Page 8: Historical Events In February - 14

1980  US launches Solar Maximum Mission Observatory to study solar flares on this day in history.   

1980  Luitkonwar Rudra Baruah, Assamese composer and actor on February - 14.   

1982  Henk Schaer, [Hendricus J M Schaareman], Dutch actor, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1984  On February - 14 singer Elton John marries Renate Blauel in Sydney Australia   

1985  Hostage CNN reporter Jeremy Levin is released in Beirut on this day in history.   

1987  Bola Sete, guitarist, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history alfredo Stroessner re-elected President of Paraguay   

1988  On February - 14 general hospital star Jackie Zeman marries Glenn Gorden   

1988  Frederick Loewe, US composer (My Fair Lady), dies at 84 on February - 14.   

1989  African National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam on February - 14.   

1989  Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1 million-$3 million bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses" on February - 14.   

1989  On this day in history robin Givens is granted a divorce from Mike Tyson in Dominican Republic   

1989  Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million damages for Bhopol disaster on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history world's first satellite Skyphone opens   

1990  An Indian Airlines jetliner crashes while landing in southern India, killing 94 passengers and crew on February - 14.   

1990  On February - 14 perrier recalls 160 million bottles of sparkling water after traces of benzene, a carcinogen, are found in some   

1990  Space probe Voyager 1 takes photograph of entire solar system on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history graeme Hole, cricketer (18 Tests for Australia, 789 runs), dies   

1991  On February - 14 air raid shelter at Baghdad bombed killing 300   

1991  On February - 14 arno Breker, German sculptor (Third Reich), dies at 90   

1992  Cease fire in Somalia begins on February - 14.   

1992  Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Biohazard), dies of cancer at 48 on this day in history.   

1993  Fire in Linxi department store in Tangshan China, kills 79 on February - 14.   

1993  Buddy Pepper, composer, dies of heart failure at 70 on this day in history.   

1994  Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia (51) weds Deborah Koons on February - 14.   

1994  Christopher Lasch, author (Culture of Narcissism), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1995  Roseanne weds bodyguard Ben Thomas on February - 14.   

1995  On this day in history alberto Burri, Ital physician/sculptor/painter, dies at 79   

1996  On February - 14 bob Paisley, football manager, dies at 77   

1997  On February - 14 abitibi-Price and Stone-Consolidated announce a $2.3 billion merger, creating the world's largest newsprint maker   

1999  On February - 14 john Ehrlichman, presidential advisor during the Nixon administration and imprisoned for his role in the Watergate scandal, dies in Atlanta, at age 73.   

1999  On February - 14 quebec Railway Corporation takes over the former CN Mont Joli and Matane subdivisions linking Matane to Riviere du Loup, QC. The Matane sub. was the former Canada and Gulf Terminal Railway.   

2000  Tornadoes rip through southwestern Georgia just after midnight, killing 19 people and injuring more than 100 others on February - 14.   

2003  Dolly the sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell dies young form a progressive lung disease aged 6 on February - 14.   

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1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on February - 14.   

1468  On this day in history birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)   

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on this day in history.   

1487  On February - 14 birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising   

1513  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on this day in history.   

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)   

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.   

0270  On this day in history death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).   

0869  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on this day in history.   

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on February - 14.   

1400  On February - 14 death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

1405  On this day in history timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68   

1528  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on February - 14.   

1571  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1676  On February - 14 death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist