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  On this day in history eighty-four workers die when an oil drilling rig sinks off the coast of Newfoundland during a storm.   

1982  On February - 15 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  500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq on February - 15.   

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

1985  World chess championship match abandoned-Karpov 25, Kasparov 23 on February - 15.   

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  Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater on this day in history.   

1988  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 15.   

1989  Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt on February - 15.   

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 this day in history baseball owners lock out players   

1990  U.S. President George Bush meets with Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian leaders at an anti-drug summit in Colombia on this day in history.   

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

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

1992  On February - 15 jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys   

1993  On this day in history bombings by Mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá Colombia   

1994  On February - 15 uS asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti   

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

1995  On February - 15 dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17   

1995  On this day in history population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion   

1996  On February - 15 prime Minister Jean Chrétien scuffles with a protestor disrupting Flag Day ceremonies   

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

1997  On this day in history 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 February - 15.   

2011  Libyan protests begin opposing Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's rule on this day in history.   

2012  On this day in history united Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4%   

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

2014  On this day in history tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock   

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

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.   

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

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on February - 15.   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on February - 15.   

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

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 15.   

1152  On February - 15 konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58   

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

1568  On February - 15 hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36   

1580  On this day in history cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies   

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

1600  On February - 15 jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)