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Friday, 20 February 2026

2010

In Madera Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, leaving at least 43 deaths in the worst disaster on the history of the archipelago.

2009

Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en-route to the national airforce headquarters were shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.

2005

Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.

2003

During a Great White concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a pyrotechnics display sets the club ablaze, killing 100 and injuring over 200 others.

1998

American figure skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold-medalist at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

1992

Texas industrialist Ross Perot's U.S. presidential campaign begins after he opened up the possibility of running as an independent candidate while appearing on the talk show ''Larry King Live''.

1991

A gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down in the Albanian capital Tirana, by mobs of angry protesters.

1989

An IRA bomb destroys a section of a British Army barracks in Ternhill, England

1987

Unabomber: In Salt Lake City, a bomb explodes in a computer store.

1976

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.

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