Page 8: Historical Events In February - 14

1980  US launches Solar Maximum Mission Observatory to study solar flares on February - 14.   

1980  Luitkonwar Rudra Baruah, Assamese composer and actor on this day in history.   

1982  On February - 14 henk Schaer, [Hendricus J M Schaareman], Dutch actor, dies at 79   

1984  Singer Elton John marries Renate Blauel in Sydney Australia on this day in history.   

1985  On February - 14 hostage CNN reporter Jeremy Levin is released in Beirut   

1987  On February - 14 bola Sete, guitarist, dies at 63   

1988  Alfredo Stroessner re-elected President of Paraguay on February - 14.   

1988  General hospital star Jackie Zeman marries Glenn Gorden on February - 14.   

1988  On this day in history frederick Loewe, US composer (My Fair Lady), dies at 84   

1989  African National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam on February - 14.   

1989  On this day in history iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1 million-$3 million bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses"   

1989  On this day in history robin Givens is granted a divorce from Mike Tyson in Dominican Republic   

1989  Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million damages for Bhopol disaster on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history world's first satellite Skyphone opens   

1990  An Indian Airlines jetliner crashes while landing in southern India, killing 94 passengers and crew on this day in history.   

1990  On February - 14 perrier recalls 160 million bottles of sparkling water after traces of benzene, a carcinogen, are found in some   

1990  Space probe Voyager 1 takes photograph of entire solar system on February - 14.   

1990  On February - 14 graeme Hole, cricketer (18 Tests for Australia, 789 runs), dies   

1991  On this day in history air raid shelter at Baghdad bombed killing 300   

1991  On February - 14 arno Breker, German sculptor (Third Reich), dies at 90   

1992  On February - 14 cease fire in Somalia begins   

1992  On February - 14 angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Biohazard), dies of cancer at 48   

1993  Fire in Linxi department store in Tangshan China, kills 79 on February - 14.   

1993  On this day in history buddy Pepper, composer, dies of heart failure at 70   

1994  On this day in history grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia (51) weds Deborah Koons   

1994  On this day in history christopher Lasch, author (Culture of Narcissism), dies at 61   

1995  Roseanne weds bodyguard Ben Thomas on February - 14.   

1995  Alberto Burri, Ital physician/sculptor/painter, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1996  Bob Paisley, football manager, dies at 77 on February - 14.   

1997  On this day in history abitibi-Price and Stone-Consolidated announce a $2.3 billion merger, creating the world's largest newsprint maker   

1999  On this day in history john Ehrlichman, presidential advisor during the Nixon administration and imprisoned for his role in the Watergate scandal, dies in Atlanta, at age 73.   

1999  On February - 14 quebec Railway Corporation takes over the former CN Mont Joli and Matane subdivisions linking Matane to Riviere du Loup, QC. The Matane sub. was the former Canada and Gulf Terminal Railway.   

2000  Tornadoes rip through southwestern Georgia just after midnight, killing 19 people and injuring more than 100 others on February - 14.   

2003  Dolly the sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell dies young form a progressive lung disease aged 6 on this day in history.   

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1462  On this day in history birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)   

1468  On this day in history birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)   

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on February - 14.   

1487  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on this day in history.   

1513  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on February - 14.   

1515  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts   

1533  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.   

0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on this day in history.   

0869  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on February - 14.   

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on February - 14.   

1400  On February - 14 death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

1405  Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1528  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1571  On February - 14 benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70   

1676  On this day in history death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist