Page 9: Historical Events In February - 24

1983  Herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90.   

1984  Iraq resumes air attack on Iran.   

1984  Uwe Johnson, writer, dies at 59.   

1985  Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal   

1985  Yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King and I".   

1986  Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million   

1986  Voyager 2, inaugural Uranus fly-by   

1987  29th Grammy Awards Higher Love, Graceland, Bruce Hornsby win   

1987  Radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack.   

1988  Matti Nykanen is recorded as becoming winter Olympics inaugural triple gold medalist   

1988  South African apartheid regime bans the UDF   

1988  Supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody.   

1988  Irwan Chanin, US theater builder, dies at 96.   

1989  150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) are discovered   

1989  In this year, Margaret Ray are discovered in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife   

1989  US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die   

1989  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1990  Publisher Malcolm Forbes dies in Far Hills, NJ, at age 70   

1990  Johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61   

1991  "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 performances   

1991  In its inaugural free elections since the collapse of communism, Lithuania rejects the Communist Party   

1991  US and allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops.   

1991  George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71.   

1992  Kay Loring, dies after long illness.   

1993  35th Grammy Awards Tears in Heaven-Eric Clapton claims   

1993  Bobby Moore, English soccer team capt (World champs 1966), dies.   

1994  Dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76.   

1995  Dow-Jones hits record 4011.74   

1995  Richard Nicholson, musician, dies at 89.   

1996  Cuba downs 2 US planes.   

1996  Anna Larina, revolutionary, dies at 82   

1997  Deng Xiaoping, leader of China, cremated (died Feb 19th).   

1997  South Africa announces it is constructing largest modern day blimp   

1997  Isabelle Harriet Lucas, actress/singer (Outland, Comics), dies at 69.   

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1103  Emperor toba of japan: Emperor toba of japan (d. 1156)   

1304  Muhammad ibn battutah: Arab travel writer (travels in asia & africa)   

1304  Ibn battuta: Arabian explorer ?   

1463  Giovanni pico della mirandola: Italy, scholar/platonist   

1500  Carlos v: King of spain (1516-56)/holy roman emperor   

1501  Sixt(us) birck [xystus betulius]: German writer (suzanna)   

1536  Clement viii: [ippolito aldofireini], fano italy, pope (1592-1605)   

1545  Don john of austria: Spanish military leader   

0616  King ethelbert of kent: King ethelbert of kent   

1525  Guillaume gouffier: Seigneur de bonnivet, french soldier   

1563  Francois guise: French general/duke, assassinated at 44   

1588  Death of Johann weyer: Dutch physician and occultist   

1642  Marco da gagliano: Italian opera composer,   

1666  Death of Nicholas lanier: Composer,   

1674  Death of Matthias weckmann: German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  Death of Charles howard: 1st earl of carlisle, english politician and military leader (b. 1629)