Historical Events In February - 15

1981  On February - 15 rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY  

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

1982  On February - 15 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  500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq on this day in history.  

1985  On February - 15 sTS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad  

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.  

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1987  Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater on February - 15.  

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history baseball owners lock out players  

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

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

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

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

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

1994  US asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti on February - 15.  

1995  Burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history 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 February - 15 prime Minister Jean Chrétien scuffles with a protestor disrupting Flag Day ceremonies  

1997  US female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski on this day in history.  

1997  US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge on this day in history.  

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

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

2011  On February - 15 libyan protests begin opposing Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's rule  

2012  On this day in history united Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4%  

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

2014  Tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock on this day in history.  

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1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on this day in history.  

1458  On February - 15 birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)  

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.  

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on February - 15.  

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

1519  On this day in history 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  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on February - 15.  

1043  On February - 15 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  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on this day in history.  

1503  On this day in history henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies  

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

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

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

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