Page 10: Historical Events In February - 08

1985  Marvin Miller, actor (Michael Anthony-Millionaire), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1986  On February - 08 a head on collision between a freight train and a passenger train near Hinton, Alberta claims 23 lives.   

1986  US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano on this day in history.   

1987  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 on February - 08.   

1987  Bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha], writer, dies on this day in history.   

1988  NASA launches DOD-2 on this day in history.   

1988  Allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1989  144 people die when a Boeing 707 jetliner crashes into a fog-shrouded mountain in the Azores on this day in history.   

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

1989  On this day in history maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81   

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

1990  On February - 08 del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50   

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

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

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

1992  On this day in history ulysses spacecraft passes Jupiter   

1992  Baruch Lumet, actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

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  Suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die on February - 08.   

1993  On this day in history casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies   

1994  On February - 08 jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car   

1994  On February - 08 kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432   

1994  Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm on this day in history.   

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

1994  Jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70 on February - 08.   

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

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

1995  On this day in history b G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70   

1996  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 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history jean-Luc Brassard wins gold medal in free-style skiing at the World Championships in Nagano   

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

1999  On February - 08 a funeral service is held in Amman, Jordan, for King Hussein, who died the day before of cancer.   

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

2006  2006 East Timor crisis: 404 soldiers desert their barracks in East Timor on February - 08.   

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1191  Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246) was born on February - 08.   

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  Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) was born on February - 08.   

1577  Robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy) was born on February - 08.   

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

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

1649  Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728) was born on this day in history.   

1124  Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

1250  On this day in history death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)   

1265  Death of Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217) on February - 08.   

1296  On February - 08 death of king PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257)   

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 this day in history.