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Tuesday, 17 February 2026
1973 Jack E Leonard, Chicago Ill, comedian, dies at 62 
1974 In China a 6.8 quake was one of the world's deadliest earthquakes
1976 George Curzon, dies at 77.
1977 Joan Crawford, actress (Mildred Pierce), dies at 69.
1978 In this year, Liverpool claims 23rd Europe Cup I
1979 Federated States of Micronesia is recorded as becoming self-governing.
1979 Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1979 John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Morton, satirist (Beachcomber), dies.
1980 Ottawa gives financially strapped Chrysler Canada $20 million in loan guarantees, and Ontario provides a $10 million grant, Bring on the K Car!!!
1982 Jean C M Picart le Doux, French designer, dies
1983 "Laverne and Shirley" last airs on ABC-TV
1983 Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul
1983 NSW Premier Neville Wran steps aside after allegations he sought to influence a magistrate
1983 John P Strijbos, writer (Called that Bird), dies at 92
1984 International Court of Justice rules on US blockade of Nicaragua
1984 Joaquin Agostinho, Portuguese cyclist, dies at 41
1985 Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly Air Force Base
1985 In the New Britian Region a7.3 quake resulted in one person killed. Damage in the Bialla-Hoskins area. Extensive landslides, debris flows and fallen trees in the Nakanai Mountains.
1986 "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco hit #1 on UK pop chart.
1988 Edgar Degas' "Danseresje of 14" sold for $10120000
1989 In this year, FC Barcelona claims 29th Europe Cup II
1989 General Manuel Noriega's Government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin.
1990 "Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 45 performances.
1990 French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph.
1990 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella.
1990 Susan Oliver, actress (Disorderly Orderly), dies of cancer at 61
1991 Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving Madonna's apt
1992 Bible Land Museum opens in Jerusalem Israel
1993 Fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, results in the deaths of 145
1993 Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman.
1993 Premier Lubbers opens Terminal West on Schiphol
1994 Barbra Streisand's begins inaugural concert tour in 30 years.
1994 Drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31)
1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's inaugural black president
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