- Feb 1 "Crazy He Calls Me" closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC after 7 performances
Potvin's #5 Retired
Feb 1 Defenseman Denis Potvin's #5 becomes first number retired by NY Islanders; Potvin played entire 15 year NHL career in NY
Bonds' Record Contract
Feb 1 Slugging outfielder Barry Bonds signs highest single year contract in MLB history, $4.7 million with Pittsburgh Pirates
- Feb 2 Australian Kieren Perkins swims 1,500m freestyle short course world record, 14:32.40 at AIS, Canberra, Australia
- Feb 2 Danny Everett runs world record 400m indoor (45.02 sec)
Boon Scores 107
Feb 2 David Boon's 13 Test Cricket century, 107 v India at Perth
Willie Nelson's Tax Bill
Feb 2 IRS & Willie Nelson settle on $9M tax bill (of $16.7M)
- Feb 2 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 21-15; MVP: Michael Irvin, Dallas Cowboys, WR
- Feb 3 Labor strike at Royal Canadian Mint ends
- Feb 3 Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $300 per week
Jury for King Trial
Feb 5 Jury selection begins in the trial of Los Angeles police charged with beating Rodney King
- Feb 5 Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar
- Feb 5 Mike Whitney career-best 7-27 at WACA in Test Cricket win v India
- Feb 6 "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC
- Feb 6 The Sámi people of the far northern Nordic countries have an official day celebrating their existence
Tyson Testifies
Feb 7 Mike Tyson testifies in his rape trial
- Feb 7 Shannon Marketic, 22, (California), crowned 41st Miss USA
Maastricht Treaty
Feb 7 The Maastricht Treaty is signed by 12 countries from the European Community (EC) to create the European Union (EU)
42nd NBA All-Star Game
Feb 9 42nd NBA All-Star Game, Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL: West beats East, 153-113; MVP: Magic Johnson, LA Lakers, F
- Feb 9 Fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 sec by Thomas School of Germany
- Feb 9 Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07m)
- Feb 9 Jani Sievinen swims world record 400m medley (4:07.10)
- Feb 10 "Dangerous Women" final episode on WWOR-TV
- Feb 10 Mike Tyson convicted of raping Desiree Washington in Indiana
Blair Wins Gold
Feb 10 Speed skater Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics 1st gold medal for USA
The Most Happy Fella
Feb 13 Revival of Frank Loesser's 1956 musical "The Most Happy Fella" opens at Booth Theater, NYC; runs for 229 performances
- Feb 13 West beats East 14 to 9 in Major Soccer League all star game
- Feb 14 American sprinter Andre Cason runs world record 60m indoor (6.41s) in Madrid, Spain
- Feb 14 Cease fire in Somalia begins
Wayne's World
Feb 14 Comedy film "Wayne's World" starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, based on their Saturday Night Live sketch premieres
- Feb 14 Kieren John Perkins swims world record 800m freestyle (7:46.60)
- Feb 14 Merlene Ottey runs world record 60m indoor (6.96 sec)
- Feb 15 100th episode of "Cops" airs on Fox
Trial of Interest
Feb 15 Jeffrey Dahmer found sane and guilty of killing 15 boys
Daytona 500
Feb 16 34th Daytona 500: Davey Allison joins father Bobby as a race winner; Richard Petty and A. J. Foyt's final drives in the event
Event of Interest
Feb 16 Ethiopia finds the remains of former Emperor Haile Selassie on the grounds of the Imperial Palace, under the private lavatory of dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam, who overthrew the Emperor
- Feb 16 Former silver Goodyear blimps are now painted yellow & blue
- Feb 16 LA Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform
- Feb 18 American amateur astronomer Peter Collins discovers Nova Cygni 1992, observed from Boulder, Colorado
- Feb 19 American porn producer Jim Mitchell found guilty of killing his brother Artie
- Feb 19 In a blockbuster NHL trade, Pittsburgh Penguins send Mark Recchi, Brian Benning & LA's 1st round 1992 pick (Jason Bowen) to the Philadelphia Flyers for Kjell Samuelsson, Rick Tocchet & Ken Wregget
- Feb 19 Ken Ludwig's musical "Crazy For You" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 1622 performances
- Feb 19 Professional Spring Football League announces end of operations, 10 days before the scheduled season opener; 10 teams had players in camp and practicing, and rosters cut down to 60 players
- Feb 20 Orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands
Music History
Feb 20 Revival of Noël Coward's stage comedy "Private Lives" opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 37 performances
Film & TV History
Feb 20 Ross Perot says he'll run for president on "Larry King Live"
Olympic Gold
Feb 21 Kristi Yamaguchi of US wins Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating
- Feb 22 "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" closes at Music Box NYC
Streisand on SNL
Feb 22 Barbra Streisand surprises cast members in a cameo appearance at the end of a "Coffee Talk" sketch on "Saturday Night Live"
- Feb 22 Barry Diller resigns as CEO of Fox
- Feb 23 Cricketer Andy Flower scores 115* on ODI debut as Zimbabwe lose to Sri Lanka
- Feb 23 The Socialist Labour Party is founded in the eastern European country of Georgia
- Feb 23 XVI Winter Olympic Games close in Albertville, France
- Feb 25 34th Grammy Awards: "Unforgettable";, Marc Cohn win
- Feb 25 Khojaly massacre: about 613 civilians killed by Armenian armed forces during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan
Grammy Awards
Feb 25 Muddy Waters wins Lifetime Achievement Award at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards
- Feb 26 "Search & Destroy" opens at Circle in Square Theater, NYC; runs for 46 performances
- Feb 26 200+ Azerbaijanis, mostly civilians are killed by local Armenian forces and the 366th CIS regiment in the Khojaly massacre in Nagorno-Karabakh
- Feb 26 Irish Supreme Court rules 14-year-old rape victim may get an abortion
- Feb 27 Larry Smith named 9th Commissioner of the CFL
Sports History
Feb 29 Boston’s Ray Bourque becomes just the 3rd defenseman in NHL history to score 1,000 career points with a goal and 2 assists in the Bruins' 5-5 tie with Washington Capitals at Boston Garden
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