A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on February 15 throughout history.
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BC Philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by the city of Athens for corrupting the minds of the youth of the city and for impiety
Khosrau II, the last great Sasanian king, is crowned King of Persia
Austria, Prussia and Saxony sign the Treaty of Hubertusburg, marking the end of the French and Indian War and of the Seven Years' War
The Soviet–Afghan War took place in Afghanistan from December 1979 to February 1989.
A genome is all the genetic information of an organism or cell. It consists of nucleotide sequences of DNA (or RNA in RNA viruses).
Beginning in late 2002 and continuing after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, large-scale protests against the Iraq War were held in many cities worldwide, often coordinated to occur simultaneously around…
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra first record "Take the 'A' Train" written by Billy Strayhorn, at RCA Studio in Hollywood, California; it goes on to become his signature tune
As a member of the gold medal-winning US four-man bobsleigh team at Lake Placid, Eddie Eagan becomes the only Olympian to win gold medals at both the Summer (boxing gold in Antwerp 1920) and Winter Games in different sports
Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky (45) weds Anna Snitkina at Trinity Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Author Maurice Maeterlinck (56) weds actress Renée Dahon (27) in Nice, France
Model Bettie Page (19) weds high school sweetheart Billy Neal in Gallatin, Tennessee
The Theodosian Code of Roman laws proclaimed in the Eastern Empire (first law reforms since 295)
Zen teacher Ho-tse Shen-hui disputes founder of Northern Ch'an line
Pope Eugene III (Latin: Eugenius III; c. 1080 – 8 July 1153), born Bernardo, called Bernardo da Pisa, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1145 to his death...
Peace of Angleur, Liège signed
Duke Philip the Stout forms Council of Flanders
Emperor Charles receives Cardinal Pole in Toledo
Dutch coast hit by heavy storm
The siege of Polotsk was the siege of the Lithuanian fortress of Polotsk that took place in the winter of 1562 and 1563.
Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637.
King Charles II reports anti-French covenant with Netherlands
Jean Baptiste Lully's opera "Armide", with libretto by Philippe Quinault, premieres in performance by the Paris Opera at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal
Parliament of Paris accepts Pope Clement XI's "Unigenitus" decree
Pierre Laclède Liguest or Pierre Laclède (22 November 1729 – 20 June 1778) was a French fur trader who, with his young assistant and stepson Auguste Chouteau, founded St.
First mustard manufactured in America is advertised in Philadelphia
The Roman Republic (Italian: Repubblica Romana) was a sister republic of the First French Republic that existed from 1798 to 1799.
First US printed ballots are authorized in Pennsylvania
New Jersey becomes last northern state to abolish slavery
Harmony Society officially forms
William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, 1st uses 72 inch (183 cm) reflector telescope at Birr Castle, Parsonstown, County Offaly, Ireland
Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston
Black abolitionists invade Boston courtroom rescuing a fugitive slave
Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits 1st patient
Fort Point, in San Francisco, California, completed & garrisoned (but has never fired cannon in anger)
Grant's major assault on Ft Donelson, Tennessee
Fire in Rotterdam damages Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
"The Blue Danube" (German: An der schönen blauen Donau, lit. 'By the Beautiful Blue Danube', Op. 314) is a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866.
Ground broken for Northern Pacific Railway near Duluth, Minnesota
Historic Elm at Boston blown down
US Congress authorizes women lawyers to practise before Supreme Court
SS Dunedin leaves New Zealand for Britain with the first cargo of frozen meat
Allmänna Idrottsklubben (English: the Public Sports Club), usually referred to as just AIK and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a professional sports club from Stockholm, Sweden.
23 cm (9 inches) of snow falls on New Orleans
Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor on 15 February 1898, contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April. U.S.
The Berlin U-Bahn is an electric rapid transit system in Berlin, the capital and largest city of Germany, and a major part of the city's public transport system.
First teddy bear introduced in America, made by Morris and Rose Michtom
Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas, United States, and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S.
The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a British political party of the left, established in 1893 at a conference in Bradford, after local and national dissatisfaction with the Liberals' apparent...
Schooner 'Fram' reaches latitude 78° 41' S, the farthest south ever by a ship
First avant-garde art show in America opens in NYC
NY Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500
The San Francisco Public Library is the public library system of the city and county of San Francisco in United States. The Main Library is located at Civic Center, at 100 Larkin Street.
The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is an organization of U.S. veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It comprises state, U.S.
