Page 10: Historical Events In February - 08

1985  On February - 08 marvin Miller, actor (Michael Anthony-Millionaire), dies at 71   

1986  A head on collision between a freight train and a passenger train near Hinton, Alberta claims 23 lives on this day in history.   

1986  US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano on February - 08.   

1987  On this day in history the West beat the East in the NBA All-Star Game. A record was set for total points scored. The West won 154-149 in overtime.   

1987  On this day in history bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha], writer, dies   

1988  On February - 08 nASA launches DOD-2   

1988  On this day in history allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67   

1989  144 people die when a Boeing 707 jetliner crashes into a fog-shrouded mountain in the Azores on this day in history.   

1989  On February - 08 5 cm of snow falls in outskirts of Los Angeles   

1989  Maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine   

1990  Del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50 on February - 08.   

1991  On February - 08 miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47   

1992  "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred peaks at #1 on this day in history.   

1992  16th Winter Olympics games open in Albertville, France on this day in history.   

1992  Ulysses spacecraft passes Jupiter on this day in history.   

1992  Baruch Lumet, actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1993  GM sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires on February - 08.   

1993  On February - 08 suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die   

1993  On February - 08 casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies   

1994  On this day in history jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car   

1994  On February - 08 kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432   

1994  Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm on this day in history.   

1994  Ottawa slashes tobacco taxes to reduce rampant cigarette smuggling; and they say crime doesn't pay? on this day in history.   

1994  On February - 08 jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70   

1995  6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed) on February - 08.   

1995  In Ottawa Romeo LeBlanc sworn in as Canada's 25th Governor General on this day in history.   

1995  B G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1996  US bookstore chain Borders says it will invest in a chain of bookstores in Canada; Ottawa will block the plan under the cultural exemption of NAFTA on this day in history.   

1997  Jean-Luc Brassard wins gold medal in free-style skiing at the World Championships in Nagano on February - 08.   

1998  On this day in history the first female ice hockey game in Olympics history Finland beats Sweden 6-0   

1999  A funeral service is held in Amman, Jordan, for King Hussein, who died the day before of cancer on February - 08.   

2005  Danish parliamentary elections continued the center-right coalition led by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and his Liberal Party on February - 08.   

2006  On February - 08 2006 East Timor crisis: 404 soldiers desert their barracks in East Timor.   

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1191  On this day in history birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)   

1291  On February - 08 birth of afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)   

1487  Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550) was born on February - 08.   

1552  On this day in history birth of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)   

1577  Robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy) was born on this day in history.   

1586  Jacob Praetorius, composer was born on February - 08.   

1612  Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized) was born on February - 08.   

1649  On this day in history birth of gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)   

1124  Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies on February - 08.   

1245  On February - 08 johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies   

1250  Death of Robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216) on this day in history.   

1265  On February - 08 death of hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)   

1296  Death of King PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257) on February - 08.   

1303  Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies on this day in history.   

1513  Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies on this day in history.   

1529  On this day in history death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)