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February 12
Video Games
2002: Sega releases the Sonic Adventure 2 Battle video game for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in the US.
2003: Sony releases the EverQuest Online Adventures video game for the PlayStation 2.
2007: Microsoft launches the Xbox Live Rewards program.
2003: Sony releases the EverQuest Online Adventures video game for the PlayStation 2.
2007: Microsoft launches the Xbox Live Rewards program.
Movies
1985: Nicholas Colssanto, actor (Coach - Cheers), dies at age 61.
1986: Sid Stone, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at age 82.
1987: Lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip - Rescue 8), dies at age 55.
1992: Dorothy Tree, actress (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Nazi Agent), dies.
1986: Sid Stone, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at age 82.
1987: Lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip - Rescue 8), dies at age 55.
1992: Dorothy Tree, actress (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Nazi Agent), dies.
Music
1997: David Bowie receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Sports
1985: 37th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-4 at Calgary.
1985: West Indies beats Australia 2-1 to win cricket World Series Cup.
1986: First-class cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, Leeward Island versus Guyana.
1989: 39th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 143-134 at Houston, Texas.
1989: 50th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Larry Mowry.
1989: Wayne Gretzky sets two records, his 45th hat trick and 10th 40+ goal season.
1989: Thursday's Child sets sailing record, New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco, 80 days 20 hours.
1989: US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman.
1990: , 1991, 1992).
1991: North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition.
1991: 93 Co-Captain University of West Florida).
1992: Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, Dutch boxing champion (Olympics-gold-1928), dies (born 1907).
1994: (to February 27) XVII Olympic Winter Games are held in Lillehammer, Norway.
1995: 45th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 139-112 at Phoenix, Arizona.
1995: Jeff Rouse swims world record 50 metre backstroke (24.37 seconds).
1995: Angela Kennedy swims woman's world record 50 metre butterfly.
1995: Dieter Baumann runs European record 3k indoor (7 minutes 37.51 seconds).
1995: Moses Kiptanui runs world record 3k indoor (7 minutes 35.15 seconds).
1995: Sun Cayun pole vaults indoor female world record (4.12 metres).
1995: Susan Auch skates female world record 500 metre (38.94 seconds).
1995: Bonnie Blair skates female world record 500 metre (38.69 seconds).
1998: Dallas Cowboys sign Chan Gailey as their fourth head coach.
2002: For the first time in its history, Major League Baseball owns a team after acquiring the Expos from Jeffrey Loria for $120 million.
1985: West Indies beats Australia 2-1 to win cricket World Series Cup.
1986: First-class cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, Leeward Island versus Guyana.
1989: 39th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 143-134 at Houston, Texas.
1989: 50th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Larry Mowry.
1989: Wayne Gretzky sets two records, his 45th hat trick and 10th 40+ goal season.
1989: Thursday's Child sets sailing record, New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco, 80 days 20 hours.
1989: US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman.
1990: , 1991, 1992).
1991: North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition.
1991: 93 Co-Captain University of West Florida).
1992: Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, Dutch boxing champion (Olympics-gold-1928), dies (born 1907).
1994: (to February 27) XVII Olympic Winter Games are held in Lillehammer, Norway.
1995: 45th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 139-112 at Phoenix, Arizona.
1995: Jeff Rouse swims world record 50 metre backstroke (24.37 seconds).
1995: Angela Kennedy swims woman's world record 50 metre butterfly.
1995: Dieter Baumann runs European record 3k indoor (7 minutes 37.51 seconds).
1995: Moses Kiptanui runs world record 3k indoor (7 minutes 35.15 seconds).
1995: Sun Cayun pole vaults indoor female world record (4.12 metres).
1995: Susan Auch skates female world record 500 metre (38.94 seconds).
1995: Bonnie Blair skates female world record 500 metre (38.69 seconds).
1998: Dallas Cowboys sign Chan Gailey as their fourth head coach.
2002: For the first time in its history, Major League Baseball owns a team after acquiring the Expos from Jeffrey Loria for $120 million.
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