A deputation for the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets with the Minister of the Interior, Sir Patrick Duncan, and presents him with a memorandum setting out their objections concerning the Class Areas Bill
The Lena Horne Theatre (previously the Mansfield Theatre and the Brooks Atkinson Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 256 West 47th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City,...
Wenona Mustangs beat Toluca Wildcats in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes, 26-22
Spring training site of NY Yankees in St Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager
American brothers Hubert and Curtis Stevens beat the 8-nation field to win the 2-man bobsleigh gold medal at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics
Karl Radek praises invincible force of German communist party
-60°F (-51°C), Parshall, North Dakota (state record)
Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.
German U-boat shells Antillian oil refinery
Berlin, the capital of Germany, was subject to 363 air raids during the Second World War.
KENS (channel 5) is a television station in San Antonio, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Tegna Inc.
Giant slalom event for men debuts at the Winter Olympics at Oslo Games; Stein Erikson of Norway wins gold ahead of Austrians Christian Pravda and Toni Spiß
A particle accelerator is a machine that uses electromagnetic fields to propel ions to very high speeds and energies to contain them in well-defined beams.
First pilot plant to produce synthetic man-made diamonds is announced
Pirates and KC As cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham, Alabama, due to a local ordinance barring Black players from playing against White players
Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko (18 July [O.S. 5 July] 1909 – 2 July 1989) was a Soviet politician and diplomat during the Cold War.
Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones GRB
Australia beat West Indies 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever
Lawsuit is filed on behalf of nine families whose requests for children to be transferred to newer school facility in Englewood, New Jersey; parents charge denial was "racial segregation"
Kees Verkerk becomes world champion all-round skater
D66 (D'66) wins 7 seats in Dutch 2nd Chamber
ABA basketball Anaheim Amigos Les Salvage scores 10 3-point baskets in game vs Denver Rockets
A British soldier dies 7 days after being mortally wounded in an Irish Republican Army attack in North Ireland
Dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes metropolitan of Imbros and Tenedos
Friendsville Academy (Tenn) ends 138-game basketball losing streak
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 1 November 2022, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 31 October as 1 November was a national day of mourning for victims at...
England all out 64 for 1st loss to NZ in cricket (Geoffrey Boycott captain)
23rd Daytona 500: Richard Petty wins record 7th title at Daytona, beating Bobby Allison to the line by 3.5 seconds
Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), begins streak of 63 consecutive free throw
,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq
STS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad
44,180 largest NBA crowd to date-Philadelphia at Detroit
The Nevada National Security Sites (N2S2 or NNSS), popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion...
Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt
The 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout was the ninth work stoppage in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. It began at 12:01 a.m.
Daily market volatility as Hussein mentions withdrawal, but Bush calls his offer a "cruel hoax"
th episode of "Cops" airs on Fox
Bombings by mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá, Colombia
Tom Barrasso becomes winningest US born goalie in NHL history, as the Pittsburgh Penguins win, 5-3 over visiting Winnipeg; passes record of 252 career wins set by Frank Brimsek
Burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko resigns
Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails
At the Tri-State Crematory in La Fayette, Georgia, investigators find uncremated bodies disposed of in the woods and buildings on crematorium's property. One of the worst incidents of abuse in the funeral service industry.
46th Daytona 500: Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins exactly 6 years to the day after his father Dale Earnhardt Sr. won his first and only Daytona 500 in 1998
51st Daytona 500: Matt Kenseth wins shortened race; called off with 48 laps to go after a severe rainstorm hits the track
A deadly fire occurred on 14–15 February 2012 at the National Penitentiary in Comayagua, Honduras, killing 361 people.
DA14, an asteroid with a 50m diameter, comes within 27,700km of Earth the same day as the Chelyabinsk meteor hits Siberia
Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch wins his 2nd gold medal of the Sochi Winter Olympics in the men's large hill event; also wins normal hill gold
PSLV-C37 was the 39th mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program and its 16th mission in the XL configuration undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Aurora is a city in northeastern Illinois, United States, located along the Fox River. The population was 180,542 at the 2020 census.
