On This Day In History - February 9
1995: Michael Foale become the first Briton to perform spacewalks.
Space Shuttle astronauts Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton, respectively, to perform spacewalks.
1555: John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester, is burned at the stake for heresy.
1923: RAF Reserve of Officers was formed.
RAF Reserve of Officers was formed.
474: Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1555: Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.
1621: Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
1775: American Revolutionary War: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
1788: The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
1822: Haiti invades the newly founded Dominican Republic.
1825: After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States.
1861: American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.
1870: The U.S. Weather Bureau was established.
1885: The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii.
1889: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is established as a Cabinet-level agency.
1895: William G. Morgan modifies Mintonette to volleyball.
1900: Davis Cup competition is established.
1904: Russo–Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur
1920: By the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
1922: Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
1934: The Balkan Entente is formed.
1942: World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
1942: Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States.
1942: Allied forces declare Guadalcanal secure, ending the Guadalcanal Campaign as a significant strategic victory for Allied forces fighting Imperial Japan in the Pacific War.
1943: World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.
1945: The Battle of the Atlantic the HMS Venturer sinking U-Boat 864 off the coast of Norway.
1950: Second Red Scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States State Department of being filled with Communists.
1960: Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1962: Jamaica becomes independent nation within the Commonwealth of Nations.
1964: The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers.
1965: Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam.
1969: First test flight of the Boeing 747.
1971: The 6.4 on the Richter Scale Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California.
1971: Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1971: Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned moon landing.
1973: Biju Patnaik of the Pragati Legislature Party elected leader of opposition in the state assembly in Orissa, India.
1975: The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
1986: Comet Halley reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the sun, during its second visit to the inner solar system in the 20th century.
1991: Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.
1994: Vance-Owen peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina is announced.
1995: Space Shuttle astronauts Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton, respectively, to perform spacewalks.
1996: The Irish Republican Army declares the end of its 18 month ceasefire shortly followed by a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf.
2001: The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School.
1533: Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611) is born
1645: Johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716) is born
1666: George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (d. 1737) is born
1748: Luther Martin, American patriot (d. 1826) is born
1756: Karel Blažej Kopriva, Czech composer (d. 1785) is born
1763: Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830) is born
1769: Susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802) is born
1773: William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (d. 1841) is born
1775: Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1856) is born
1781: Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826) is born
1783: Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852) is born
1789: Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849) is born
1800: Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (d. 1844) is born
1814: Samuel Jones Tilden, 28th Governor of New York (d. 1886) is born
1830: Abd-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1876) is born
1834: Felix Dahn, German author (d. 1912) is born
1839: Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896) is born
1846: Wilhelm Maybach, German automotive designer (d. 1929) is born
1846: Whitaker Wright, English mining tycoon (d. 1904) is born
1865: Mrs. Patrick Campbell, British actress (d. 1940) is born
1865: Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (d. 1949) is born
1874: Amy Lowell, American poet (d. 1925) is born
1880: Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1959) is born
1885: Alban Berg, Austrian composer (d. 1935) is born
1891: Ronald Colman, English actor (d. 1958) is born
1892: Peggy Wood, American actress (d. 1978) is born
