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1992  "Dangerous Women" final episode on WWOR-TV.   

1992  In this year, Bonnie Blair claims 1992 Olympics inaugural gold medal for the USA   

1992  Mike Tyson convicted of raping Desiree Washington in Indiana.   

1992  Roots author Alex Haley dies in Seattle at age 71   

1992  Alex Haley, US writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots), dies at 70.   

1993  "Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC and drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people   

1993  US officially backs peace plan in Bosnia   

1993  John Grossman, Czech director (Process, Revisor), dies.   

1995  Chelsi Smith, 21, (Texas), crowned 44th Miss USA.   

1995  US female Figure Skating championship won by Nicole Bobek.   

1995  Kenton Kilmer, poet/translator, dies at 85   

1996  IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champion Gary Kasparov.   

1996  Minneapolis, Minnesota Timmins country singer Shania Twain draws a crowd of up to 20000 fans for an autograph session at the giant Mall of America   

1996  Hugh Francis Lamprey, ecologist, dies at 67   

1997  Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.9245 AU)   

1997  Lemrick Nelson are discovered guilty in the fatal stabbing on Hasidic Jew Yankel Rosenbaum in Crown Heights Brooklyn in 1991   

1997  O J Simpson jury reaches decision on $25 million in punitive damages.   

1997  Soyuz TM-25 launches to the MIR.   

1997  Brian McManus Connolly, musician, dies at 47.   

1998  AOL raises monthly flat rate Internet access from $19.95 to $21.95.   

1998  Canadian National President Paul Tellier says CN is acquiring US rail company Illinois Central Corp for $2.4 billion.   

1998  Buddy the Wonder Dog, dog (Air Bud), dies of cancer at 9.   

1999  A federal judge orders American Airlines pilots back to work after their sickout grounds 2500 flights, stranding 200000 travelers and crippling cargo carriers.   

2005  North Korea announced that it possessed nuclear weapons as a protection against the hostility it felt from the United States.   

2005  Saudi Arabia held its inaugural ever elections for municipal authorities, in which only men were allowed to vote.2006 The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin, Italy. The closing ceremony occurred on feb 26.   

2006  The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin, Italy. The closing ceremony occurred on feb 26   

2007  U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois announces a presidential bid in Springfield, Illinois.   

2013  Nigeria defeat Burkina Faso 1-0 to win the football 2013 Africa Cup of Nations   

2018  Tottenham Hotspur edge Arsenal, 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in front of English Premier League record single-game attendance of 83222 fans   

2018  Kay Goldsworthy is recorded as becoming the inaugural female archbishop in the Anglican Communion on her installation in the Anglican Diocese of Perth, Western Australia   

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1499  Thomas platter: Swiss humanist   

1524  Albrecht giese: German politician and diplomat   

1606  Christine marie of france: Regent of savoy   

1609  John suckling: English cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier   

1637  Henriette catharina van nassau: Dutch daughter of frederik henry   

1670  Norbert van flowers: [cephalus], flemish painter   

1670  William congreve: England, writer (old bachelor, way of the world)   

1685  Aaron hill: English playwright/poet (tragedy of zara)   

1126  William ix: Duke of aquitaine, poet (b. 1071)   

1134  Robert iii/ii curthouse: Duke of normandy,   

1162  Boudouin iii: Son of king fulco of anjou/husband of theodora,   

1278  Margaret ii of flanders: Margaret ii of flanders (b. 1202)   

1482  Luca della robbia: Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs),   

1495  William stanley: Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy   

1567  Lord darnley stuart: Husband of english queen mary, murdered   

1576  Guilielmus xylander: German classical scholar (b. 1532)