Historical Events In February - 26

1984  Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown" on February - 26.   

1984  On February - 26 robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named first US poet laureate   

1985  On February - 26 27th Grammy Awards What's Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper win   

1986  On February - 26 former Philippines President Ferdinand E Marcos fled in defeat   

1986  Goaltending great Jacques Plante 1929-1986 dies at his home near Geneva at age 57 on this day in history.   

1987  NASA launches GEOS-H on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history the first release of Beatles compact discs   

1987  On February - 26 the Tower Commission report is issued, chiding President Reagan for his national security staff's actions in the Iran-Contra affair.   

1987  On February - 26 uSSR resumes nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1988  Christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1 17.65) on this day in history.   

1988  Christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1:17.65) on February - 26.   

1989  On this day in history "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 634 performances   

1989  California court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs on February - 26.   

1989  Lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (95.5 hPa) on February - 26.   

1990  On February - 26 president Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua concedes defeat to election opponent, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.   

1990  USSR agrees to withdraw all 73,500 troops from Czechoslovakia by July, 1991 on February - 26.   

1990  On February - 26 cornell Gunther, US musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy), dies at 53   

1991  On February - 26 asanka Gurusinha scores twin Test Cricket tons vs New Zealand (119 & 102)   

1991  Bill Veeck & Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on February - 26.   

1991  During the Gulf War, Kuwait City is liberated and Iraq begins its withdrawl on February - 26.   

1991  Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital on this day in history.   

1992  Irish Supreme Court rules 14 year old rape victim may get an abortion on February - 26.   

1992  Gerrit Schulte, "Crazy Cyclist", Dutch 6-days bicyclist, dies at 76 on February - 26.   

1993  2nd tallest building in world, NYC World Trade Center bombed, 7 die on February - 26.   

1993  Allan Border beats Gavaskar's record for most Test Cricket runs 10,123 on February - 26.   

1993  Six people die and more than a thousand are injured when Islamic extremists explode a bomb in the parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York City on this day in history.   

1993  Terrorist bomb explosion under the World Trade Center, New York on February - 26.   

1993  Constance Ford, US actress (Another World, Burden Hunt), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history actor Dolph Lundgren (34) weds Anette Qviberg in Stockholm   

1994  On this day in history avery Fisher, US audio manufacturer (1st hi-fi), dies at 87   

1995  On this day in history barings, England's oldest investment banking company, fails after a securities broker loses over $1 billion gambling on Tokyo stock prices.   

1996  On February - 26 audrey Angers, charity pioneer   

1997  On this day in history 39th Grammy Awards Change the World Babyface, Beck & LeAnn Rimes win   

1997  David Doyle, actor (Charlie's Angels), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on February - 26.   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.   

1588  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on February - 26.   

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on February - 26.   

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on February - 26.   

1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.   

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1324  On February - 26 dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies   

1360  On this day in history death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  On this day in history death of heinrich Faber, German composer