Historical Events In February - 08

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

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

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  On February - 08 nASA launches DOD-2  

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 February - 08.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47  

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

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

1992  Ulysses spacecraft passes Jupiter on February - 08.  

1992  Baruch Lumet, actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93 on February - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1994  Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432 on February - 08.  

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  On this day in history jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70  

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

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 February - 08.  

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 February - 08.  

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

1998  On February - 08 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 this day in history.  

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1191  Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246) was born on this day in history.  

1291  On this day in history birth of afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)  

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

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

1577  On this day in history birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)  

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

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

1649  Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728) was born on February - 08.  

1124  Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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 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  On this day in history alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies  

1529  On February - 08 death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)