1892: Tommy Treichel, American professional wrestler (d. 1936) is born
1895: Hermann Brill, German politician (d. 1959) is born
1897: Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian pilot (d. 1935) is born
1901: Brian Donlevy, Irish actor (d. 1972) is born
1901: James Murray, American actor (d. 1936) is born
1902: Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's leader (d. 1999) is born
1906: André Kostolany, stock market expert and speculator (d. 1999) is born
1909: Heather Angel, British actress (d. 1986) is born
1909: Carmen Miranda, Brazilian actress (d. 1955) is born
1909: Dean Rusk, 54th United States Secretary of State (d. 1994) is born
1909: Harald Genzmer, German composer (d. 2007) is born
1910: Jacques Monod, French biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976) is born
1911: William Darby, American World War II Army officer (d. 1945) is born
1914: Gypsy Rose Lee, American dancer (d. 1970) is born
1914: Ernest Tubb, American singer (d. 1984) is born
1914: Bill Veeck, American baseball executive (d. 1986) is born
1915: Lennard Pearce, English actor (d. 1984) is born
1916: Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993) is born
1922: Kathryn Grayson, American actress is born
1922: Jim Laker, English cricketer (d. 1986) is born
1923: Brendan Behan, Irish author (d. 1964) is born
1925: Burkhard Heim, German physicist (d. 2001) is born
1926: Garret FitzGerald, 7th Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland is born
1928: Frank Frazetta, American illustrator is born
1928: Rinus Michels, Dutch football coach (d. 2005) is born
1928: Roger Mudd, American journalist is born
1929: Clement Meadmore, Australian-born sculptor (d.2005) is born
1930: Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist (d. 2003) is born
1931: Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and novelist (d. 1989) is born
1931: Josef Masopust, Czech footballer is born
1932: Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player is born
1932: Gerhard Richter, German painter is born
1933: Loris Azzaro, French fashion designer (d. 2003) is born
1934: John Ziegler, former NHL Commissioner is born
1936: Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian country singer is born
1936: Clive Swift, British actor is born
1937: Clete Boyer, American baseball player (d. 2007) is born
1939: Barry Mann, American singer is born
1939: Janet Suzman, South African actress is born
1940: Brian Bennett, British musician (The Shadows) is born
1940: J. M. Coetzee, South African author, Nobel laureate is born
1941: Sheila Kuehl, American actress is born
1942: Carole King, American singer is born
1943: Barbara Lewis, American singer and songwriter is born
1943: Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speedskater is born
1943: Joe Pesci, American actor is born
1943: Joseph E. Stiglitz, American economist, Nobel laureate is born
1944: Derryn Hinch, Australian media personality is born
1944: Alice Walker, American writer is born
1945: Mia Farrow, American actress is born
1945: Gérard Lenorman, French singer is born
1946: Séan Neeson, Northern Irish politician is born
1946: Vince Papale, American football player is born
1946: Jim Webb, United States Senator from Virginia is born
1947: Carla Del Ponte, Swiss UN prosecutor is born
1947: Joe Ely, American musician is born
1947: Major Harris, American singer is born
1949: Judith Light, American actress is born
1950: Richard F. Colburn, American politician is born
1952: Danny White, American football player is born
1952: Mookie Wilson, American baseball player is born
1953: Ciarán Hinds, Northern Irish actor is born
1953: Gabriel Rotello, American television documentary producer is born
1954: Mary Jo Duffy, American comic book writer and editor is born
1954: Christopher Gardner, American entrepreneur is born
1954: Kevin Warwick, Cyborg Scientist is born
1955: Jim J. Bullock, American actor is born
1955: Charles Shaughnessy, British actor is born
1957: Gordon Strachan, Scottish football player and manager is born
1958: Chris Nilan, National Hockey League player is born
1958: Cyrille Regis, English former footballer is born
1960: Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) is born
1961: John Kruk, American baseball player is born
1961: Jussi Lampi, Finnish musician and actor is born
1962: Anik Bissonnette, Quebec ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens) is born
1963: Brian Greene, American physicist is born
1963: Travis Tritt, American singer is born
1965: Igor Malkov, Russian speedskater is born
1965: Julie Warner, American actress is born
1966: Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete is born
1966: Harald Eia, Norwegian TV - comedian is born
1967: Todd Pratt, American baseball player is born
1968: Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer is born
1968: Rahul Roy, Indian actor is born
1969: Jimmy Smith, American football player is born
1970: Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer is born
1971: Sharon Case, American actress is born
1971: Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer is born
1972: Crispin Freeman, American voice actor is born
1972: Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer is born
1972: Jason Winston George, American actor is born
1973: Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet gymnast is born
1974: Brad Maynard, National Football League punter is born
1973: Colin Egglesfield, American actor is born
1974: Amber Valletta, American model is born
1975: Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete is born
1975: Clinton Grybas, Australian Football commentator (d. 2008) is born
1976: Charlie Day, American actor is born
1976: Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican baseball player is born
1976: Georgios Korakakis, Greek footballer is born
1978: Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver is born
1978: Daniel Mann, British television commentator is born
1979: David Gray, English snooker player is born
1979: Akinori Iwamura, Japanese baseball pitcher is born
1979: Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater is born
1979: Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress is born
1980: Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer is born
1980: Shelly Martinez, American wrestler is born
1981: Joël Camathias, Swiss racing driver is born
1981: John Walker Lindh, American Taliban fighter is born
1982: Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer is born
1983: Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer is born
1984: Han Kyung, Korean singer Super Junior is born
1984: Dioner Navarro, Venezuelan baseball player is born
1985: David Gallagher, American actor is born
1986: Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein, of Jordan is born
1987: Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete is born
1987: Joe O'Cearuill, Irish footballer is born
1989: Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player is born
1989: Gia Farrell, American singer is born
1990: Camille Winbush, American actress is born
1996: Jimmy Bennett, American actor is born
1011: Bernard I, Duke of Saxony dies
1199: Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147) dies
1450: Agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421) dies
1555: Rowland Taylor, English pastor (executed) (b. 1510) dies
1619: Lucilio Vanini, Italian philosopher (b. 1585) dies
1640: Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1612) dies
1675: Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (b. 1613) dies
1709: François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (b. 1664) dies
1751: Henri François d'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (b. 1668) dies
1752: Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (b. 1722) dies
1777: Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706) dies
1782: Joseph Aloysius Assemani, Syrian orientalist (b. 1710) dies
1803: Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (b. 1716) dies
1857: Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) dies
1874: Jules Michelet, French historian (b. 1798) dies
1881: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (b. 1821) dies
1891: Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter (b. 1819) dies
1906: Paul Laurence Dunbar, American poet (b. 1872) dies
1940: Eugene Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1857) dies
1951: Eddy Duchin, American musician (b. 1910) dies
1957: Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral (b. 1868) dies
1960: Alexandre Benois, Russian artist (b. 1870) dies
1960: Erno Dohnányi, Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer (b. 1877) dies
1966: Sophie Tucker, Russian-born actress (b. 1884) dies
1969: Gabby Hayes, American actor (b. 1885) dies
1973: Vasiliki Maliaros, Greek actress (b. 1883) dies
1973: Max Yasgur, American farmer (Woodstock Festival) (b. 1919) dies
1976: Percy Faith, Canadian musician (b. 1908) dies
1977: Sergey Ilyushin, Russian aircraft designer (b. 1894) dies
1978: Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (b. 1893) dies
1978: Julio Jaramillo, Ecuadorian singer (b. 1935) dies
1979: Dennis Gabor, Hungarian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1900) dies
1980: Tom Macdonald, Welsh journalist and novelist (b. 1900) dies
1981: Bill Haley, American musician (Bill Haley & His Comets) (b. 1925) dies
1984: Yuri Andropov, Soviet politician (b. 1914) dies
1989: Osamu Tezuka, Japanese manga artist (b. 1928) dies
1991: James Cleveland, American gospel singer (b. 1931) dies
1994: Howard Martin Temin, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1934) dies
1995: J. William Fulbright, American politician (b. 1905) dies
1995: David Wayne, American actor (b. 1914) dies
1997: Brian Connolly, Scottish singer (Sweet) (b. 1945) dies
1999: Bryan Mosley, British actor (b. 1931) dies
2001: Herbert Simon, American economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1916) dies
2002: Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom (b. 1930) dies
2002: Vicente Sardinero, Spanish baritone (b. 1937) dies
2004: Claude Ryan, Canadian newspaper director and politician (b. 1925) dies
2006: Freddie Laker, British airline entrepreneur (b. 1922) dies
2006: Nadira, Indian actress (b. 1932) dies
2007: Hank Bauer, American baseball player (b. 1922) dies
