Historical Events In February - 15

1981  Rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history jack Crapp, cricketer (7 Tests for England 1948-49, 319 runs), dies   

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

1982  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 on February - 15.   

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

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

1985  On February - 15 world chess championship match abandoned-Karpov 25, Kasparov 23   

1986  On February - 15 ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election   

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 February - 15.   

1988  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1989  Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends   

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

1990  On this day in history baseball owners lock out players   

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

1991  On February - 15 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  On February - 15 jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys   

1993  On February - 15 bombings by Mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá Colombia   

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

1995  On this day in history burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns   

1995  On February - 15 dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17   

1995  On this day in history population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion   

1996  On this day in history prime Minister Jean Chrétien scuffles with a protestor disrupting Flag Day ceremonies   

1997  On February - 15 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski   

1997  On February - 15 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge   

1998  On this day in history dale Eggeling wins Los Angeles Women's Golf Championship   

1999  Fire blazes through a nightclub in Taichung, Taiwan, killing 64 people on February - 15.   

2011  Libyan protests begin opposing Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's rule on February - 15.   

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

2013  On February - 15 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  On February - 15 birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)   

1471  On February - 15 birth of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)   

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  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on this day in history.   

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on February - 15.   

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1043  On this day in history gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52   

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on February - 15.   

1152  On this day in history konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58   

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on February - 15.   

1568  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on February - 15.   

1597  On this day in history pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

1600  On February - 15 jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)