Historical Events In February - 15

1967  D66 (D'66) wins 7 seats in Dutch 2nd Chamber on this day in history.  

1967  On this day in history first anti-bootleg recording laws enacted  

1967  French Diadème 1-D satellite launches into Earth orbit on this day in history.  

1967  On February - 15 antonio Moreno, Spanish actor/director (It, Careers), dies at 79  

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

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 February - 15.  

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

1971  Britain changes its currency to the decimal system on this day in history.  

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1971  Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1972  On February - 15 dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes metropolitan of Imbros/Tenedos  

1972  President Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history edgar P Snow, US author/journalist (Battle for Asia), dies at 66  

1973  Ottawa restricts oil exports to US, due to possible shortages on February - 15.  

1973  USSR launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km) on February - 15.  

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

1974  On February - 15 aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrives in Switzerland after being expelled from the USSR  

1974  On this day in history kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer, dies at 86  

1975  On February - 15 julian Huxley, biologist, dies  

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 February - 15.  

1977  On this day in history social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election  

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 this day in history in a split decision, Leon Spinks takes the heavyweight boxing champion title away from defending champ Muhammad Ali.  

1978  On February - 15 zaire revises constitution  

1978  On this day in history ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72  

1979  On this day in history 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey win  

1979  On this day in history paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes  

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

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

1979  On February - 15 alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51  

1980  Eric Heiden skates Olympics record 500 meter in 38.03 seconds on February - 15.  

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1368  On this day in history birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)  

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on February - 15.  

1471  On this day in history birth of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)  

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on this day in history.  

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  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on February - 15.  

1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on February - 15.  

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on this day in history.  

1152  On this day in history konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58  

1503  On this day in history 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 February - 15.  

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on February - 15.  

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