February 8, 1998 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0 February 8, 1998 48th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 135-114 at New York City February 8, 1998 NHL stops season until Feb 24th to accomodate the Olympics February 8, 1998 William Lambert, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78 February 8, 1997 Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57 February 8, 1996 John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76 February 8, 1996 Mercer Kennedy Ellington, trumpeter bandleader/composer, dies at 76 February 8, 1996 NFL & Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Balt but he had to leave the Browns' name behind February 8, 1995 6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed) February 8, 1995 B G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70 February 8, 1995 Wilhelm J Soukop, Austrian/British sculptor, dies at 88 February 8, 1995 William Fulbright, U.S. politician, dies February 8, 1994 Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car February 8, 1994 Jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70 February 8, 1994 Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432 February 8, 1994 Ken Hall, Australian director/producer (Kokoda front line), dies at 92 February 8, 1994 Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm February 8, 1994 Raymond Scott, composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85 February 8, 1993 Casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies February 8, 1993 Douglas Heyes, director/writer (Kitten with a Whip), dies at 73