February 19 2008 |
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| February 19th, 2008 (February 19 2008) | Event | Toshiba announces its formal recall of its HD DVD video formatting, ending the format war between it and Sony s Blu-Ray Disc | |
| February 19th, 2008 (February 19 2008) | Death | Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (born in 1945) | |
| February 19th, 2008 (February 19 2008) | Death | Yegor Letov, Russian song writer and singer (born in 1964) | |
| February 19th, 1998 (February 19 1998) | Death | Grandpa Jones, American entertainer (born in 1913) | |
| February 19th, 1988 (February 19 1988) | Death | Andre Frederic Cournand, French-born physician, Nobel laureate (born in 1895) | |
| February 19th, 1978 (February 19 1978) | Event | Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport, in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking situation, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat. | |
| February 19th, 1978 (February 19 1978) | Birth | Michalis Konstantinou, Greek-Cypriot footballer | |
| February 19th, 1978 (February 19 1978) | Birth | Immortal Technique, American rapper | |
| February 19th, 1968 (February 19 1968) | Death | Georg Hackenschmidt, Estonian professional wrestler (born in 1878) | |
| February 19th, 1958 (February 19 1958) | Birth | Helen Fielding, English writer | |
| February 19th, 1948 (February 19 1948) | Birth | Mark Andes, American musician | |
| February 19th, 1948 (February 19 1948) | Birth | Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician (died in 2002) | |
| February 19th, 1948 (February 19 1948) | Birth | Big John Studd, American professional wrestler (died in 1995) | |
| February 19th, 1948 (February 19 1948) | Birth | Tony Iommi, British guitarist of Black Sabbath. | |
| February 19th, 1888 (February 19 1888) | Birth | Jose Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (died in 1928) | |
| February 19th, 1888 (February 19 1888) | Birth | Aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines (died in 1949) | |
| February 19th, 1878 (February 19 1878) | Event | The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison. | |
