Historical Events In February - 15

1981  On February - 15 rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY   

1981  Jack Crapp, cricketer (7 Tests for England 1948-49, 319 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1982  Eighty-four workers die when an oil drilling rig sinks off the coast of Newfoundland during a storm on February - 15.   

1982  On this day in history off the Newfoundlandthe oil drilling rig Ocean Ranger capsizes and sinks in 18 m waves during a fierce storm on the Grand Banks 315 km east of St. John's; all 84 crewmen, 56 of whom are Newfoundlanders, drown in worst marine disaster in Canada   

1984  On February - 15 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq   

1985  On February - 15 sTS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad   

1985  World chess championship match abandoned-Karpov 25, Kasparov 23 on this day in history.   

1986  Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election on this day in history.   

1987  ABC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series on February - 15.   

1987  Craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot on February - 15.   

1987  On this day in history nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater   

1988  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1989  Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends   

1989  On this day in history the last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, ending nine years of military involvement.   

1990  On February - 15 baseball owners lock out players   

1990  On February - 15 u.S. President George Bush meets with Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian leaders at an anti-drug summit in Colombia.   

1991  Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die on February - 15.   

1992  100th episode of "Cops" airs on the Fox Network on February - 15.   

1992  Jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys on February - 15.   

1993  Bombings by Mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá Colombia on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history uS asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti   

1995  Burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns on February - 15.   

1995  Dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17 on this day in history.   

1995  On February - 15 population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion   

1996  Prime Minister Jean Chrétien scuffles with a protestor disrupting Flag Day ceremonies on this day in history.   

1997  US female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski on this day in history.   

1997  On February - 15 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge   

1998  Dale Eggeling wins Los Angeles Women's Golf Championship on this day in history.   

1999  Fire blazes through a nightclub in Taichung, Taiwan, killing 64 people on this day in history.   

2011  Libyan protests begin opposing Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's rule on February - 15.   

2012  United Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4% on this day in history.   

2013  Over 1,200 people are injured after a meteor breaks up over Chelyabinsk, Russia on February - 15.   

2014  Tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock on February - 15.   

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1368  On February - 15 birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

1458  On February - 15 birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)   

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

1483  On February - 15 birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30   

1497  On February - 15 birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

1519  On this day in history birth of pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida)   

1524  On this day in history birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims   

1557  On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1043  On February - 15 gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52   

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on this day in history.   

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on February - 15.   

1503  On February - 15 henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies   

1568  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on February - 15.   

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on February - 15.   

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on February - 15.   

1600  On this day in history jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)