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- 2012 Israeli Air Force conducts four air strikes in Gaza Strip
- 2013 18 coal miners are killed in an explosion in the Komi region, Russia
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2013 Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation from February 28, the first pope to resign since 1415
Benedict XVI
- 2014 11 people are killed after a grenade was tossed into a movie theatre in Peshawar, Pakistan
- 2014 77 people are killed after a military transport plane crashes in Algeria
- 2014 Peace talks resume in Geneva as leaders attempt to bring an end to the civil war in Syria
- 2014 Slopestyle freestyle skiing event makes Olympic debut at Sochi Winter Games; Canadian Dara Howell is inaugural women's gold medallist
- 2015 Francesco Schettino, Captain of the Costa Concordia that ran aground 2012, is convicted of manslaughter in Grosseto and sentenced to 16 years in jail
- 2016 Discover of gravitational waves (through collision of two black holes) announced by physicists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (Ligo)
- 2016 Riot between rival drug cartels at a prison in Monterrey, Mexico, leaves 52 dead
- 2016 Last of Oregon militia occupying Malheur wildlife refuge surrenders to authorities after 41 days
- 2016 Sixth Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast on CNN and PBS, and held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 2018 Dutchman Sven Kramer becomes only male speed skater to win same Olympic event 3 times, claiming gold in the 5,000m at Pyongchang; first man to win total 8 Olympic medals in the sport
- 2018 Russian airliner crashes south-east of Moscow, killing all 71 on board
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2018 MOMA opens a major solo exhibition for Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral in New York
Tarsila do Amaral
- 2018 Norway sweeps the medals in the Olympic 30k cross country skiathlon at Pyeongchang; Simen Hegstad Krüger wins gold ahead of team mates Martin Johnsrud Sundby & Hans Christer Holund
BAFTA Awards
2019 72nd British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "Roma" Best Film, Alfonso Cuaron Best Director, Olivia Coleman, Rami Malek best actors
Rami Malek
Grammy Awards 2019
2019 61st Grammy Awards: Childish Gambino first rapper to win Best Song and Best Record for "This Is America", best album "Golden Hour" Kacey Musgraves
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- 2019 Poisonous homemade alcohol kills up to 100 people in the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
- 2019 Artificial Intelligence system pitted against physicians in test to diagnose 600,000 patients in results published in "Nature Medicine", A.I. won, just
February in History
Earthquakes and a Book Rock London
In the 18th Century, Englishmen went into a panic when London, of all places, was hit by earthquakes. But was there a stronger force than Mother Nature at work?
February 8, 1750Why 'SuperMac' was Banished From Number 10
War hero, Edwardian gentleman, academic, friend of the Kennedys, former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was born on this day.
February 10, 1894Ancient Dresden Reduced to Rubble
The blanket bombing of Dresden in East Germany which began on this day, cost thousands of lives and remains highly controversial.
February 13, 1945Last Adventure of Captain Cook
Explorer James Cook was the first European to set foot on Hawaii, where he was thought to be a god. But he would never leave the island alive.
February 14, 1779
