Page 10: Historical Events In February - 08

1985  Marvin Miller, actor (Michael Anthony-Millionaire), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1986  On February - 08 a head on collision between a freight train and a passenger train near Hinton, Alberta claims 23 lives.   

1986  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano   

1987  On this day in history the West beat the East in the NBA All-Star Game. A record was set for total points scored. The West won 154-149 in overtime.   

1987  On February - 08 bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha], writer, dies   

1988  NASA launches DOD-2 on this day in history.   

1988  Allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1989  144 people die when a Boeing 707 jetliner crashes into a fog-shrouded mountain in the Azores on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history 5 cm of snow falls in outskirts of Los Angeles   

1989  On this day in history maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81   

1990  On February - 08 "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine   

1990  On this day in history del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50   

1991  On this day in history miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47   

1992  On February - 08 "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred peaks at #1   

1992  On February - 08 16th Winter Olympics games open in Albertville, France   

1992  Ulysses spacecraft passes Jupiter on February - 08.   

1992  Baruch Lumet, actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1993  GM sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die   

1993  On this day in history casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies   

1994  Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car on this day in history.   

1994  On February - 08 kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432   

1994  Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history ottawa slashes tobacco taxes to reduce rampant cigarette smuggling; and they say crime doesn't pay?   

1994  Jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1995  6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed) on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history in Ottawa Romeo LeBlanc sworn in as Canada's 25th Governor General   

1995  B G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70 on February - 08.   

1996  US bookstore chain Borders says it will invest in a chain of bookstores in Canada; Ottawa will block the plan under the cultural exemption of NAFTA on February - 08.   

1997  On February - 08 jean-Luc Brassard wins gold medal in free-style skiing at the World Championships in Nagano   

1998  On February - 08 the first female ice hockey game in Olympics history Finland beats Sweden 6-0   

1999  On February - 08 a funeral service is held in Amman, Jordan, for King Hussein, who died the day before of cancer.   

2005  Danish parliamentary elections continued the center-right coalition led by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and his Liberal Party on this day in history.   

2006  On this day in history 2006 East Timor crisis: 404 soldiers desert their barracks in East Timor.   

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1191  On this day in history birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)   

1291  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57) was born on this day in history.   

1487  Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On February - 08 birth of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)   

1577  On this day in history birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)   

1586  Jacob Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history birth of samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized)   

1649  On February - 08 birth of gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)   

1124  Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies on February - 08.   

1245  On February - 08 johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies   

1250  On February - 08 death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)   

1265  Death of Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217) on February - 08.   

1296  On February - 08 death of king PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257)   

1303  On this day in history nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies   

1513  Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies on this day in history.   

1529  On this day in history death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)