Historical Events In February - 08

1985  On February - 08 marvin Miller, actor (Michael Anthony-Millionaire), dies at 71   

1986  A head on collision between a freight train and a passenger train near Hinton, Alberta claims 23 lives on this day in history.   

1986  On February - 08 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano   

1987  On this day in history the West beat the East in the NBA All-Star Game. A record was set for total points scored. The West won 154-149 in overtime.   

1987  Bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha], writer, dies on February - 08.   

1988  On February - 08 nASA launches DOD-2   

1988  On this day in history allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67   

1989  On February - 08 144 people die when a Boeing 707 jetliner crashes into a fog-shrouded mountain in the Azores.   

1989  On February - 08 5 cm of snow falls in outskirts of Los Angeles   

1989  On February - 08 maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81   

1990  "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine on February - 08.   

1990  On this day in history del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50   

1991  Miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1992  "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred peaks at #1 on February - 08.   

1992  16th Winter Olympics games open in Albertville, France on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history ulysses spacecraft passes Jupiter   

1992  On this day in history baruch Lumet, actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93   

1993  GM sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die   

1993  Casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies on February - 08.   

1994  Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car on this day in history.   

1994  Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432 on this day in history.   

1994  On February - 08 mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm   

1994  On this day in history ottawa slashes tobacco taxes to reduce rampant cigarette smuggling; and they say crime doesn't pay?   

1994  On this day in history jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70   

1995  On this day in history 6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed)   

1995  In Ottawa Romeo LeBlanc sworn in as Canada's 25th Governor General on February - 08.   

1995  B G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1996  On February - 08 uS bookstore chain Borders says it will invest in a chain of bookstores in Canada; Ottawa will block the plan under the cultural exemption of NAFTA.   

1997  Jean-Luc Brassard wins gold medal in free-style skiing at the World Championships in Nagano on February - 08.   

1998  The first female ice hockey game in Olympics history Finland beats Sweden 6-0 on February - 08.   

1999  A funeral service is held in Amman, Jordan, for King Hussein, who died the day before of cancer on this day in history.   

2005  On February - 08 danish parliamentary elections continued the center-right coalition led by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and his Liberal Party.   

2006  On this day in history 2006 East Timor crisis: 404 soldiers desert their barracks in East Timor.   

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1191  On February - 08 birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)   

1291  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57) was born on February - 08.   

1487  Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On this day in history birth of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)   

1577  On February - 08 birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)   

1586  Jacob Praetorius, composer was born on February - 08.   

1612  Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized) was born on February - 08.   

1649  On this day in history birth of gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)   

1124  On February - 08 stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies   

1245  Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1250  On February - 08 death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)   

1265  Death of Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217) on this day in history.   

1296  Death of King PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257) on this day in history.   

1303  Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies on February - 08.   

1513  On February - 08 alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies   

1529  Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478) on February - 08.