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  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano   

1987  On February - 08 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 February - 08 bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha], writer, dies   

1988  On this day in history 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  5 cm of snow falls in outskirts of Los Angeles on February - 08.   

1989  Maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81 on February - 08.   

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 February - 08.   

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

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

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  On February - 08 baruch Lumet, actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93   

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  Suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die on February - 08.   

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

1994  Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car on February - 08.   

1994  On this day in history 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  On February - 08 ottawa slashes tobacco taxes to reduce rampant cigarette smuggling; and they say crime doesn't pay?   

1994  Jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1995  6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed) on this day in history.   

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  On February - 08 jean-Luc Brassard wins gold medal in free-style skiing at the World Championships in Nagano   

1998  On February - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

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1191  On February - 08 birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)   

1291  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57) was born on February - 08.   

1487  On February - 08 birth of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)   

1552  On February - 08 birth of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)   

1577  On February - 08 birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)   

1586  Jacob Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1612  Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

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  Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies on February - 08.   

1250  Death of Robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216) on February - 08.   

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

1296  On February - 08 death of king PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257)   

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

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

1529  Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478) on this day in history.