Page 10: Historical Events In February - 15

1981  Rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY on February - 15.   

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

1982  On this day in history eighty-four workers die when an oil drilling rig sinks off the coast of Newfoundland during a storm.   

1982  On this day in history 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   

1984  On this day in history 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq   

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

1985  World chess championship match abandoned-Karpov 25, Kasparov 23 on February - 15.   

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

1987  ABC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series on February - 15.   

1987  On this day in history craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot   

1987  On this day in history nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater   

1988  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1989  Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt on February - 15.   

1989  On February - 15 soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends   

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

1990  Baseball owners lock out players on February - 15.   

1990  U.S. President George Bush meets with Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian leaders at an anti-drug summit in Colombia on February - 15.   

1991  On this day in history freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die   

1992  100th episode of "Cops" airs on the Fox Network on February - 15.   

1992  On February - 15 jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys   

1993  On this day in history bombings by Mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá Colombia   

1994  On this day in history uS asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti   

1995  Burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns on this day in history.   

1995  Dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17 on February - 15.   

1995  Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion on February - 15.   

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

1997  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski   

1997  US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge on this day in history.   

1998  Dale Eggeling wins Los Angeles Women's Golf Championship on February - 15.   

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

2011  On February - 15 libyan protests begin opposing Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's rule   

2012  On this day in history united Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4%   

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

2014  Tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock on February - 15.   

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1368  On February - 15 birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.   

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

1483  On February - 15 birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30   

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 February - 15.   

1557  On February - 15 birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on February - 15.   

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1568  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on this day in history.