Page 10: Historical Events In February - 15
Friday, 11 July 2025
1981 Rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY on this day in history.
1981 Jack Crapp, cricketer (7 Tests for England 1948-49, 319 runs), dies on February - 15.
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 February - 15 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 STS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad on February - 15.
1985 On February - 15 world chess championship match abandoned-Karpov 25, Kasparov 23
1986 On this day in history ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election
1987 On February - 15 aBC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series
1987 On February - 15 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 On February - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1989 On February - 15 israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt
1989 Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends on this day in history.
1989 The last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, ending nine years of military involvement on February - 15.
1990 On February - 15 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 Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die on February - 15.
1992 100th episode of "Cops" airs on the Fox Network on February - 15.
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 US asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti on this day in history.
1995 On this day in history burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns
1995 Dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17 on this day in history.
1995 On February - 15 population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion
1996 Prime Minister Jean Chrétien scuffles with a protestor disrupting Flag Day ceremonies on this day in history.
1997 On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski
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 On February - 15 fire blazes through a nightclub in Taichung, Taiwan, killing 64 people.
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 February - 15.
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