Page 9: Historical Events In February - 09

1984  Balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras   

1985  Madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks.   

1986  Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun).   

1986  Haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed President of South Yemen.   

1987  Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide   

1987  New York Stock Exchange installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club   

1989  In this year, Michael Manley's Socialist Party claims Jamaica parliamentary election   

1989  Neo-Nazi groups outlawed in West Germany   

1990  "The Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV.   

1990  Bottles of Perrier water are voluntarily recalled in the U.S. after benzene is detected in a small number of bottles.   

1990  Galileo flies by Venus   

1990  Namibia's constitution ratified   

1991  "This Is Ponderous" by 2nu peaks at #46.   

1991  Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him   

1991  Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.   

1991  In this year, Wally Joyner claims record $2.1 million salary arbitration   

1992  quickest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 second by Thomas School of Germany   

1992  Fighting between government and guerrilla forces in Rwanda.   

1993  Army of opium king Khun Sa results in the deaths of 60 in NE Burma   

1993  David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service), dies at 54.   

1994  Israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO's Arafat.   

1994  Israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO's Yasser Arafat   

1994  Arnold Smith, Brit 1st sec-gen of Commonwealth (1965-75), dies at 79   

1995  Former U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright dies in Washington, D.C. at age 89   

1995  David Wayne, [Wayne Mcmeekan], US actor (Dallas), dies at 81.   

1996  Adolf Galland, general (Luftwaffe), dies at 83.   

1997  11th American Comedy Award Debbie Reynolds   

1997  Fox cartoon series "Simpsons" airs 167th episode the longest-running animated series in cartoon history   

1997  Scotty Bowman, is inaugural NHL coach to win 1000 games   

1997  Barry Evans, actor (Dr Upton-Dr in the House), dies at 53.   

1998  Failed assassination attempt on Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze.   

1998  Laxness, Iceland's Nobel Literature laureate, dies at 95.   

2005  An ETA car bomb injured 31 people at a conference centre in Madrid.   

2013  5 people are killed after Cessna plane crashes on a Brussels runway   

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1404  Constantine xi dragases: Last byzantine emperor   

1441  Ali sjir neva'i [fani]: Turkish poet/author (mahbub al-kulub)   

1533  Shimazu yoshihisa: Japanese samurai   

1578  Giambattista andreini: Italian playwright/actor (l'adamo)   

1579  John meursius: [van meurs], dutch historian   

1602  Franciscus van de enden: Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of spinoza   

1607  Abraham megerle: Composer   

1645  Johann aegidius bach: German violistian   

1011  Bernard i: Duke of saxony   

1199  Death of Minamoto no yoritomo: Japanese shogun (b. 1147)   

1450  Agnès sorel: Mistress of king charles vii of france (b. 1421)   

1555  John hooper: Deprived bishop of gloucester, burnt for heresy   

1567  Death of Henry stuart: Earl of darnley/consort of mary queen of scots, murdered   

1583  Death of Jeseph sanalbo: Jewish convert in rome, burned at stake   

1588  Marquis of santa cruz: Spanish admiral,   

1617  Death of Hans christoph haiden: Composer,