Page 8: Historical Events In February - 25

1981  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1982  Final episode of "The Lawrence Welk Show" airs   

1982  In this year, House of Commons starts inquiry into bank profits, in wake of record interest rates.   

1982  Record speed for a snowmobile (239 kph)   

1982  J K Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), dies.   

1983  John Cowles Sr, US publisher, dies at 84   

1984  Oil fire in Cubatao Brazil results in the deaths of 500.   

1986  Iran conquerors Iraq peninsula Fao   

1986  Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos flees after 20 years of rule, following that country's national election; Corazon Aquino was elected successor.   

1986  President Marcos of the Philipines escapes to the United States.   

1986  Thousands of Egyptian military police riot, destroy 2 luxury hotel.   

1987  US Supreme Court upholds (5-4) affirmative action   

1987  James Coco, actor (Joe-Dumplings), dies at 58.   

1988  Bruce Springsteen "Tunnel of Love Tour," begins in Worcester MA.   

1988  In this year, South Korea formally adopts constitution   

1988  Amapola Del Vando, actress (Cowboy), dies at 78   

1989  inaugural independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms   

1989  Lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (956.7 mbar at De Bilt).   

1989  Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title   

1989  In this year, Rob Boyd claims a World Cup downhill race in home town of Whistler; inaugural Canadian to win a FIS World Cup Ski race in Canada.   

1990  Australia beat Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup.   

1990  Nationwide pro-democracy marches in the Soviet Union   

1990  Nicaraguans vote out Sandinistas.   

1990  On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children and no man can stand her for long.   

1990  Deborra Hampton, actress (Crossroads, 2 of a Kind), dies at 30   

1991  28 Americans are killed in the Gulf War when an Iraqi Scud missile hits their barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.   

1992  Guy Deghy, actor (Matter of Who, 1 Eyed Soldiers), dies at 79.   

1993  South Korea elects its inaugural civilian President for 23 years   

1993  Eddie Constantine, actor (Alphaville, License to Kill), dies at 75   

1994  Baruch Goldstein shoots and results in the deaths of 29 worshippers inside the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank. He is later beaten to death by survivors.   

1994  Jersey Joe Walcott, world heavyweight boxing champ (1951-52), dies in Camden, NJ, at age 80   

1994  Peruvian Yak-40 crashes into mountain near Tingo Maria, results in the deaths of 31.   

1994  Baruch Goldstein, physician/murderer (53 in mosque), lynched at 42.   

1995  Bomb attack on train in Assam India (27 soldiers killed).   

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1398  Xuande: Emperor of china   

1591  Friedrich von spee: German writer   

1635  Walraad: The elder, dutch fieldmarshall/earl of nassau-usingen   

1643  Ahmed ii: 21st sultan of turkey (1691-95)   

1663  Pierre antoine motteux: French-born english dramatist   

1680  Philipp hyacinth lobkowitz: Composer   

1682  Giovanni battista morgagni: Italian anatomist   

1692  Karl ludwig: Freiherr von pöllnitz, german adventurer and writer   

0779  Death of Walburgis: Anglo-saxon abbess/saint (walpurgis night),   

1246  Dafydd ap llywelyn: King of gwynedd   

1247  Hendrik iv: Duke of limburg/earl of bergen (1226-47),   

1495  Death of Djem sultan: Son of turkish sultan mehmed ii,   

1522  William lilye: English classical scholar   

1536  Berthold haller: German-born reformer (b. 1492)   

1553  Hirate masahide: Japanese diplomat and tutor of oda nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

1558  Eleanor of austria: Queen of portugal and france (b. 1498)