Historical Events In February - 26

1984  On this day in history reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown"   

1984  On this day in history robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named first US poet laureate   

1985  27th Grammy Awards What's Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper win on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history 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 February - 26.   

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

1987  On this day in history 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  On this day in history christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1:17.65)   

1989  "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 634 performances on February - 26.   

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  On this day in history lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (95.5 hPa)   

1990  President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua concedes defeat to election opponent, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro on this day in history.   

1990  On February - 26 uSSR agrees to withdraw all 73,500 troops from Czechoslovakia by July, 1991   

1990  Cornell Gunther, US musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy), dies at 53 on February - 26.   

1991  Asanka Gurusinha scores twin Test Cricket tons vs New Zealand (119 & 102) on February - 26.   

1991  On this day in history bill Veeck & Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame   

1991  On this day in history during the Gulf War, Kuwait City is liberated and Iraq begins its withdrawl   

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

1992  On February - 26 irish Supreme Court rules 14 year old rape victim may get an abortion   

1992  On February - 26 gerrit Schulte, "Crazy Cyclist", Dutch 6-days bicyclist, dies at 76   

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 February - 26.   

1993  On this day in history terrorist bomb explosion under the World Trade Center, New York   

1993  Constance Ford, US actress (Another World, Burden Hunt), dies at 64 on February - 26.   

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

1994  Avery Fisher, US audio manufacturer (1st hi-fi), dies at 87 on February - 26.   

1995  Barings, England's oldest investment banking company, fails after a securities broker loses over $1 billion gambling on Tokyo stock prices on February - 26.   

1996  On this day in history audrey Angers, charity pioneer   

1997  39th Grammy Awards Change the World Babyface, Beck & LeAnn Rimes win on February - 26.   

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  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

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

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat   

1076  On February - 26 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

1154  On February - 26 rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

1266  On February - 26 manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

1324  On this day in history 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