Historical Events In February - 15

1967  D66 (D'66) wins 7 seats in Dutch 2nd Chamber on February - 15.  

1967  First anti-bootleg recording laws enacted on February - 15.  

1967  French Diadème 1-D satellite launches into Earth orbit on February - 15.  

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

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

1970  Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater on this day in history.  

1970  Dominican DC-9 crashes into sea at Santo Domingo, kills 102 on this day in history.  

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

1971  On February - 15 after 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal  

1971  On this day in history britain changes its currency to the decimal system  

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

1972  On this day in history dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes metropolitan of Imbros/Tenedos  

1972  President Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time on February - 15.  

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

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 February - 15 tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55  

1974  On this day in history aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrives in Switzerland after being expelled from the USSR  

1974  On February - 15 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 this day in history royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto.  

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

1978  On this day in history england all out 64 for first loss to New Zealand in cricket (Boycott Captain)  

1978  On this day in history escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola FL  

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

1978  Zaire revises constitution on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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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 February - 15.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

1043  On February - 15 gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52  

1145  On this day in history lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies  

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  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on February - 15.