What Happened on February 12, 2007

Historical Events

A gunman opens fire in a mall in Salt Lake City, killing 5 people in the Trolley Square shooting.

Coach Schottenheimer Fired

Marty Schottenheimer is abruptly fired as head coach of the San Diego Chargers due to lack of playoff success and a strained relationship with ownership

Famous Deaths

Eldee Young, American jazz upright bassist (Ramsey Lewis Trio, 1956-66 'The In Crowd"; Young-Holt Unlimited - "Soulful Strut"), dies of a heart attack at 71
Peggy Gilbert, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
Randy Stone, American actor and casting director (b. 1958)