2007: Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (b. 1934) dies
2008: Christopher Hyatt Occultist,Philosopher and Author. dies
2008: Jazeh Tabatabai, Iranian avant-garde painter, poet and sculptor. (b. 1931) dies
2008: Trichen Jurme Kunzang Wangyal, the eleventh Mindrolling Trichen, Tibetan Buddhist lama of the Nyingma school (b. 1930) dies
2008: Scott Halpin, a one time drummer of The Who. dies
1775: English Parliament declares Massachusetts colony is in rebellion
1885: 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii
1886: President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence
1891: 1st shipment of asparagus arrives in San Francisco from Sacramento
1893: Canal builder De Lesseps and others sentenced to prison for fraud
1893: Verdi's opera "Falstaff" premieres in Milan
1895: 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Minn Agricult beats Hamline, 9-3)
1895: Volleyball invented by W. G. Morgan in Massachusetts
1900: Dwight Davis established a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup
1904: Japan declares war on Russia
1906: Natal proclaims state of siege in Zulu uprising
1909: 1st federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium)
1909: 1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio
1912: U.S. Tennis Association amends rule taking bye away from defending champion
1913: 10 Day Tragedy of Mexico-City; 3,000 die
1916: Britain's military service act enforced (conscription)
1916: NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20)
1918: Army chaplain school organizes at Ft. Monroe Va
1918: Sacha Guitry's "Deburan," premieres in Paris
1920: International treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard
1920: Joint Rules Com bans foreign substances and alterations to baseballs
1922: Italian government of Bonomi falls
1922: Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii
1923: Soviet Aeroflot airlines forms
1924: Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR
1925: German Minister Stresemann proposes security treaty with France
1925: Haifa Technion (Israel), opens
1926: Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools
1929: U.S.S.R., Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Romania sign Litvinov Pact
1932: America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time
1932: U.S. airship Columbia crashes during storm in Flushing, New York
1933: -63 degrees F (-53 degrees C), Moran, Wyoming (state record)
1934: -14.3 degrees F (-25.7 degrees C), coldest day in New York City
1934: -51 degrees F (-46 degrees C), Vanderbilt, Michigan (state record)
1934: Balkan Entente alliance forms (Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and Romania)
1935: U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
1935: U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee
1939: Belgian Spaak government falls
1940: Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1941: British troops conquer El Agheila
1941: Nazi collaborators destroy pro-Jewish cafe Alcazar Amsterdam (Alcazar refused to hang "No Entry for Jews" signs in front of cafe)
1942: Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in U.S.
1942: Japanese troops land near Makassar, South Celebes
1942: Philadelphia "Phillies" change nickname (temporarily) to "Phils"
1943: Franklin D. Roosevelt orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry
1943: German riots at "plutocratenzoontjes," 1,200 in Vught Camp
1943: Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal, ends epic battle
1943: NL seeks buyer for Phillies, as owner Gerry Nugent, falls in arrears
1943: Nazis arrest Dutch sons of rich parents
1944: U-734
1945: WAAF-corporal flies along the tail of a Spitfire
1946: Dutch Labor Party (Dutch Social Democratic Party) forms
1947: Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Philadelphia
1948: WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1950: Senator Joseph McCarthy charges State Department infested with 205 communists
1951: St. Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45
1953: Adventures of Superman TV series premieres in syndication
1953: WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast
1953: General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th director of CIA Allen W Dulles, becomes acting director of CIA
1954: Mario Scelba forms new government in Italy
1955: Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law
1955: U.S. federations of trade unions merge into AFL
1956: -5 degrees F (15 degrees C) in Sicily
1956: KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast
1956: R. Lacoste follows Catroux as premier of Algeria
1959: Coasters's "Charlie Brown" peaks at #2
1960: AFL and NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact
1961: Joseph Ileo appointed premier of Congo
1962: Jamaica signs agreement to become independent
1962: U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1963: 1st flight of Boeing 727 jet
1963: 7th largest snowfall in New York City history (42.4 cm, 16.7")
1964: 1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)
1964: 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria
1964: GI Joe character created
