Page 9: Historical Events In February - 12

1989  On this day in history thursday's Child sets sailing record, New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco, 80 days 20 hours   

1989  US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history mauritius Balfoort, French/Flemish director, dies at 83   

1990  In Hagersville, Ontarioa tire dump fire set by teenage boys forces hundreds of families from their homes, causes massive air pollution on February - 12.   

1991  Iceland recognizes Lithuania's independence on this day in history.   

1991  On February - 12 north &South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition   

1991  Edward A Blatt, director (Between 2 Worlds), dies at 88 on February - 12.   

1992  On February - 12 bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, boxing champ (Olympic-gold-1928), dies   

1993  On this day in history a pair of 10-year-olds kidnap and beat to death a two-year-old child at a Liverpool, England shopping mall.   

1993  On February - 12 james Bulger, English child beaten to death at 2, by 10 yr old boys   

1994  17th Olympics Winter games open in Lillehammer, Norway on this day in history.   

1994  On February - 12 20th century premiere of 6 restored Haydn-sonatas in Boston   

1994  On this day in history edvard Munch's painting "The Cry" stolen (in Oslo)   

1994  Edward Munch's painting "The Scream" is stolen from the Norwegian National Gallery. It is later returned and promptly stolen again on this day in history.   

1994  Model Anna Nicole Smith hospitalized for drug overdose on February - 12.   

1994  Rev. Victoria Matthews consecrated the first female Bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada on February - 12.   

1994  Sue Rodriguez takes her own life at age 43 with the help of an anonymous doctor, after a long fight with Lou Gehrig's Disease on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history donald Judd, US furniture maker/architect/artist, dies at 65   

1995  PRI loses/PAN wins Mexican regional elections on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history susan Auch skates female world record 500 meter (38.94 seconds)   

1995  On February - 12 earring George Mayweather, blues harmonica player, dies at 66   

1996  On February - 12 roger Omond, journalist, dies at 51   

1997  Fred Goldman says he will settle for a signed murder confession from O J Simpson in lieu of his $20.5 million judgement on this day in history.   

1998  250-car Italy pile-up due to fog, 4 die &50 hurt on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history intel unveils its first graphics chip i740   

1999  American Airlines pilots defy a federal court order and continue their sickout, causing the airline to cancel over a thousand flights on this day in history.   

1999  On this day in history the U.S. Senate acquits President Bill Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice in his impeachment trial.   

2000  On February - 12 former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry dies at age 75 after battling leukemia for nine months.   

2000  On February - 12 peanuts creator Charles Schulz dies of colon cancer in his Santa Rosa, California, home at age 77.   

2005  On February - 12 fire devastated the Windsor Building, a 32 story office block, in Madrid.   

2007  On February - 12 an armed gunman shoots and kills five people at the Trolley Square Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, before being killed by the police, bringing the evening's rampage death toll to six.   

2009  Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes near Buffalo in e ate of New York killing 50 people on February - 12.   

2010  The 2010 Winter Olympics are held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada on February - 12.   

2012  On February - 12 gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is re-elected president of Turkmenistan with 97% of the vote   

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on February - 12.   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on February - 12.   

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on February - 12.   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen was born on February - 12.   

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1567  On February - 12 birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician   

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on this day in history.   

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on this day in history.   

1128  On February - 12 toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies   

1242  Death of Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on February - 12.   

1538  On February - 12 albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57   

1554  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on February - 12.   

1571  Death of Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515) on February - 12.   

1590  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on February - 12.   

1595  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on February - 12.   

1616  On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65