Historical Events In February - 08

1971  South Vietnamese troops invade Laos on February - 08.  

1973  On this day in history mushtaq &Asif Iqbal make 350 stand for 4th wicket vs New Zealand  

1973  Senate names seven members to investigate Watergate scandal on this day in history.  

1973  The Senate names the seven members of a special committee to investigate the Watergate scandal on February - 08.  

1973  On this day in history herbie Taylor, cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for S Africa), dies  

1974  On February - 08 "Good Times," debuts on CBS TV  

1974  Ringo Starr releases "You're 16" on February - 08.  

1974  Soap opera "The Secret Storm" ends a 20 year run on this day in history.  

1974  The three-man crew of the NASA space station, Skylab, return to Earth after completing a lengthy 84-day mission on this day in history.  

1974  The US spacestation, Skylab, crashes back to Earth, breaking up in the atmosphere on February - 08.  

Advertisements

1974  Fern Andra, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history 1800 Unification church couples' wed in Korea  

1975  On February - 08 martyn Green, actor (Gilbert & Sullivan, Mikado), dies at 75  

1976  On February - 08 hua Guofeng becomes premier of China PR  

1977  Earthquake in San Francisco CA, at 5.0, strongest since 1966 on this day in history.  

1977  On February - 08 hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced  

1978  On February - 08 crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes PM of Kuwait  

1978  On February - 08 u.S. senate deliberations are broadcast live on radio for the first time.  

1979  The Secretary of the Navy announced that the helicopter portion of the Navy's LAMPS MK III was to be known officially as the Seahawk on February - 08.  

1979  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

1979  Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 on February - 08.  

1980  Former NHL president Clarence Campbell found guilty of conspiring to give Senator Louis Giguère a benefit in connection with a contract for airport duty-free shops on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Elaine Zayak  

1981  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton  

1982  On this day in history john Hay Whitney, US newspaper magnate, dies at 76  

1983  Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance on this day in history.  

1983  Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days on this day in history.  

1984  14th Winter Olympics games opens in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history first time 8 people in space  

1984  Soyuz T-10 launches with crew of 3 to Salyut 7 on this day in history.  

1985  On February - 08 bruce Morris, Marshall University, makes a 92' 5¼" basketball shot  

1985  First-class cricket debut of Jimmy Adams (age 17), Jamaica vs Barbados on February - 08.  

1985  Opposition leader Kim Dae Jung returns to South-Korea on February - 08.  

1985  The Dukes of Hazzard ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television\ on this day in history.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

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

1552  Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) was born on February - 08.  

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

1586  On February - 08 birth of jacob Praetorius, composer  

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

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

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

1245  Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies on February - 08.  

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

1265  Death of Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217) on this day in history.  

1296  On this day in history death of king PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257)  

1303  Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies on February - 08.  

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.