Page 10: Historical Events In February - 15

1981  Rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY on February - 15.   

1981  Jack Crapp, cricketer (7 Tests for England 1948-49, 319 runs), dies on February - 15.   

1982  Eighty-four workers die when an oil drilling rig sinks off the coast of Newfoundland during a storm on this day in history.   

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

1985  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot   

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

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

1989  On February - 15 israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt   

1989  Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends on February - 15.   

1989  The last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, ending nine years of military involvement on February - 15.   

1990  On February - 15 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 February - 15.   

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

1995  On February - 15 burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns   

1995  Dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17 on February - 15.   

1995  On this day in history 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  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski   

1997  US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge on this day in history.   

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

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

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

2012  On February - 15 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 this day in history.   

2014  Tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock on this day in history.   

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1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on this day in history.   

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

1471  On February - 15 birth of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)   

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

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

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on February - 15.   

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

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on February - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on this day in history.