Page 11: Historical Events In February - 01

1966  Buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69.   

1967  Severe brush fires in Tasmania destroy $11 million and 60 lives.   

1967  Ernie Bromley, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies   

1968  Famous photo Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head   

1968  Former Vice-President Richard Nixon announces candidacy for President.   

1968  The government halted further unification of the Canadian Armed Forces, many say it did not work   

1968  Vince Lombardi steps down as coach of the Green Bay Packers   

1968  World trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi   

1968  Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 193435), dies at 57   

1969  Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself in concert   

1969  US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn   

1969  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood   

1970  Stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die   

1970  West-Germany and USSR sign gas contract   

1970  Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69.   

1971  Canada and China open diplomatic relations; exchange diplomats in both countries, and officially recognize each other's sovereignty   

1971  Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies   

1972  The calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395).   

1972  Wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK.   

1973  Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame.   

1974  "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV.   

1974  Lynda Ann Healy, 1st Bundy murder victim, abducted in Seattle   

1975  "Hoppy, Gene and Me" by Roy Rogers peaks at #65   

1975  "Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater NYC after 5 performances.   

1975  Otis Francis Tabler is inaugural open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department.   

1975  Richard Wattis, actor (Dick and Duchess, Liberace), dies at 62   

1976  "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV.   

1976  Sonny and Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce   

1976  Edgar Pangborn, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), dies at 66   

1977  In this year, Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives   

1977  Edmond [Moore] Hamilton, US, sci-fi author (Danger Planet), dies at 72   

1978  Director Roman Polanski skips bail and fled to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl   

1978  Harriet Tubman is inaugural black woman honored on a US postage stamp   

1979  Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile.   

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1261  Walter de stapledon: English bishop   

1459  Conrad celtes: German scholar   

1462  Johannes trithemius: German cryptographer   

1552  Edward coke: Mileham norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  Michael trumper: Composer   

1605  Isaac aboab de fonseca: Portuguese/neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel schutz: Composer   

1635  Marquard gude: German archaeologist   

0656  Death of Sigebert iii: King of austrasia,   

1204  Alexius iv angelus: Regent of byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

1248  Hendrik ii: Duke of brabant (1235-48),   

1294  Death of Louis ii: The stern, ruler of upper-bayern,   

1328  Death of Charles iv: The handsome, king of france (1322-28),   

1502  Olivier de la marche: Flemish writer/poet/governor,   

1542  Death of Girolamo aleandro: Italian catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

1563  Menas: Emperor of ethiopia (died of fever)