Historical Events In February - 15
Friday, 31 March 2023
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 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 this day in history 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq
1985 STS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad on this day in history.
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 On this day in history 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 Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater on February - 15.
1988 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 15.
1989 On February - 15 israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt
1989 On February - 15 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 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 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 February - 15.
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 On February - 15 burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns
1995 On this day in history dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17
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 February - 15.
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 Dale Eggeling wins Los Angeles Women's Golf Championship on February - 15.
1999 Fire blazes through a nightclub in Taichung, Taiwan, killing 64 people on February - 15.
2011 On February - 15 libyan protests begin opposing Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's rule
2012 United Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4% on February - 15.
2013 On February - 15 over 1,200 people are injured after a meteor breaks up over Chelyabinsk, Russia
2014 On February - 15 tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock
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