Page 9: Historical Events In February - 12

1989  On this day in history thursday's Child sets sailing record, New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco, 80 days 20 hours   

1989  US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman on February - 12.   

1989  Mauritius Balfoort, French/Flemish director, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1990  In Hagersville, Ontarioa tire dump fire set by teenage boys forces hundreds of families from their homes, causes massive air pollution on February - 12.   

1991  On February - 12 iceland recognizes Lithuania's independence   

1991  North &South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history edward A Blatt, director (Between 2 Worlds), dies at 88   

1992  Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, boxing champ (Olympic-gold-1928), dies on February - 12.   

1993  A pair of 10-year-olds kidnap and beat to death a two-year-old child at a Liverpool, England shopping mall on this day in history.   

1993  James Bulger, English child beaten to death at 2, by 10 yr old boys on February - 12.   

1994  17th Olympics Winter games open in Lillehammer, Norway on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history 20th century premiere of 6 restored Haydn-sonatas in Boston   

1994  Edvard Munch's painting "The Cry" stolen (in Oslo) on February - 12.   

1994  On February - 12 edward Munch's painting "The Scream" is stolen from the Norwegian National Gallery. It is later returned and promptly stolen again.   

1994  On February - 12 model Anna Nicole Smith hospitalized for drug overdose   

1994  Rev. Victoria Matthews consecrated the first female Bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada on this day in history.   

1994  Sue Rodriguez takes her own life at age 43 with the help of an anonymous doctor, after a long fight with Lou Gehrig's Disease on this day in history.   

1994  On February - 12 donald Judd, US furniture maker/architect/artist, dies at 65   

1995  On February - 12 pRI loses/PAN wins Mexican regional elections   

1995  On February - 12 susan Auch skates female world record 500 meter (38.94 seconds)   

1995  On this day in history earring George Mayweather, blues harmonica player, dies at 66   

1996  Roger Omond, journalist, dies at 51 on February - 12.   

1997  Fred Goldman says he will settle for a signed murder confession from O J Simpson in lieu of his $20.5 million judgement on February - 12.   

1998  250-car Italy pile-up due to fog, 4 die &50 hurt on February - 12.   

1998  On February - 12 intel unveils its first graphics chip i740   

1999  On February - 12 american Airlines pilots defy a federal court order and continue their sickout, causing the airline to cancel over a thousand flights.   

1999  The U.S. Senate acquits President Bill Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice in his impeachment trial on February - 12.   

2000  Former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry dies at age 75 after battling leukemia for nine months on February - 12.   

2000  Peanuts creator Charles Schulz dies of colon cancer in his Santa Rosa, California, home at age 77 on February - 12.   

2005  On February - 12 fire devastated the Windsor Building, a 32 story office block, in Madrid.   

2007  On February - 12 an armed gunman shoots and kills five people at the Trolley Square Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, before being killed by the police, bringing the evening's rampage death toll to six.   

2009  Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes near Buffalo in e ate of New York killing 50 people on this day in history.   

2010  On this day in history the 2010 Winter Olympics are held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.   

2012  On this day in history gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is re-elected president of Turkmenistan with 97% of the vote   

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on this day in history.   

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.   

1438  On this day in history birth of adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen   

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on February - 12.   

1567  On this day in history birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician   

1584  On this day in history birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

1585  On this day in history birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on February - 12.   

1242  Death of Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

1554  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on this day in history.   

1571  On February - 12 death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on February - 12.   

1595  On this day in history death of archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)   

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on February - 12.