Page 9: Historical Events In February - 26

1984  Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown" on this day in history.   

1984  Robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named first US poet laureate on February - 26.   

1985  27th Grammy Awards What's Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper win on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history former Philippines President Ferdinand E Marcos fled in defeat   

1986  Goaltending great Jacques Plante 1929-1986 dies at his home near Geneva at age 57 on February - 26.   

1987  On this day in history nASA launches GEOS-H   

1987  On this day in history the first release of Beatles compact discs   

1987  The Tower Commission report is issued, chiding President Reagan for his national security staff's actions in the Iran-Contra affair on February - 26.   

1987  USSR resumes nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on February - 26.   

1988  Christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1 17.65) on February - 26.   

1988  On February - 26 christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1:17.65)   

1989  "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 634 performances on February - 26.   

1989  On February - 26 california court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs   

1989  Lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (95.5 hPa) on February - 26.   

1990  On February - 26 president Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua concedes defeat to election opponent, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.   

1990  USSR agrees to withdraw all 73,500 troops from Czechoslovakia by July, 1991 on February - 26.   

1990  Cornell Gunther, US musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy), dies at 53 on February - 26.   

1991  Asanka Gurusinha scores twin Test Cricket tons vs New Zealand (119 & 102) on this day in history.   

1991  Bill Veeck & Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on this day in history.   

1991  During the Gulf War, Kuwait City is liberated and Iraq begins its withdrawl on February - 26.   

1991  Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital on February - 26.   

1992  Irish Supreme Court rules 14 year old rape victim may get an abortion on this day in history.   

1992  On February - 26 gerrit Schulte, "Crazy Cyclist", Dutch 6-days bicyclist, dies at 76   

1993  2nd tallest building in world, NYC World Trade Center bombed, 7 die on this day in history.   

1993  Allan Border beats Gavaskar's record for most Test Cricket runs 10,123 on this day in history.   

1993  Six people die and more than a thousand are injured when Islamic extremists explode a bomb in the parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York City on February - 26.   

1993  On this day in history terrorist bomb explosion under the World Trade Center, New York   

1993  Constance Ford, US actress (Another World, Burden Hunt), dies at 64 on February - 26.   

1994  Actor Dolph Lundgren (34) weds Anette Qviberg in Stockholm on February - 26.   

1994  Avery Fisher, US audio manufacturer (1st hi-fi), dies at 87 on February - 26.   

1995  On February - 26 barings, England's oldest investment banking company, fails after a securities broker loses over $1 billion gambling on Tokyo stock prices.   

1996  On February - 26 audrey Angers, charity pioneer   

1997  On February - 26 39th Grammy Awards Change the World Babyface, Beck & LeAnn Rimes win   

1997  David Doyle, actor (Charlie's Angels), dies at 67 on February - 26.   

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1361  On this day in history birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  On February - 26 birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)   

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on February - 26.   

1671  On this day in history birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1677  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat   

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on February - 26.   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on February - 26.   

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.   

1360  On this day in history death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  On this day in history worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  On this day in history death of heinrich Faber, German composer