What happend on 19th February

18.02
20.02
2005

Paris Hilton's Sidekick II is hacked online via her online T-Mobile account.

2004

Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal is awarded an honorary knighthood in recognition of a "lifetime of service to humanity."

2002

NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.

2001

A Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.

1999

Dennis Franz receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1986

After waiting 37 years, the United States Senate approves a treaty outlawing genocide.

1986

The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station.

1985

EastEnders first airs on televisions across the United Kingdom, on the first night of a major ident change for BBC1.

1985

Artificial heart patient William J. Schroeder becomes the first such patient to leave hospital.

1985

A Spanish Boeing 747 crashes into Mount Oiz in Spain, killing 148.