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Saturday, 14 February 2026
1996 Linda Juster is married in Placentia California 

2000 USS Cole (Destroyer) was bombed while refuling in Aden, Yemen 17 sailors lost their lives. 

2005 The second Chinese human spaceflight Shenzhou 6 launched, carrying Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng for five days in orbit. 

2012 The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves of an African-led force to oust Islamist militants in northern Mali 

2013 50 people are killed after a truck veers of a cliff in  La Convencion Province, Peru 

2014 Evo Morales is re-elected President of Bolivia. 

2017 Plague outbreak in Madagascar results in the deaths of 57, with 684 cases so far reported by WHO 

2017 Long-lost bust of Napoleon by Auguste Rodin confirmed are discovered in Madison borough hall, New Jersey, worth at least $4m 

2017 The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO, and is immediately followed by Israel. 

2018 20 year old Russian Evgeni Malkin scores in the 1st period to become the inaugural NHL player in 89 years with goals in his inaugural 6 games as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Kings, 4-3 in Los Angeles 

2018 Banksy work "Girl With Balloon" automatically shreds moments after being sold for 1 million pounds in London, re-named "Love is in the Bin". 

2018 US air strike in central Somalia results in the deaths of about 60 al-Shabab militants. 

2019 Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, the biggest storm to hit the region in decades, with over seven million people urged to evacuate 

2020 UK PM Boris Johnson announces a new three-tier system for COVID-19 restrictions as cases surge. 

2023 Concert film “ Taylor Swift : The Eras Tour” premieres at the Grove Shopping Complex in Los Angeles [1] 

2024 The long-period comet C/A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), described as the "comet of the century", makes its closest approach to Earth 

2025 "Zootopia 2" is recorded as becoming the quickest PG-rated film to reach $1 Billion at the box office worldwide [1] 

2025 2025 Cameroonian presidential election: Incumbent President Paul Biya is re-elected for an eighth consecutive term. 

2025 2025 Malagasy coup d'état: Following a series of protests, incumbent President Andry Rajoelina is ousted and military officer Michael Randrianirina is recorded as becoming President 

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