436 Historic Events for February 8
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| 1995 |
Death |
B G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70
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| 1995 |
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Wilhelm J Soukop, Austrian/British sculptor, dies at 88
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| 1995 |
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William Fulbright, US politician, dies
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| 1996 |
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NFL and Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Balt but he had to leave the Browns' name behind
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| 1996 |
Death |
John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76
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| 1996 |
Death |
Mercer Kennedy Ellington, trumpeter bandleader/composer, dies at 76
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| 1997 |
Death |
Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57
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| 1998 |
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NHL stops season until Feb 24th to accomodate the Olympics
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| 1998 |
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1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0
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| 1998 |
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48th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 135-114 at NYC
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| 1998 |
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William Lambert, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78
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