Page 8: Historical Events In February - 25

1979  On February - 25 soyuz 32 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station   

1980  On this day in history coup ousts PM Henck Arron of Suriname   

1981  L Calvo Sotelo elected premier of Spain on February - 25.   

1981  On this day in history the Calgary Flames score 11 goals against New York Islanders   

1981  On February - 25 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1982  Final episode of "The Lawrence Welk Show" airs on February - 25.   

1982  House of Commons starts inquiry into bank profits, in wake of record interest rates on February - 25.   

1982  Record speed for a snowmobile (239 kph) on February - 25.   

1982  J K Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), dies on February - 25.   

1983  John Cowles Sr, US publisher, dies at 84 on February - 25.   

1984  Oil fire in Cubatao Brazil kills 500 on this day in history.   

1986  On February - 25 iran conquerors Iraq peninsula Fao   

1986  On February - 25 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 on this day in history.   

1986  Thousands of Egyptian military police riot, destroy 2 luxury hotel on February - 25.   

1987  US Supreme Court upholds (5-4) affirmative action on February - 25.   

1987  On this day in history james Coco, actor (Joe-Dumplings), dies at 58   

1988  Bruce Springsteen "Tunnel of Love Tour," begins in Worcester MA on February - 25.   

1988  South Korea adopts constitution on February - 25.   

1988  On this day in history amapola Del Vando, actress (Cowboy), dies at 78   

1989  First independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms on this day in history.   

1989  On February - 25 lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (956.7 mbar at De Bilt)   

1989  Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history rob Boyd wins a World Cup downhill race in home town of Whistler; first Canadian to win a FIS World Cup Ski race in Canada   

1990  On February - 25 australia beat Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup   

1990  On this day in history nationwide pro-democracy marches in the Soviet Union   

1990  On this day in history nicaraguans vote out Sandinistas   

1990  On this day in history on a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children &no man can stand her for long   

1990  Deborra Hampton, actress (Crossroads, 2 of a Kind), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1991  On February - 25 28 Americans are killed in the Gulf War when an Iraqi Scud missile hits their barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.   

1992  On this day in history guy Deghy, actor (Matter of Who, 1 Eyed Soldiers), dies at 79   

1993  On this day in history south Korea elects its first civilian President for 23 years   

1993  On this day in history eddie Constantine, actor (Alphaville, License to Kill), dies at 75   

1994  On this day in history baruch Goldstein shoots and kills 29 worshippers inside the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank. He is later beaten to death by survivors.   

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1398  On February - 25 birth of xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)   

1591  Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on this day in history.   

1635  On February - 25 birth of walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen   

1643  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) was born on February - 25.   

1663  Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

1680  Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1682  Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771) was born on February - 25.   

1692  Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775) was born on February - 25.   

0779  Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies on this day in history.   

1246  On this day in history death of dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1247  On February - 25 hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies   

1495  On February - 25 djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35   

1522  Death of William Lilye, English classical scholar on this day in history.   

1536  Death of Berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1553  Death of Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) on February - 25.   

1558  Death of Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498) on February - 25.