Page 9: Historical Events In February - 26

1984  Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown" on February - 26.   

1984  Robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named first US poet laureate on this day in history.   

1985  27th Grammy Awards What's Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper win on February - 26.   

1986  On February - 26 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 this day in history nASA launches GEOS-H   

1987  The first release of Beatles compact discs on this day in history.   

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

1987  On February - 26 uSSR resumes nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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

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

1989  "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 634 performances on this day in history.   

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

1989  Lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (95.5 hPa) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1990  On February - 26 cornell Gunther, US musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy), dies at 53   

1991  On this day in history asanka Gurusinha scores twin Test Cricket tons vs New Zealand (119 & 102)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1992  On this day in history irish Supreme Court rules 14 year old rape victim may get an abortion   

1992  Gerrit Schulte, "Crazy Cyclist", Dutch 6-days bicyclist, dies at 76 on February - 26.   

1993  2nd tallest building in world, NYC World Trade Center bombed, 7 die on February - 26.   

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

1993  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1997  On this day in history david Doyle, actor (Charlie's Angels), dies at 67   

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on this day in history.   

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  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 26.   

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  On February - 26 death of heinrich Faber, German composer