Page 10: Historical Events In February - 15

1981  On this day in history rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY   

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

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  On February - 15 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq   

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

1985  On February - 15 world chess championship match abandoned-Karpov 25, Kasparov 23   

1986  Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election on February - 15.   

1987  ABC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series on February - 15.   

1987  Craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot on this day in history.   

1987  Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater on this day in history.   

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  Baseball owners lock out players on February - 15.   

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

1992  On this day in history jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys   

1993  Bombings by Mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá Colombia on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history prime Minister Jean Chrétien scuffles with a protestor disrupting Flag Day ceremonies   

1997  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski   

1997  US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge on February - 15.   

1998  Dale Eggeling wins Los Angeles Women's Golf Championship on February - 15.   

1999  On this day in history 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  United Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4% on this day in history.   

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

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

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1368  On February - 15 birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

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

1471  On this day in history birth of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)   

1483  On February - 15 birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on February - 15.   

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on February - 15.   

1524  On February - 15 birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims   

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on February - 15.   

1043  On this day in history gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52   

1145  On this day in history lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies   

1152  On February - 15 konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58   

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on this day in history.   

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  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on February - 15.