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The East beat the West in the NBA All-Star game, 132-to-120.
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Best Products closed the last of its stores, a victim of the diminishing allure of the catalog showroom concept of retailing.
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In Newton, Mass., an 8-month old baby died while under the care of a 19-year-old British nanny. Louisa Woodward, pleaded innocent, but was tried and convicted on 2nd-degree murder charges in Oct.
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In Ecuador an agreement was reached to have Rosalia Arteaga serve as interim president until the passing of a constitutional amendment to elect a successor.
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In Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a former member of the city’s beach detail shot and killed five former co-workers before killing himself.
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Pres. Clinton signed the new telecommunications bill into law. It included a subsidy program, “E-Rate,” to provide schools with a connection to the Internet. Phone companies in 1998 began charging their long-distance customers a surcharge to cover the subsidies. It also included a ban on Internet smut that was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1999.
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A collision of rush-hour commuter trains in Secaucus, New Jersey, claimed the lives of both engineers and a passenger.
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1996 –
Jimmy Bennett, American actor
1992 –
Avan Jogia, Canadian actor
1990 –
Camille Winbush, American actress
1989 –
Gia Farrell, American singer
1989 –
Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player
1987 –
Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
1987 –
Joe O'Cearuill, Irish footballer
1986 –
Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein, of Jordan
1985 –
David Gallagher, American actor
1985 –
Rachel Melvin, American actress
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February, 9
- Births
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2009,
Eluana Englaro, an Italian woman who lived in a persistent vegetative state for 17 years (b. 1970)
2008,
Christopher Hyatt Occultist,Philosopher and Author. (b. 1943)
2008,
Jazeh Tabatabai, Iranian avant-garde painter, poet and sculptor. (b. 1931)
2008,
Trichen Jurme Kunzang Wangyal, the eleventh Mindrolling Trichen, Tibetan Buddhist lama of the Nyingma school (b. 1930)
2008,
Scott Halpin, American musician, temporary drummer for (The Who) (b. 1954)
2007,
Hank Bauer, American baseball player (b. 1922)
2007,
Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (b. 1934)
2006,
Freddie Laker, British airline entrepreneur (b. 1922)
2006,
Nadira, Indian actress (b. 1932)
2005,
Tyrone Davis, American soul singer (b. 1938)
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February, 9
- Deaths
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