Page 10: Historical Events In February - 15
Saturday, 20 December 2025
1981 Rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY on February - 15. 

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 February - 15. 

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 STS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad on February - 15. 

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 ABC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series on February - 15. 

1987 On February - 15 craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot 

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

1988 On February - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 

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

1989 Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends on February - 15. 

1989 The last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, ending nine years of military involvement on February - 15. 

1990 On this day in history baseball owners lock out players 

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

1991 Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die on this day in history. 

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 Bombings by Mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá Colombia on February - 15. 

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

1998 Dale Eggeling wins Los Angeles Women's Golf Championship on this day in history. 

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 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 On this day in history tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock 

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