1964: Hanumant Singh scores 105 India vs. England on debut at Delhi
1964: New York City news anchor Jim Jenson's 1st appearance on WCBS-TV
1966: Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points
1968: Rotterdam metro opened by princess Beatrix
1969: KGTO TV channel 36 in Fayetteville, AR (ABC
1971: Apollo 14 returns to Earth
1971: Probably 1st gay theme TV episode - All in the Family
1971: Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 64 and causes over $ B damage
1971: Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball HOF
1972: British Government declares state of emergency after month-long miners' strike
1974: Daddy What If by Bobby Bare peaks at #41
1974: The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) by Gordon Sinclair peaks at #24
1974: U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill
1974: U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr
1975: Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic
1975: Soyuz 17 returns to Earth
1976: Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame
1979: 21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey
1979: ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special
1979: Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind"
1979: Nigeria amends constitution
1980: Rick Barry, Houston, is 1st in NBA to score 8, 3-pt goals in a game
1982: 34th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-2 at Washington
1983: Belgium buys 44 F-16s
1984: Rink opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 204 performances
1788: Austria declares war on Russia
1799: USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I
1801: France and Austrian sign Peace of Luneville
1807: French Sanhedrin convened by Napoleon
1822: American Indian Society organizes
1825: House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. president
1849: Roman Republic declared
1861: Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and Vice President of CSA
1861: Tennessee votes against secession
1861: Confederate Provisional Congress declares all laws under the U.S. Constitution were consistent with constitution of Confederate states
1863: Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane
1867: Nebraska becomes 37th U.S. state
1870: U.S. Army establishes U.S. National Weather Service
1871: Federal fish protection office authorized by Congress
1985: Madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks
1986: 36th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 139-132 at Dallas
1986: Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun)
1986: Haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed president of South Yemen
1986: Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title
1986: Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic
1986: Tomb of Tutanchamon's treasurer Maya found in Egypt
1986: West German team swims world record 4x200 m freestyle (7:05.17)
1987: Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide
1987: New York Stock Exchange installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club
1988: 39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (OT) at St. Louis
1989: Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games
1989: Michael Manley's Socialist Party wins Jamaica parliamentary election
1990: Bradys return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV
1990: Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5k (4:00:27) and mile (4:17:13)
1990: Galileo flies by Venus
1990: Namibia's constitution ratified
1991: This Is Ponderous by 2nu peaks at #46
1991: Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5k (6:41:73)
1991: Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him
1991: U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Joseph Doherty case
1991: Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration
1992: 2 Shakespearean Actors closes at Cort Theater New York City after 29 performances
1992: 42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando
1992: Fastest yodeler-22 tones
1992: Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07m)
1992: Jani Sievinen swims world record 400m medley (4:07.10)
1992: NBA All Star Game - West beats East 153-113
1992: Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Phar-Mor Golf Tournament at Hamlin Inverrary
1993: Army of opium king Khun Sa kills 60 in NE Burma
1994: Israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO's Arafat
1995: Heiress opens at Cort Theater New York City for 340 performances
1995: Irina Privalova runs female world record 50m (5.96 sec)
1996: WYNY-FM in New York City changes calls to WKTU-FM
1997: 11th American Comedy Award: Debbie Reynolds
1997: 47th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland
1997: Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Diet Dr. Pepper National Pro-Am
1997: LG Senior Golf Championship
1997: Mark O'Meara wins Buick golf invitational
1997: Palm Beach National LPGA Pro-Am
1997: Scotty Bowman, is 1st NHL coach to win 1,000 games
1998: 6th annual ESPY Awards
1998: Failed assassination attempt on Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze
2002: XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City Utah