Page 9: Historical Events In February - 15

1967  On February - 15 d66 (D'66) wins 7 seats in Dutch 2nd Chamber   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1970  On February - 15 ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater   

1970  On this day in history dominican DC-9 crashes into sea at Santo Domingo, kills 102   

1970  On this day in history nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo   

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.   

1971  On February - 15 marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63   

1972  Dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes metropolitan of Imbros/Tenedos on February - 15.   

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

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

1973  Ottawa restricts oil exports to US, due to possible shortages on this day in history.   

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

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  Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1975  Julian Huxley, biologist, dies on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 15.   

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

1978  On this day in history zaire revises constitution   

1978  Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

1979  On February - 15 temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show   

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  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 February - 15.   

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 February - 15.   

1519  On this day in history birth of pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida)   

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

1557  On February - 15 birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

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

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

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

1503  On February - 15 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 this day in history.   

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