Page 6: Historical Events In February - 16

1923  On February - 16 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard   

1923  On February - 16 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger   

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

1926  On this day in history the birth of John Schlesinger, American director   

1927  Noël Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London on February - 16.   

1927  On February - 16 uS restores diplomatic relations with Turkey   

1927  On this day in history noel Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London   

1929  KID-AM in Idaho Falls ID begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1933  On February - 16 catholic newspaper Germania warns against Nazis/communists   

1933  On February - 16 archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies   

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

1934  Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1936  On February - 16 4th Winter Olympics games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1936  On this day in history spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections   

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

1936  On this day in history tommy Ward, S African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted   

1937  On February - 16 duPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers   

1937  On this day in history nylon is patented   

1938  US Federal Crop Insurance program authorized on this day in history.   

1938  Otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64 on February - 16.   

1939  On this day in history jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26   

1940  British search plane finds German Altmark off Norway on February - 16.   

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

1942  On this day in history german submarines attack Aruba oil refinery   

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  On February - 16 -32º F (-36º C), Falls Village CT (state record)   

1943  On February - 16 british premier Winston Churchill gets pneumonia   

1943  Red army conquers Kharkov on February - 16.   

1943  Sign on Munich facade "Out with Hitler! Long live freedom!" done by "White Rose" student group, caught on 2/18, beheaded on 2/22 on February - 16.   

1943  On this day in history withdrawing Africa Corps reaches Mareth-line in North-Africa   

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

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on this day in history.   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on February - 16.   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on February - 16.   

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0309  On February - 16 death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  On February - 16 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  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on February - 16.   

1391  On this day in history johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  On February - 16 death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  On February - 16 death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat