Page 9: Historical Events In February - 15

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

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  Antonio Moreno, Spanish actor/director (It, Careers), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1968  Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 on February - 15.   

1970  On this day in history 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  Nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 February - 15.   

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

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 February - 15.   

1975  On this day in history julian Huxley, biologist, dies   

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

1977  Royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto on this day in history.   

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  Escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola FL on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51   

1980  On February - 15 eric Heiden skates Olympics record 500 meter in 38.03 seconds   

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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  On February - 15 birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

1519  On this day in history 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 February - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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.