Page 9: Historical Events In February - 15

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

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

1967  On this day in history french Diadème 1-D satellite launches into Earth orbit   

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

1968  On this day in history little Walter, rocker, dies at 37   

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

1970  Dominican DC-9 crashes into sea at Santo Domingo, kills 102 on February - 15.   

1970  Nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo on February - 15.   

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

1972  On this day in history president Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time   

1972  On February - 15 edgar P Snow, US author/journalist (Battle for Asia), dies at 66   

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

1973  On February - 15 uSSR launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km)   

1973  Tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55 on February - 15.   

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 this day in history julian Huxley, biologist, dies   

1976  12th Winter Olympics games close at Innsbruck, Austria on February - 15.   

1977  On February - 15 royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto.   

1977  On February - 15 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 February - 15 escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola FL   

1978  In a split decision, Leon Spinks takes the heavyweight boxing champion title away from defending champ Muhammad Ali on this day in history.   

1978  Zaire revises constitution on February - 15.   

1978  Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72 on February - 15.   

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

1979  Paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes on February - 15.   

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  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  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on February - 15.   

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.   

1471  On February - 15 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 February - 15.   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims   

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1152  On February - 15 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  On February - 15 cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies   

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

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on this day in history.