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02/08/1989
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US Boeing 707 crashes into Santa Maria mountain, 145 die
Type: Event
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02/08/1989
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Maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81
Type: Death
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02/08/1990
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David Hares "Racing Demon," premieres in London
Type: Event
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02/08/1990
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"60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine
Type: Event
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02/08/1990
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Del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50
Type: Death
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02/08/1991
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Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract
Type: Event
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02/08/1991
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Miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47
Type: Death
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02/08/1992
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"I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred peaks at #1
Type: Event
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02/08/1992
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16th Winter Olympic games opens in Albertville, France
Type: Event
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02/08/1992
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Ulysses spacecraft passes Jupiter
Type: Event
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02/08/1992
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Baruch Lumet, actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93
Type: Death
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02/08/1993
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Suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die
Type: Event
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02/08/1993
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GM sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires
Type: Event
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02/08/1993
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Casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies
Type: Death
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02/08/1993
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Douglas Heyes, director/writer (Kitten with a Whip), dies at 73
Type: Death
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02/08/1993
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Eliot Janeway, financial columnist (Eliot Doomsday), dies at 80
Type: Death
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02/08/1993
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Franz Schnyder, Swiss director (10th of May), dies at 82
Type: Death
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02/08/1993
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Paul Brickhill, Dutch/US WW II pilot/physician, dies
Type: Death
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02/08/1994
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Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car
Type: Event
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02/08/1994
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Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432
Type: Event
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02/08/1994
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Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm
Type: Event
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02/08/1994
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Jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70
Type: Death
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02/08/1994
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Ken Hall, Australian director/producer (Kokoda front line), dies at 92
Type: Death
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02/08/1994
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Raymond Scott, composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85
Type: Death
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02/08/1995
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6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed)
Type: Event
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02/08/1995
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B G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70
Type: Death
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02/08/1995
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Wilhelm J Soukop, Austrian/British sculptor, dies at 88
Type: Death
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02/08/1995
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William Fulbright, US politician, dies
Type: Death
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02/08/1996
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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
Type: Event
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02/08/1996
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John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76
Type: Death
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02/08/1996
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Mercer Kennedy Ellington, trumpeter bandleader/composer, dies at 76
Type: Death
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02/08/1997
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Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57
Type: Death
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02/08/1998
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1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0
Type: Event
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02/08/1998
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48th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 135-114 at NYC
Type: Event
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02/08/1998
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NHL stops season until Feb 24th to accomodate the Olympics
Type: Event
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02/08/1998
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William Lambert, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78
Type: Death
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