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  US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano on this day in history.   

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  Bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha], writer, dies on February - 08.   

1988  On this day in history nASA launches DOD-2   

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

1989  On February - 08 144 people die when a Boeing 707 jetliner crashes into a fog-shrouded mountain in the Azores.   

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

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

1990  On this day in history "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine   

1990  Del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50 on February - 08.   

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 this day in history 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 February - 08.   

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 February - 08 suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die   

1993  Casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies on February - 08.   

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

1994  Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432 on this day in history.   

1994  Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm on February - 08.   

1994  On February - 08 ottawa slashes tobacco taxes to reduce rampant cigarette smuggling; and they say crime doesn't pay?   

1994  On February - 08 jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70   

1995  On February - 08 6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed)   

1995  On February - 08 in Ottawa Romeo LeBlanc sworn in as Canada's 25th Governor General   

1995  On February - 08 b G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70   

1996  On this day in history 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.   

1997  On this day in history 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 February - 08.   

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

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1191  Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246) was born on February - 08.   

1291  On February - 08 birth of afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)   

1487  On February - 08 birth of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)   

1552  Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.   

1577  Robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy) was born on this day in history.   

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

1612  On February - 08 birth of samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized)   

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

1124  On this day in history stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies   

1245  Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1250  On this day in history death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)   

1265  On February - 08 death of hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)   

1296  Death of King PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257) on February - 08.   

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 February - 08.   

1529  On February - 08 death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)