Beijing orders people returning to the city after Lunar New Year holiday to self-quarantine for 14 days to prevent spread of Covid-19
Major winter storm in the US stretches from Texas to Maine, over 3 million without power in Texas, goes on to kill 210 people
Floods and landslides after the heaviest rain in a century in Petrópolis, Brazil, leave 146 people dead with 191 missing [1]
Buffalo gunman Payton Gendron sentenced to life in prison, after pleading guilty to ten counts of first-degree murder and a count of domestic terrorism, the first in New York [1]
A gold mine collapse in Mali kills about 42 people at Bilali Koto [1]
68th Daytona 500: Toyota Racing driver Tyler Reddick makes a last lap pass of Chase Elliott to win in a car co-owned by the NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan
Cyrus McCormick, American inventor and businessman, known for american inventor and businessman, was born on 1809-02-15.
Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman and jeweller, known for american businessman and jeweller, was born on 1812-02-15.
Susan B. Anthony women's rights activist, known for american women's rights activist, was born on 1820-02-15. Susan B.
Douglas Hofstadter, American professor of cognitive science, known for american professor of cognitive science, was born on 1946-02-15.
John Barrymore, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1882-02-15. John Barrymore was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio.
Cesar Romero actor, known for american actor, was born on 1907-02-15. César Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor.
Chris Farley, American comedian and actor, known for american comedian and actor, was born on 1964-02-15.
Matt Groening, American cartoonist and animator, known for american cartoonist and animator, was born on 1955-02-15. Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist and animator.
Harold Arlen, American musician, known for american composer of popular music, was born on 1905-02-15.
Brandon Boyd, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1977-02-15.
Megan Thee Stallion, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1996-02-15.
Graham Hill, British athlete, known for british racing driver, was born on 1929-02-15.
Seattle Slew is born
Jaromír Jágr, Czech athlete, known for czech ice hockey player, was born on 1973-02-15.
Jeremy Bentham philosopher and jurist, known for british philosopher and jurist, was born on 1748-02-15. Jeremy Bentham (4 February 1747/8 O.S.
Elihu Root, American politician, statesman, and nobel laureate, known for american politician, statesman, and nobel laureate, was born on 1845-02-15.
Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist, known for german psychiatrist, was born on 1856-02-15. Emil Wilhelm Georg Magnus Kraepelin was a German psychiatrist. H.
Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher, known for english mathematician and philosopher, was born on 1861-02-15.
Yelena Bonner, Russian human rights activist in the soviet union, known for human rights activist in the soviet union, was born on 1923-02-15.
BC Philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by the city of Athens for corrupting the minds of the youth of the city and for impiety
The Theodosian Code of Roman laws proclaimed in the Eastern Empire (first law reforms since 295)
Khosrau II, the last great Sasanian king, is crowned King of Persia
Zen teacher Ho-tse Shen-hui disputes founder of Northern Ch'an line
Pope Eugene III (Latin: Eugenius III; c. 1080 – 8 July 1153), born Bernardo, called Bernardo da Pisa, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1145 to his death...
Peace of Angleur, Liège signed
Duke Philip the Stout forms Council of Flanders
Emperor Charles receives Cardinal Pole in Toledo
Dutch coast hit by heavy storm
The siege of Polotsk was the siege of the Lithuanian fortress of Polotsk that took place in the winter of 1562 and 1563.
Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637.
Ferdinand II dies
King Charles II reports anti-French covenant with Netherlands
Jean Baptiste Lully's opera "Armide", with libretto by Philippe Quinault, premieres in performance by the Paris Opera at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal
Parliament of Paris accepts Pope Clement XI's "Unigenitus" decree
Jeremy Bentham philosopher and jurist, known for british philosopher and jurist, was born on 1748-02-15. Jeremy Bentham (4 February 1747/8 O.S.
Austria, Prussia and Saxony sign the Treaty of Hubertusburg, marking the end of the French and Indian War and of the Seven Years' War
Pierre Laclède Liguest or Pierre Laclède (22 November 1729 – 20 June 1778) was a French fur trader who, with his young assistant and stepson Auguste Chouteau, founded St.
First mustard manufactured in America is advertised in Philadelphia
The Roman Republic (Italian: Repubblica Romana) was a sister republic of the First French Republic that existed from 1798 to 1799.
First US printed ballots are authorized in Pennsylvania
New Jersey becomes last northern state to abolish slavery
Harmony Society officially forms
Cyrus McCormick, American inventor and businessman, known for american inventor and businessman, was born on 1809-02-15.
Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman and jeweller, known for american businessman and jeweller, was born on 1812-02-15.
Susan B. Anthony women's rights activist, known for american women's rights activist, was born on 1820-02-15. Susan B.
Henry Addington dies
William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, 1st uses 72 inch (183 cm) reflector telescope at Birr Castle, Parsonstown, County Offaly, Ireland
Elihu Root, American politician, statesman, and nobel laureate, known for american politician, statesman, and nobel laureate, was born on 1845-02-15.
Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston
Black abolitionists invade Boston courtroom rescuing a fugitive slave
Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits 1st patient
Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist, known for german psychiatrist, was born on 1856-02-15. Emil Wilhelm Georg Magnus Kraepelin was a German psychiatrist. H.
Fort Point, in San Francisco, California, completed & garrisoned (but has never fired cannon in anger)
Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher, known for english mathematician and philosopher, was born on 1861-02-15.
Grant's major assault on Ft Donelson, Tennessee
Fire in Rotterdam damages Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky (45) weds Anna Snitkina at Trinity Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia
"The Blue Danube" (German: An der schönen blauen Donau, lit. 'By the Beautiful Blue Danube', Op. 314) is a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866.
Ground broken for Northern Pacific Railway near Duluth, Minnesota
Historic Elm at Boston blown down
US Congress authorizes women lawyers to practise before Supreme Court
SS Dunedin leaves New Zealand for Britain with the first cargo of frozen meat
John Barrymore, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1882-02-15. John Barrymore was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio.
Allmänna Idrottsklubben (English: the Public Sports Club), usually referred to as just AIK and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a professional sports club from Stockholm, Sweden.
23 cm (9 inches) of snow falls on New Orleans
Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor on 15 February 1898, contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April. U.S.
The Berlin U-Bahn is an electric rapid transit system in Berlin, the capital and largest city of Germany, and a major part of the city's public transport system.
First teddy bear introduced in America, made by Morris and Rose Michtom
Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas, United States, and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S.
Harold Arlen, American musician, known for american composer of popular music, was born on 1905-02-15.
The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a British political party of the left, established in 1893 at a conference in Bradford, after local and national dissatisfaction with the Liberals' apparent...
Cesar Romero actor, known for american actor, was born on 1907-02-15. César Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor.
Schooner 'Fram' reaches latitude 78° 41' S, the farthest south ever by a ship
First avant-garde art show in America opens in NYC
NY Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500
The San Francisco Public Library is the public library system of the city and county of San Francisco in United States. The Main Library is located at Civic Center, at 100 Larkin Street.
Author Maurice Maeterlinck (56) weds actress Renée Dahon (27) in Nice, France
The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is an organization of U.S. veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It comprises state, U.S.
Yelena Bonner, Russian human rights activist in the soviet union, known for human rights activist in the soviet union, was born on 1923-02-15.
A deputation for the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets with the Minister of the Interior, Sir Patrick Duncan, and presents him with a memorandum setting out their objections concerning the Class Areas Bill
The Lena Horne Theatre (previously the Mansfield Theatre and the Brooks Atkinson Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 256 West 47th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City,...
H. H. Asquith dies
Graham Hill, British athlete, known for british racing driver, was born on 1929-02-15.
Wenona Mustangs beat Toluca Wildcats in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes, 26-22
Spring training site of NY Yankees in St Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager
As a member of the gold medal-winning US four-man bobsleigh team at Lake Placid, Eddie Eagan becomes the only Olympian to win gold medals at both the Summer (boxing gold in Antwerp 1920) and Winter Games in different sports
American brothers Hubert and Curtis Stevens beat the 8-nation field to win the 2-man bobsleigh gold medal at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics
Karl Radek praises invincible force of German communist party
-60°F (-51°C), Parshall, North Dakota (state record)
Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra first record "Take the 'A' Train" written by Billy Strayhorn, at RCA Studio in Hollywood, California; it goes on to become his signature tune
German U-boat shells Antillian oil refinery
Model Bettie Page (19) weds high school sweetheart Billy Neal in Gallatin, Tennessee
Berlin, the capital of Germany, was subject to 363 air raids during the Second World War.
Douglas Hofstadter, American professor of cognitive science, known for american professor of cognitive science, was born on 1946-02-15.
KENS (channel 5) is a television station in San Antonio, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Tegna Inc.
Giant slalom event for men debuts at the Winter Olympics at Oslo Games; Stein Erikson of Norway wins gold ahead of Austrians Christian Pravda and Toni Spiß
A particle accelerator is a machine that uses electromagnetic fields to propel ions to very high speeds and energies to contain them in well-defined beams.
First pilot plant to produce synthetic man-made diamonds is announced
Matt Groening, American cartoonist and animator, known for american cartoonist and animator, was born on 1955-02-15. Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist and animator.
Pirates and KC As cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham, Alabama, due to a local ordinance barring Black players from playing against White players
Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko (18 July [O.S. 5 July] 1909 – 2 July 1989) was a Soviet politician and diplomat during the Cold War.
Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones GRB
Australia beat West Indies 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever
Lawsuit is filed on behalf of nine families whose requests for children to be transferred to newer school facility in Englewood, New Jersey; parents charge denial was "racial segregation"
Chris Farley, American comedian and actor, known for american comedian and actor, was born on 1964-02-15.
Nat King Cole, American singer and jazz pianist, known for american singer and jazz pianist, died on 1965-02-15.
Kees Verkerk becomes world champion all-round skater
D66 (D'66) wins 7 seats in Dutch 2nd Chamber
ABA basketball Anaheim Amigos Les Salvage scores 10 3-point baskets in game vs Denver Rockets
A British soldier dies 7 days after being mortally wounded in an Irish Republican Army attack in North Ireland
Dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes metropolitan of Imbros and Tenedos
Friendsville Academy (Tenn) ends 138-game basketball losing streak
Jaromír Jágr, Czech athlete, known for czech ice hockey player, was born on 1973-02-15.
Seattle Slew is born
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 1 November 2022, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 31 October as 1 November was a national day of mourning for victims at...
Brandon Boyd, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1977-02-15.
England all out 64 for 1st loss to NZ in cricket (Geoffrey Boycott captain)
23rd Daytona 500: Richard Petty wins record 7th title at Daytona, beating Bobby Allison to the line by 3.5 seconds
Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), begins streak of 63 consecutive free throw
,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq
STS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad
44,180 largest NBA crowd to date-Philadelphia at Detroit
The Nevada National Security Sites (N2S2 or NNSS), popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion...
The Soviet–Afghan War took place in Afghanistan from December 1979 to February 1989.
Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt
The 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout was the ninth work stoppage in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. It began at 12:01 a.m.
Daily market volatility as Hussein mentions withdrawal, but Bush calls his offer a "cruel hoax"
th episode of "Cops" airs on Fox
Bombings by mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá, Colombia
Tom Barrasso becomes winningest US born goalie in NHL history, as the Pittsburgh Penguins win, 5-3 over visiting Winnipeg; passes record of 252 career wins set by Frank Brimsek
Burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko resigns
Megan Thee Stallion, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1996-02-15.
Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails
A genome is all the genetic information of an organism or cell. It consists of nucleotide sequences of DNA (or RNA in RNA viruses).
At the Tri-State Crematory in La Fayette, Georgia, investigators find uncremated bodies disposed of in the woods and buildings on crematorium's property. One of the worst incidents of abuse in the funeral service industry.
Kevin Smith dies
Beginning in late 2002 and continuing after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, large-scale protests against the Iraq War were held in many cities worldwide, often coordinated to occur simultaneously around…
46th Daytona 500: Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins exactly 6 years to the day after his father Dale Earnhardt Sr. won his first and only Daytona 500 in 1998
51st Daytona 500: Matt Kenseth wins shortened race; called off with 48 laps to go after a severe rainstorm hits the track
A deadly fire occurred on 14–15 February 2012 at the National Penitentiary in Comayagua, Honduras, killing 361 people.
DA14, an asteroid with a 50m diameter, comes within 27,700km of Earth the same day as the Chelyabinsk meteor hits Siberia
Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch wins his 2nd gold medal of the Sochi Winter Olympics in the men's large hill event; also wins normal hill gold
PSLV-C37 was the 39th mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program and its 16th mission in the XL configuration undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Aurora is a city in northeastern Illinois, United States, located along the Fox River. The population was 180,542 at the 2020 census.
Beijing orders people returning to the city after Lunar New Year holiday to self-quarantine for 14 days to prevent spread of Covid-19
Major winter storm in the US stretches from Texas to Maine, over 3 million without power in Texas, goes on to kill 210 people
Floods and landslides after the heaviest rain in a century in Petrópolis, Brazil, leave 146 people dead with 191 missing [1]
Buffalo gunman Payton Gendron sentenced to life in prison, after pleading guilty to ten counts of first-degree murder and a count of domestic terrorism, the first in New York [1]
A gold mine collapse in Mali kills about 42 people at Bilali Koto [1]
68th Daytona 500: Toyota Racing driver Tyler Reddick makes a last lap pass of Chase Elliott to win in a car co-owned by the NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan