This site was created to easily navigate collection of various events in history. History is the study of the past, particularly the written record of the human race, but more generally including scientific and archaeological discoveries about the past. It is important to know dates and events in the past.

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February 19th, 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	Death	Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (born in 1945)
February 19th, 2008	Death	Yegor Letov, Russian song writer and singer (born in 1964)
February 19th, 2007	Event	Three Salvadoran deputies to the Central American Parliament and their driver are murdered in Guatemala.
February 19th, 2007	Death	Janet Blair, American actress (born in 1921)
February 19th, 2007	Death	Celia Franca, founder of National Ballet of Canada (born in 1921)
February 19th, 2004	Event	Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal is awarded an honorary knighthood in recognition of a "lifetime of service to humanity."
February 19th, 2003	Death	Johnny PayCheck, American singer (born in 1938)
February 19th, 2002	Event	NASA s Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
February 19th, 2001	Event	An Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.

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