Historical Events In February - 15
Friday, 22 September 2023
1981 On this day in history rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY
1981 On February - 15 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 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 February - 15.
1985 On February - 15 sTS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad
1985 On this day in history 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 February - 15.
1987 On February - 15 nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater
1988 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
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 Baseball owners lock out players on this day in history.
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 February - 15 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 Bombings by Mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá Colombia on February - 15.
1994 US asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti on this day in history.
1995 On February - 15 burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns
1995 Dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1997 US female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski on this day in history.
1997 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 Over 1,200 people are injured after a meteor breaks up over Chelyabinsk, Russia on February - 15.
2014 Tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock on this day in history.
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