Page 10: Historical Events In February - 15

1981  Rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history jack Crapp, cricketer (7 Tests for England 1948-49, 319 runs), dies   

1982  Eighty-four workers die when an oil drilling rig sinks off the coast of Newfoundland during a storm on February - 15.   

1982  Off the Newfoundlandthe oil drilling rig Ocean Ranger capsizes and sinks in 18 m waves during a fierce storm on the Grand Banks 315 km east of St. John's; all 84 crewmen, 56 of whom are Newfoundlanders, drown in worst marine disaster in Canada on this day in history.   

1984  On February - 15 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq   

1985  On this day in history sTS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad   

1985  On this day in history world chess championship match abandoned-Karpov 25, Kasparov 23   

1986  On this day in history ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election   

1987  ABC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series on this day in history.   

1987  On February - 15 craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot   

1987  On February - 15 nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater   

1988  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1989  On this day in history israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt   

1989  Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history the last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, ending nine years of military involvement.   

1990  On February - 15 baseball owners lock out players   

1990  On this day in history u.S. President George Bush meets with Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian leaders at an anti-drug summit in Colombia.   

1991  Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die on this day in history.   

1992  100th episode of "Cops" airs on the Fox Network on this day in history.   

1992  Jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys on February - 15.   

1993  Bombings by Mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá Colombia on this day in history.   

1994  On February - 15 uS asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti   

1995  Burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns on February - 15.   

1995  On this day in history dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17   

1995  On February - 15 population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion   

1996  Prime Minister Jean Chrétien scuffles with a protestor disrupting Flag Day ceremonies on February - 15.   

1997  US female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski on this day in history.   

1997  US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge on February - 15.   

1998  On this day in history dale Eggeling wins Los Angeles Women's Golf Championship   

1999  On this day in history fire blazes through a nightclub in Taichung, Taiwan, killing 64 people.   

2011  Libyan protests begin opposing Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's rule on this day in history.   

2012  United Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4% on this day in history.   

2013  On February - 15 over 1,200 people are injured after a meteor breaks up over Chelyabinsk, Russia   

2014  On February - 15 tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

1368  On this day in history birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

1458  On February - 15 birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)   

1471  On this day in history birth of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)   

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on February - 15.   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on this day in history.   

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1043  On February - 15 gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52   

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on February - 15.   

1152  On this day in history konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58   

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on February - 15.   

1568  On this day in history hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36   

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on February - 15.   

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on February - 15.   

1600  On this day in history jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)