Historical Events In February - 26

1984  On February - 26 reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown"  

1984  On this day in history robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named first US poet laureate  

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  On this day in history goaltending great Jacques Plante 1929-1986 dies at his home near Geneva at age 57  

1987  On February - 26 nASA launches GEOS-H  

1987  The first release of Beatles compact discs on February - 26.  

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  On February - 26 uSSR resumes nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

1988  Christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1 17.65) on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1:17.65)  

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

1989  On this day in history 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  President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua concedes defeat to election opponent, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro on February - 26.  

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  On February - 26 during the Gulf War, Kuwait City is liberated and Iraq begins its withdrawl  

1991  Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital on this day in history.  

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

1992  On this day in history gerrit Schulte, "Crazy Cyclist", Dutch 6-days bicyclist, dies at 76  

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

1993  On February - 26 allan Border beats Gavaskar's record for most Test Cricket runs 10,123  

1993  On February - 26 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.  

1993  Terrorist bomb explosion under the World Trade Center, New York on this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history constance Ford, US actress (Another World, Burden Hunt), dies at 64  

1994  On this day in history actor Dolph Lundgren (34) weds Anette Qviberg in Stockholm  

1994  On February - 26 avery Fisher, US audio manufacturer (1st hi-fi), dies at 87  

1995  On this day in history 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  39th Grammy Awards Change the World Babyface, Beck & LeAnn Rimes win on this day in history.  

1997  On February - 26 david Doyle, actor (Charlie's Angels), dies at 67  

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1361  On February - 26 birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)  

1587  On this day in history birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)  

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on this day in history.  

1671  On February - 26 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  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer  

1677  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer  

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1076  On February - 26 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered  

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on February - 26.  

1200  On this day in history death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint  

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

1324  On February - 26 dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies  

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on this day in history.  

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on February - 26.  

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