Page 8: Historical Events In February - 07

1974  Arline Judge, actress (Age of Consent), dies at 61.   

1975  Brendan Fay, actor (Hustler, Man on a Swing), dies at 54   

1976  Larry Groce's "Junk Food Junkie" peaks at #9   

1976  World's largest telescope (600 cm) begins operation (USSR).   

1977  Soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts   

1977  Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82.   

1978  Ethiopian offensive in Ogaden desert   

1979  "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC   

1979  Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur   

1979  Neptune is recorded as becoming farthest planet from the sun in our solar system (will remain that way for 20 years).   

1979  Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles.   

1979  Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns.   

1980  Ernst Kunz, composer, dies at 88.   

1982  Luis A Monge elected President of Costa Rica.   

1984  David (born without immunity system) at 12, touches mom for inaugural time.   

1984  Michael Jackson awarded a 4-foot-high platinum disc by CBS.   

1984  U.S. space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert Stewart perform the inaugural untethered space walk   

1984  US astronaut Bruce McCandless is the inaugural person to 'Spacewalk' untethered to a spacecraft   

1984  Brooks West, actor (Richard-My Friend Irma), dies at 67.   

1985  "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York NY.   

1985  Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist, dies at 83.   

1986  Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees, ending 28 years of rule by his family   

1986  Philippine Corazon Aquino defeats incumbent dictator Ferdinand Marcos but fraudulent returns gave the election to Marcos   

1986  US female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas.   

1986  Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/lyricist, dies at 81.   

1987  "Ronnies Rap" by Ron and DC Crew peaks at #93   

1987  Dennis Conner and Stars and Stripes bring America's Cup back to US   

1987  Madonna's "Open Your Heart," single goes #1   

1987  US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano   

1988  Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens.   

1988  Lin[wood V] Carter, US, sci-fi writer (Lost World of Time), dies at 57.   

1990  Hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil spill off the California coast near Huntington Beach, from the tanker, American Trader   

1990  Karachi police kill 22 anti-nationalistic demonstrators   

1990  The Soviet Communist Party leadership agrees to surrender its 70-year monopoly on power, paving the way for a multi-party democracy   

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1102  Empress matilda: Princess of england and wife of henry v of the holy roman empire   

1478  Thomas more: Lawyer/lord chancellor of england/saint (utopia)   

1478  Sir thomas more: English statesman, humanist, and author   

1556  Maria van nassau: Dutch countess of buren   

1589  Jacob de witt: Dutch mayor (dordrecht)/mathematician   

1612  Thomas killigrew: English humorist/playwright/leader (king's men)   

1655  Jean-francois regnard: French comedy writer (slave in algeria)   

1688  Maria louise van hessen-kassel: [marijke meu], princess of orange   

0590  Death of Pelagius ii: Gothic pope (579-90),   

0999  Boleslaus ii of bohemia: Boleslaus ii of bohemia   

1045  Death of Emperor go-suzaku of japan: Emperor go-suzaku of japan (b. 1009)   

1317  Death of Robert: Count of clermont, french founder of the house of bourbon (b. 1256)   

1560  Death of Bartolomeo bandinelli: Italian sculptor (b. 1493)   

1593  Jacques amyot: French humanist/abbot of bellozanne,   

1609  Death of Ferdinand i: Cardinal/ruler of toscane,   

1626  William v: Duke of bavaria (b. 1548)