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Thursday, 04 December 2025
1981 Rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY on February - 15. 
1981 Jack Crapp, cricketer (7 Tests for England 1948-49, 319 runs), dies on this day in history.
1982 On February - 15 eighty-four workers die when an oil drilling rig sinks off the coast of Newfoundland during a storm.
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 this day in history.
1984 On February - 15 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq
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 Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election on this day in history.
1987 ABC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series on February - 15.
1987 On this day in history craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot
1987 On February - 15 nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater
1988 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 15.
1989 On February - 15 israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt
1989 Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends on February - 15.
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 February - 15.
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 this day in history freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die
1992 On February - 15 100th episode of "Cops" airs on the Fox Network
1992 Jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys on this day in history.
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 Burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns on February - 15.
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 On this day in history prime Minister Jean Chrétien scuffles with a protestor disrupting Flag Day ceremonies
1997 US female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski on February - 15.
1997 On February - 15 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge
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 this day in history libyan protests begin opposing Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's rule
2012 United Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4% on this day in history.
2013 Over 1,200 people are injured after a meteor breaks up over Chelyabinsk, Russia on this day in history.
2014 On February - 15 tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock
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