Page 6: Historical Events In February - 16

1923  US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard on February - 16.   

1923  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger   

1926  On February - 16 suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France   

1926  The birth of John Schlesinger, American director on this day in history.   

1927  Noël Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1927  US restores diplomatic relations with Turkey on this day in history.   

1927  Noel Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1929  KID-AM in Idaho Falls ID begins radio transmissions on February - 16.   

1931  On this day in history extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes President of Finland   

1932  Patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree on February - 16.   

1932  1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree on this day in history.   

1933  Catholic newspaper Germania warns against Nazis/communists on this day in history.   

1933  Archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies on this day in history.   

1934  On February - 16 austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund.   

1934  On this day in history eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38   

1936  On this day in history 4th Winter Olympics games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1936  On February - 16 spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections   

1936  On this day in history 4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1936  Tommy Ward, S African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted on February - 16.   

1937  On this day in history duPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers   

1937  On February - 16 nylon is patented   

1938  On this day in history uS Federal Crop Insurance program authorized   

1938  Otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1939  Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1940  On February - 16 british search plane finds German Altmark off Norway   

1940  RCAF's No. 110 Army Cooperation Squadron sails for Britain; first of 48 squadrons to go overseas on February - 16.   

1942  German submarines attack Aruba oil refinery on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history massacre of 22 members of the Australian Army Nursing Service and other survivors of the SS Vyner Brooke, on Banka Island, Straits of Sumatra   

1943  -32º F (-36º C), Falls Village CT (state record) on this day in history.   

1943  British premier Winston Churchill gets pneumonia on February - 16.   

1943  Red army conquers Kharkov on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history sign on Munich facade "Out with Hitler! Long live freedom!" done by "White Rose" student group, caught on 2/18, beheaded on 2/22   

1943  Withdrawing Africa Corps reaches Mareth-line in North-Africa on February - 16.   

1943  -32°F (-36°C), Falls Village, Connecticut (state record) on this day in history.   

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  On February - 16 birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on February - 16.   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.   

1620  On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on February - 16.   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.   

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.   

0923  On this day in history abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on February - 16.   

1279  On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on this day in history.   

1538  On this day in history everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.