Page 10: Historical Events In February - 08

1985  Marvin Miller, actor (Michael Anthony-Millionaire), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1986  A head on collision between a freight train and a passenger train near Hinton, Alberta claims 23 lives on February - 08.   

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

1987  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 on this day in history.   

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

1988  NASA launches DOD-2 on this day in history.   

1988  Allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67 on February - 08.   

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

1989  5 cm of snow falls in outskirts of Los Angeles on this day in history.   

1989  On February - 08 maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81   

1990  "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine on February - 08.   

1990  Del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50 on this day in history.   

1991  Miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47 on February - 08.   

1992  On February - 08 "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred peaks at #1   

1992  16th Winter Olympics games open in Albertville, France on February - 08.   

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  On this day in history 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   

1993  Suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die on this day in history.   

1993  Casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies on February - 08.   

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

1994  On this day in history kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432   

1994  On February - 08 mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm   

1994  Ottawa slashes tobacco taxes to reduce rampant cigarette smuggling; and they say crime doesn't pay? on February - 08.   

1994  Jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70 on February - 08.   

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

1995  On February - 08 in Ottawa Romeo LeBlanc sworn in as Canada's 25th Governor General   

1995  On February - 08 b G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70   

1996  On February - 08 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.   

1997  Jean-Luc Brassard wins gold medal in free-style skiing at the World Championships in Nagano on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1291  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57) was born on this day in history.   

1487  Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 08.   

1586  On February - 08 birth of jacob Praetorius, composer   

1612  On February - 08 birth of samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized)   

1649  Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728) was born on this day in history.   

1124  On February - 08 stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies   

1245  On this day in history johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies   

1250  On this day in history death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)   

1265  On this day in history death of hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)   

1296  Death of King PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257) on this day in history.   

1303  On February - 08 nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies   

1513  On February - 08 alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies   

1529  Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478) on February - 08.