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Sunday, 15 February 2026
1994 Jimmy Hamilton, saxophonist, dies at 77 
1995 Monica Maurice, industrialist, dies at 87
1996 Max Manus, resistance fighter, dies at 82.
1997 RaiLink Southern Ontario takes over the operation of the former CN Hagersville subdivision between Nanticoke and Brantford including the Burford Spur. On December 15 the company took over the former CN Northern and Northwestern Spur.
1997 Edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer, dies at 59.
1999 In Taiwan a 7.7 quake resulted in at least 2297 people killed, 8700 injured, 600000 people left homeless and about 82000 housing units damaged by the earthquake and larger aftershocks.
2000 Terrorists launch a small missile at Britain's MI6 intelligence headquarters in London
2006 The CW Television Network (a merger of The WB and UPN) officially begins operations.
2007 Opening of the 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures, in the city of Monterrey, Mexico
2011 The United States ends its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the inaugural time.
2012 50 people are killed and dozens injured after a gas station is bombed by the Syrian Army in Ain Issa.
2013 46 soldiers are killed in army-base attacks in Shabwah Governorate, Yemen
2014 In this year, New Zealand's National Government claims a 3rd term in the elections despite allegations of corruption and revelations about state surveillance
2017 US Federal Reserve says it will start to unwind its bond portfolio employed in wake of the financial crisis
2017 Hurricane Maria makes landfall on Puerto Rico as a category 4 hurricane, knocking out all power and killing 25.
2018 Woman shoots seven people, killing three and herself at a Rite Aid distribution center near Baltimore, Maryland.
2018 EU leaders, including Donald Tusk and Emmanuel Macron, criticize Theresa May 's Brexit plan at a summit in Salzburg, Austria
2018 Overloaded ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria, Tanzania, killing at least 207, with one man surviving in air lock for two days
2018 The MV Nyerere capsizes on Lake Victoria, killing at least 228 passengers.
2019 An international strike and protest led by young people and adults is held three days before the latest UN Climate Summit, to demand action be taken to address the climate crisis. The event is one of the largest climate mobilizations in history
2019 November 2 - The 2019 Rugby Union World Cup is held in Japan; the South Africa Springboks defeat the England national rugby union team 32–12.
2020 BuzzFeed News and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) release the FinCEN Files, a collection of 2657 documents relating to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network describing over 200000 suspicious transactions valued at over US$2 trillion that occurred from 1999 to 2017 across multiple global financial institutions.
2021 inaugural edition of Mary Shelley 's 1818 novel "Frankenstein" sells for $1.17 million, setting new world record for a printed work by a woman [1]
2021 The 2021 Canadian federal election is held, with Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party retaining a minority government.[202]
2023 Archaeologists in Zambia find the world's oldest wooden structure, dating back 476000 years, consisting of two interlocking wooden logs connected by a notch securing one perpendicular to the other.
2024 Israel assassinates Hezbollah leader Ibrahim Aqil and ten other senior leaders in Beirut following an intensification of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in the wake of the pager explosions that occurred earlier in the week.
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