that would have given local residents power to veto choice of nuclear power plant sites (S)
Date: 19 February 1979
AAU champs, Lake Placid, NY; Frank Masley wins men's champ; other results (S)