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 this day in history.   

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 February - 15.   

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

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  On February - 15 nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo   

1971  After 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal on February - 15.   

1971  Britain changes its currency to the decimal system on this day in history.   

1971  Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 15 dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes metropolitan of Imbros/Tenedos   

1972  President Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time on this day in history.   

1972  Edgar P Snow, US author/journalist (Battle for Asia), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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  Tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55 on this day in history.   

1974  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrives in Switzerland after being expelled from the USSR on this day in history.   

1974  Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer, dies at 86 on February - 15.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72   

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 this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show   

1979  On February - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1979  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

1458  On this day in history birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)   

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on February - 15.   

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

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on this day in history.   

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on February - 15.   

1568  On February - 15 hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36   

1580  On this day in history cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies   

1597  On this day in history pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

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