Historical Events
- Serzh Sargsyan wins the Armenian Presidential Election
- Toshiba announces its formal recall of its HD DVD video format, ending the format war between it and Sony's Blu-Ray Disc
Famous Weddings
- "The Lord of The Rings" actor Sean Bean (49) weds actress Georgina Sutcliffe (29) at Marylebone Registry Office in central London
Famous Deaths
- (Attilio) "Teo" Macero, American jazz saxophonist, composer and record producer (Miles Davis - "Bitches Brew"; Dave Brubeck - "Time Out"), dies at 82
- Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (b. 1945)
- Natalia Bessmertnova, Soviet ballerina (Bolshoi, Lenin Prize 1970), dies at 66
- Richard D'Aeth, British educationist (Hughes Hall Cambridge), dies at 96
- Yegor Letov, Russian rock poet, songwriter, and singer (Grazhdanskaya Oborona), dies of heart failure at 43
Died in 2008 2008 Highlights
About February 19, 2008
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 16 years, 2 months and 13 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Pisces
#1 Song: Low - Flo Rida Featuring 
#1 Song: Mercy - 