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Saturday, 14 February 2026
1946 Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii. 
1946 Noah Beery, actor (Beau Geste, Cimarron Kid, Mammy), dies at 62.
1947 Greece's King George II died
1947 George II, king of Greece, dies at 56
1948 Helicopter Utility Squadron, HU-1, the inaugural of its type in the U.S. Navy, was established at NAS\ Lakehurst.
1949 Newfoundland is recorded as becoming the tenth province of Canada and the Newfoundland Railway is recorded as becoming part of the Canadian National system. This narrow gauge system had been operated by the island government since 1923.
1950 Charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45
1950 Charles R Drew, surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45.
1951 Clement D'Hooghe, composer, dies at 51.
1952 Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe and Gamow.
1954 Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC
1954 US Air Force Academy established
1955 Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter
1955 Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68.
1957 Gheorge Tatarescu, premier Romania (1933-37, 39-40), dies
1960 inaugural weather satellite, TIROS 1, launched by the United States.
1960 Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee
1960 RCA (TV and Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched
1960 U Nu elected premier of Burma.
1960 Piet[er O] Bakker, Dutch journalist/writer (Ciske), dies at 62
1961 Jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye
1963 NYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike
1963 Soap operas "General Hospital" and "The Doctors" premier on TV.
1964 John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years
1964 Bozidar Kunc, composer, dies at 60.
1965 Henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76
1966 The command, US Naval Forces Vietnam established
1966 Karl B Adam, German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89
1967 Helicopter squadron HAL 3 activated at Vung Tau.
1967 Robert Gauchie are discovered by rescue workers after 58 day search; bush pilot forced down in remote section of NWT
1968 Lev D Landau, Russian physicist (Nobel 1962), dies at 59.
1970 John and Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations.
1970 L Chernykh discovers asteroid 1805 Dirikis, 1957 Angara and 1976 Kaverin.
1971 HM-12, the Navy's inaugural helicopter squadron devoted exclusively to mine countermeasures was established at NAS Norfolk.
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