Page 10: Historical Events In March - 17
Monday, 09 February 2026
1992 Russian manned space craft TM-14, launches into orbit 

1992 Charles Rea, British actor (Ipcress File), dies at 69 

1992 18th People's Choice Awards: Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire. 

1993 86 killed by bomb attack in Calcutta. 

1994 Iran transport aircraft crashes in Azerbaijan (32 killed) 

1995 Sinn-Fein leader Gerry Adams visits White House. 

1995 US approves inaugural chicken pox vaccine, Varivax by Merck and Co 

1996 Mike Tyson beat Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title. 

1996 Sri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets to win the World Cup. 

1997 CNN begins Spanish broadcasts 

1998 USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for inaugural Olympics Gold medal. 

2001 AUSTRALIA has its inaugural woman police chief, with Christine Nixon today appointed Victoria's new police commissioner 

2006 The United States strikes its two remaining Iowa-class battleships from the Naval Vessel Register, ending the age of the battleship. 

2007 Chlorine bombs injure hundreds in Baghdad, Iraq 

2011 Arab Spring and the 2011 Libyan civil war: The United Nations Security Council votes 10-0 to create a no-fly zone over Libya in response to allegations of government aggression against civilians. 

2012 Bolton Wanderer footballer Fabrice Muamba collapses and is rushed to hospital during a live football match against Tottenham Hotspur. 

2013 10 people are killed by a car bombing in Basra, Iraq. 

2014 The Republic of Crimea is declared. 

2017 Live-action remake "Beauty and the Beast" directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson opens 

2018 Ireland beats England, 24-15 at Twickenham to wrap up Six Nations Rugby Championship; 3rd Grand Slam and 11th Triple Crown 

2018 China's National People's Congress appoints Wang Qishan as vice-president 

2018 Africa's only female head of state, Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim confirms she is resigning amid an expenses scandal. 

2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] European leaders close the EU's external and Schengen borders for at least 30 days in an effort to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. 

2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] The Euro 2020 and 2020 Copa América association football tournaments are postponed until the summer of 2021 by UEFA and CONMEBOL respectively 

2021 The Dutch general elections for the House of Representatives of the Netherlands take place. 

2023 The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights, marking the inaugural arrest warrant against a leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. 

2024 In this year, After suppressing and murdering opponents, President Vladimir Putin claims a post-Soviet record election victory, with 87.8% of the vote. The six year term will make him Russia's longest-serving leader in over 200 years. [1]. 

2025 26th US military lethal strike in international waters of a suspected drug smuggling vessel results in the deaths of four 

2025 Thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years are are discovered on a mountain in Stelvio National Park in northern Italy [1]. 

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