Historical Events In February - 15
Friday, 25 October 2024
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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