Historical Events In February - 16

1923  US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard on February - 16.   

1923  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger   

1926  Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France on February - 16.   

1926  On this day in history the birth of John Schlesinger, American director   

1927  On February - 16 noël Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London   

1927  US restores diplomatic relations with Turkey on February - 16.   

1927  Noel Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London on February - 16.   

1929  KID-AM in Idaho Falls ID begins radio transmissions on February - 16.   

1931  Extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes President of Finland on February - 16.   

1932  Patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree on this day in history.   

1932  On February - 16 1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree   

1933  On February - 16 catholic newspaper Germania warns against Nazis/communists   

1933  On this day in history archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies   

1934  Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund on this day in history.   

1934  Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38 on February - 16.   

1936  On February - 16 4th Winter Olympics games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1936  Spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections on February - 16.   

1936  On this day in history 4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1936  On this day in history tommy Ward, S African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted   

1937  DuPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers on February - 16.   

1937  On February - 16 nylon is patented   

1938  On this day in history uS Federal Crop Insurance program authorized   

1938  Otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64 on February - 16.   

1939  Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26 on February - 16.   

1940  On February - 16 british search plane finds German Altmark off Norway   

1940  RCAF's No. 110 Army Cooperation Squadron sails for Britain; first of 48 squadrons to go overseas on February - 16.   

1942  On this day in history german submarines attack Aruba oil refinery   

1942  On this day in history massacre of 22 members of the Australian Army Nursing Service and other survivors of the SS Vyner Brooke, on Banka Island, Straits of Sumatra   

1943  On February - 16 -32º F (-36º C), Falls Village CT (state record)   

1943  British premier Winston Churchill gets pneumonia on this day in history.   

1943  Red army conquers Kharkov on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history sign on Munich facade "Out with Hitler! Long live freedom!" done by "White Rose" student group, caught on 2/18, beheaded on 2/22   

1943  On February - 16 withdrawing Africa Corps reaches Mareth-line in North-Africa   

1943  -32°F (-36°C), Falls Village, Connecticut (state record) on this day in history.   

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  On February - 16 birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  On this day in history birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  On this day in history birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on February - 16.   

1669  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.   

0923  On this day in history abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1247  On this day in history death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  On February - 16 afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  On this day in history johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  On this day in history death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  On February - 16 death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat