Page 9: Historical Events In February - 02

1979  On February - 02 jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide   

1980  On February - 02 fBI releases details of Abscam, a sting operation that targeted 31 elected & public officials for bribes for political favors   

1980  The U.S. learns of an FBI sting operation named "Abscam" that targeted members of Congress using agents posing as Arab businessmen on this day in history.   

1980  William H Stein, US biochemist (Nobel 1972), dies at 68 on February - 02.   

1981  Donald W Douglas, US aircraft pioneer/builder, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1982  On February - 02 "Late Night with David Letterman" premieres on NBC   

1982  Government troops & Moslem-fundamentalists battle in Hamah Syria on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history stringfellow Barr, US educationalist (100 Great Books), dies at 85   

1983  Chicago Archbishop Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested on February - 02.   

1983  Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies on February - 02.   

1984  On this day in history lebanese army fight in Beirut   

1984  On this day in history medicare scheme formally adopted in Australia.   

1985  US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano on this day in history.   

1986  Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India on February - 02.   

1986  Oscar Arias Sanchez elected President of Costa Rica on February - 02.   

1987  Philippines adopts constitution on February - 02.   

1987  Alfred Lion, record founder (Blue Note), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1988  David Boon's 6th Test Cricket century, 184 vs England at Sydney on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history f[rederik] W[illem] de Klerk replaces Botha as South Africa's Nationalist Party leader   

1990  Marina Ogilvy (daughter of English princess Alexandra) weds Paul Mowatt on this day in history.   

1990  South Africa's President F[rederik] W[illem] de Klerk promises to free Nelson Mandela & legalizes African National Congress & 60 other political organizations on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history south African President F.W. de Klerk promises to free imprisoned political prisoner Nelson Mandela and lifts a ban on black membership in the African National Congress.   

1991  On February - 02 aravinda De Silva scores 267 vs New Zealand at Wellington   

1991  On February - 02 uS postage is raised from 25¢ to 29¢   

1992  IRS & Willie Nelson settle on $9 million tax bill (of $16.7 million) on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history frito Lay pays court ordered $2,500,000 to Tom Waits for using his song, "Step Right Up"   

1993  Rebels fire rockets on besieged Afghan capital of Kabul, killing 72 people. (What's changed?) on February - 02.   

1995  Egyptian, Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian leaders meet in Cairo to restore peace in the Middle East on February - 02.   

1995  On this day in history henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket   

1995  On this day in history uS space shuttle Discovery launched   

1996  On February - 02 actor and dancer Gene Kelly dies at his Beverly Hills, California, home at age 83.   

1996  Ali Landry, 22, (Louisiana), crowned 45th Miss USA on February - 02.   

1998  Philippine DC-9 crashes apparently killing all 104 on board on February - 02.   

1999  A Portland, Oregon jury decrees that a person who created an Internet site listing the names and addresses of abortionists pay $107 million in damages on this day in history.   

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1208  On this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)   

1455  On this day in history birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.   

1502  On this day in history birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)   

1506  On this day in history birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)   

1522  On February - 02 birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)   

1583  On February - 02 birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)   

0672  On February - 02 death of saint Chad   

1032  On February - 02 rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on February - 02.   

1218  On February - 02 death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)   

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on this day in history.   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on February - 02.   

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.   

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on February - 02.