8TH
FEBRUARY
FEAST DAY OF
"ST JEROME EMILIANI; ST JOHN OF
MATHA; ST CUTHMAN; ST STEPHEN OF MURET; ST ELFLEDA; ST NICETIUS OR NIZIER OF BESANCON;
& ST MEINGOLD." |
| 8TH |
1587 |
MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS WAS EXECUTED IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FOR
PLOTTING TO ASSASSINATE HER COUSIN QUEEN ELIZABETH 1 OF ENGLAND. |
| 8TH |
1725 |
"CATHERINE I" SUCCEEDED HER
HUSBAND, "PETER THE GREAT" TO BECOME EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. |
| 8TH |
1876 |
"ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL," INVENTED THE TELEPHONE. |
| 8TH |
1879 |
AT 11.30pm "NED KELLY" &
HIS GANG CALL JERILDERIE POLICEMEN, "SNR CONSTABLE DEVINE" & "TROOPER
RICHARDS" FROM THEIR BEDS & LOCK THEM IN A POLICE CELL WITH A DRUNKEN MAN
ARRESTED EARLIER. |
| 8TH |
1924 |
THE GAS CHAMBER WAS USED IN THE USA FOR THE FIRST TIME, IN
NEVADA STATE PRISON, WHEN "GEE JON" IS PUT TO DEATH FOR MURDER. |
| 8TH |
1926 |
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS FORMED. |
| 8TH |
1950 |
"WORLD WAR II" PETROL RATIONING FINALLY ENDS IN
AUSTRALIA. |
| 8TH |
1951 |
"KING GEORGE VI" GETS A 10%
PAY INCREASE, THE FIRST OF HIS REIGN. |
| 8TH |
1966 |
"FREDDIE LAKER" ESTABLISHES ‘LAKER
AIRLINES.’ |
| 8TH |
1969 |
A CESNA PLANE CRASHES AT KYANCUTTA,
S.A. KILLING 6 PEOPLE. |
| 8TH |
1969 |
A METEORITE WEIGHING OVER 1 TON FALLS IN CHIUAHUA, MEXICO. |
| 8TH |
1969 |
THE BOEING ‘747’ MADE
IT’S FIRST FLIGHT. |
| 8TH |
1972 |
A CONCERT AT THE ALBERT HALL LONDON, BY "FRANK ZAPPA
& THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION" WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THEIR OBSCENE LYRICS. |
| 8TH |
1974 |
THE US SKYLAB SPACE STATION RETURNED TO
EARTH AFTER 85 DAYS IN SPACE. |
| 8TH |
1981 |
24 PEOPLE DIE DURING RIOTS AT A SOCCER MATCH IN ATHENS. |
| 8TH |
1984 |
THE 14TH WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES OPEN IN
SARAJEVO, YUGOSLAVIA. |
| 8TH |
1992 |
THE 16TH WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES OPEN IN ALBERTVILLE, FRANCE. |
| 8TH |
1993 |
ALL 132 PERSONS ABOARD AN ‘IRAN
AIR’ PASSENGER PLANE DIED MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A MILITARY
AIRCRAFT. |
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