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02/08/1975
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Damon Denson, guard (New England Patriots)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1975
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Joshua Morrow. Juneau Alaska, actor (Nicholas Newman-Young and Restless)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1975
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Martyn Green, actor (Gilbert and Sullivan, Mikado), dies at 75
Type: Death
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02/08/1976
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Hua Guofeng becomes premier of China PR
Type: Event
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02/08/1976
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Jan Stephens wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Naples Golf Classic
Type: Event
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02/08/1976
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Largest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Wash-21,130)
Type: Event
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02/08/1976
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Holly Manthei, Edina Minn, soccer midfielder/forward (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1976
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Jim Parque, Norwalk Calif, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1977
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Earthquake in SF, at 5.0, strongest since 1966
Type: Event
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02/08/1977
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Hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced due to
Type: Event
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02/08/1978
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Crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes PM of Kuwait
Type: Event
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02/08/1978
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Christa Williams, Houston TX, softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-96)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1979
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Type: Event
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02/08/1979
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Tara Tucker, Miss Alabama Teen USA (1997)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1979
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Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82
Type: Death
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02/08/1981
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"5 O'Clock Girl" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 12 perfs
Type: Event
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02/08/1981
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"Brigadoon" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 133 performances
Type: Event
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02/08/1981
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Sally Little wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
Type: Event
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02/08/1981
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Elaine Zayak
Type: Event
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02/08/1981
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
Type: Event
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02/08/1981
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Tommy Michaels, Staten Island NY, actor (Timmy Hutton-All My Children)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1982
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Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to A's breaking up the longest-playing infield (Cey-Russell-Lopes-Garvey)
Type: Event
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02/08/1982
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John Hay Whitney, US newspaper magnate, dies at 76
Type: Death
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02/08/1983
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35th NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 9-3 at NY Islander
Type: Event
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02/08/1983
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Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino
Type: Event
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02/08/1983
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Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days
Type: Event
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02/08/1983
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Tina Howe's "Painting Churches," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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02/08/1983
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Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period
Type: Event
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02/08/1983
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Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance
Type: Event
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02/08/1984
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14th Winter Olympic games opens in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Type: Event
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02/08/1984
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1st time 8 people in space
Type: Event
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02/08/1984
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A's take Yankees pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation
Type: Event
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02/08/1984
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Soyuz T-10 launches with crew of 3 to Salyut 7
Type: Event
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02/08/1985
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1st-class cricket debut of Jimmy Adams (age 17), Jamaica v Barbados
Type: Event
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02/08/1985
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Bruce Morris, Marshall Univ, makes a 92' 5¬" basketball shot
Type: Event
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02/08/1985
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Michael Gross swims world record 800m freestyle (7:38.75)
Type: Event
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02/08/1985
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Opposition leader Kim Dae Jung returns to South-Korea
Type: Event
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02/08/1985
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Marvin Miller, actor (Michael Anthony-Millionaire), dies at 71
Type: Death
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02/08/1985
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Tom Greenway, actor (Miami Story), dies of a heart attack at 75
Type: Death
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02/08/1986
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5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition
Type: Event
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02/08/1986
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano
Type: Event
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02/08/1987
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37th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 154-149 (OT) at Seattle
Type: Event
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02/08/1987
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic
Type: Event
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02/08/1987
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Bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha], writer, dies
Type: Death
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02/08/1987
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Harriet MacGibbon, actress (Mrs Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies
Type: Death
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02/08/1987
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Hendrik Koekoek, founder (Dutch Boer party), dies at 74
Type: Death
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02/08/1988
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NASA launches DOD-2
Type: Event
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02/08/1988
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Allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67
Type: Death
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02/08/1989
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5 cm of snow falls in outskirts of Los Angeles
Type: Event
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02/08/1989
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Jockey Chris Antley begins record of 64 consecutive winning days
Type: Event
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