Page 9: Historical Events In February - 15

1967  inaugural anti-bootleg recording laws enacted   

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

1968  Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37.   

1970  Ard Schenk is recorded as becoming world champion all-round skater.   

1970  Dominican DC-9 crashes into sea at Santo Domingo, results in the deaths of 102.   

1970  Nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo   

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

1971  Britain changes its currency to the decimal system.   

1971  Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63.   

1972  Dimitrios Papadopoulos is recorded as becoming metropolitan of Imbros/Tenedos   

1972  President Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time.   

1972  Edgar P Snow, US author/journalist (Battle for Asia), dies at 66   

1973  Ottawa restricts oil exports to US, due to possible shortages   

1973  USSR launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200300 km).   

1973  Tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55   

1974  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrives in Switzerland after being expelled from the USSR   

1974  Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer, dies at 86   

1975  Julian Huxley, biologist, dies   

1976  12th Winter Olympics games close at Innsbruck, Austria.   

1977  Royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto.   

1977  Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election   

1978  England all out 64 for inaugural loss to New Zealand in cricket (Boycott Captain).   

1978  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.   

1978  Zaire revises constitution   

1978  Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72.   

1979  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   

1979  Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show   

1979  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1979  Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51   

1980  Eric Heiden skates Olympics record 500 meter in 38.03 seconds   

1981  Rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George NY.   

1981  Jack Crapp, cricketer (7 Tests for England 1948-49, 319 runs), dies   

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1368  Sigismund: Nornberg germany, holy roman emperor (1410-37)   

1458  Ivan the young: Ruler of tver   

1471  Piero di lorenzo de' medici: Ruler of florence   

1483  Babur: Founder of mughal dynasty in india (1526-30   

1497  Philipp melanchthon: German protestant   

1519  Pedro menendez de aviles: Explorer (found st augustine florida)   

1524  Charles de guise: Archbishop/cardinal of reims   

1557  Alfonso fontanelli: Composer   

1043  Gisela: Wife of rc-german emperor conrad ii the salier,   

1145  Lucius ii: [gherardo caccianemici], italian pope (1144-45),   

1152  Death of Konrad iii: Roman-german king (1138-1152),   

1503  Henry deane: Archbishop of canterbury (1501-03),   

1568  Death of Hendrik van brederode: Dutch noble (compromise of nobles),   

1580  Death of Cunerus petri: Dutch theologist/bishop of leeuwarden,   

1597  Pieter j kies: Dutch mayor of haarlem (1572-73),   

1600  Jose the acosta: Spanish missionary (peru),