Page 10: Historical Events In February - 15

1981  Rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY on February - 15.   

1981  On February - 15 jack Crapp, cricketer (7 Tests for England 1948-49, 319 runs), dies   

1982  On this day in history eighty-four workers die when an oil drilling rig sinks off the coast of Newfoundland during a storm.   

1982  On this day in history off the Newfoundlandthe oil drilling rig Ocean Ranger capsizes and sinks in 18 m waves during a fierce storm on the Grand Banks 315 km east of St. John's; all 84 crewmen, 56 of whom are Newfoundlanders, drown in worst marine disaster in Canada   

1984  On February - 15 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq   

1985  STS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad on this day in history.   

1985  World chess championship match abandoned-Karpov 25, Kasparov 23 on this day in history.   

1986  Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history aBC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series   

1987  Craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot on this day in history.   

1987  Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater on this day in history.   

1988  On February - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1989  On this day in history israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt   

1989  On February - 15 soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends   

1989  On this day in history the last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, ending nine years of military involvement.   

1990  Baseball owners lock out players on February - 15.   

1990  U.S. President George Bush meets with Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian leaders at an anti-drug summit in Colombia on February - 15.   

1991  On this day in history freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die   

1992  100th episode of "Cops" airs on the Fox Network on this day in history.   

1992  Jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys on February - 15.   

1993  Bombings by Mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá Colombia on this day in history.   

1994  On February - 15 uS asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti   

1995  Burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns on February - 15.   

1995  On this day in history dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17   

1995  Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion on February - 15.   

1996  Prime Minister Jean Chrétien scuffles with a protestor disrupting Flag Day ceremonies on February - 15.   

1997  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski   

1997  US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge on February - 15.   

1998  On February - 15 dale Eggeling wins Los Angeles Women's Golf Championship   

1999  On this day in history fire blazes through a nightclub in Taichung, Taiwan, killing 64 people.   

2011  Libyan protests begin opposing Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's rule on this day in history.   

2012  On February - 15 united Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4%   

2013  On this day in history over 1,200 people are injured after a meteor breaks up over Chelyabinsk, Russia   

2014  On this day in history tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock   

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1368  On February - 15 birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.   

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on February - 15.   

1483  On this day in history birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on this day in history.   

1519  On February - 15 birth of pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida)   

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1043  On February - 15 gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52   

1145  On this day in history lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies   

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on this day in history.   

1503  On February - 15 henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies   

1568  On February - 15 hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36   

1580  On this day in history cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies   

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on February - 15.   

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on February - 15.