Historical Events In February - 15

1967  D66 (D'66) wins 7 seats in Dutch 2nd Chamber on February - 15.   

1967  On February - 15 first anti-bootleg recording laws enacted   

1967  On this day in history french Diadème 1-D satellite launches into Earth orbit   

1967  Antonio Moreno, Spanish actor/director (It, Careers), dies at 79 on February - 15.   

1968  On this day in history little Walter, rocker, dies at 37   

1970  Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater on February - 15.   

1970  On this day in history dominican DC-9 crashes into sea at Santo Domingo, kills 102   

1970  Nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo on this day in history.   

1971  After 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history britain changes its currency to the decimal system   

1971  On this day in history marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63   

1972  Dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes metropolitan of Imbros/Tenedos on February - 15.   

1972  On this day in history president Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time   

1972  On February - 15 edgar P Snow, US author/journalist (Battle for Asia), dies at 66   

1973  On this day in history ottawa restricts oil exports to US, due to possible shortages.   

1973  On this day in history uSSR launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km)   

1973  Tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55 on February - 15.   

1974  On this day in history aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrives in Switzerland after being expelled from the USSR   

1974  Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer, dies at 86 on February - 15.   

1975  On February - 15 julian Huxley, biologist, dies   

1976  12th Winter Olympics games close at Innsbruck, Austria on this day in history.   

1977  On February - 15 royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto.   

1977  Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election on this day in history.   

1978  England all out 64 for first loss to New Zealand in cricket (Boycott Captain) on February - 15.   

1978  On this day in history escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola FL   

1978  On February - 15 in a split decision, Leon Spinks takes the heavyweight boxing champion title away from defending champ Muhammad Ali.   

1978  Zaire revises constitution on February - 15.   

1978  Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72 on February - 15.   

1979  21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey win on February - 15.   

1979  Paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes on February - 15.   

1979  Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show on this day in history.   

1979  On February - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1979  On this day in history alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51   

1980  Eric Heiden skates Olympics record 500 meter in 38.03 seconds on this day in history.   

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1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on February - 15.   

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.   

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on February - 15.   

1483  On February - 15 birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on February - 15.   

1519  On February - 15 birth of pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida)   

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on February - 15.   

1557  On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1043  On February - 15 gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52   

1145  On this day in history lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies   

1152  On February - 15 konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58   

1503  On February - 15 henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies   

1568  On this day in history hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36   

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on this day in history.   

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on February - 15.