| February 8th 1981 | | US female Figure Skating championship won by Elaine Zayak
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| February 8th 1981 | | Sally Little wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
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| February 8th 1981 | | "Brigadoon" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 133 performances
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| February 8th 1981 | | "5 O'Clock Girl" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 12 perfs
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| February 8th 1982 | | Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to A's breaking up the longest-playing infield (Cey-Russell-Lopes-Garvey)
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| February 8th 1983 | | Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance
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| February 8th 1983 | | Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period
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| February 8th 1983 | | Tina Howe's "Painting Churches," premieres in NYC
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| February 8th 1983 | | Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days
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| February 8th 1983 | | Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino
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| February 8th 1983 | | 35th NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 9-3 at NY Islander
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| February 8th 1984 | | Soyuz T-10 launches with crew of 3 to Salyut 7
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| February 8th 1984 | | A's take Yankees pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation
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| February 8th 1984 | | 1st time 8 people in space
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| February 8th 1984 | | 14th Winter Olympic games opens in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
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