Page 9: Historical Events In February - 15

1967  On this day in history d66 (D'66) wins 7 seats in Dutch 2nd Chamber   

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

1967  On February - 15 french Diadème 1-D satellite launches into Earth orbit   

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

1968  Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater   

1970  On February - 15 dominican DC-9 crashes into sea at Santo Domingo, kills 102   

1970  On February - 15 nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo   

1971  After 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal on February - 15.   

1971  On February - 15 britain changes its currency to the decimal system   

1971  Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63 on February - 15.   

1972  Dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes metropolitan of Imbros/Tenedos on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 15 president Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time   

1972  Edgar P Snow, US author/journalist (Battle for Asia), dies at 66 on February - 15.   

1973  On February - 15 ottawa restricts oil exports to US, due to possible shortages.   

1973  USSR launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km) on this day in history.   

1973  Tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1975  Julian Huxley, biologist, dies on February - 15.   

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

1977  Royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto on this day in history.   

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

1978  On February - 15 england all out 64 for first loss to New Zealand in cricket (Boycott Captain)   

1978  Escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola FL on this day in history.   

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

1978  Zaire revises constitution on this day in history.   

1978  On February - 15 ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72   

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

1979  On February - 15 paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes   

1979  Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show on February - 15.   

1979  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 15.   

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

1980  On February - 15 eric Heiden skates Olympics record 500 meter in 38.03 seconds   

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1368  On February - 15 birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

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 this day in history.   

1483  On this day in history birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history 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 February - 15 birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on February - 15.   

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

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on February - 15.   

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  On this day in history pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

1600  On February - 15 jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)