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 this day in history suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France   

1926  The birth of John Schlesinger, American director on February - 16.   

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

1927  US restores diplomatic relations with Turkey on February - 16.   

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 February - 16 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  On this day in history 1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree   

1933  Catholic newspaper Germania warns against Nazis/communists on February - 16.   

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

1934  On this day in history 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 February - 16.   

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

1936  Spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections on this day in history.   

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

1936  On February - 16 tommy Ward, S African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted   

1937  DuPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers on this day in history.   

1937  Nylon is patented on this day in history.   

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

1938  On this day in history otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64   

1939  Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26 on February - 16.   

1940  British search plane finds German Altmark off Norway on this day in history.   

1940  RCAF's No. 110 Army Cooperation Squadron sails for Britain; first of 48 squadrons to go overseas on this day in history.   

1942  On February - 16 german submarines attack Aruba oil refinery   

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

1943  On February - 16 -32º F (-36º C), Falls Village CT (state record)   

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

1943  Red army conquers Kharkov on this day in history.   

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  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  On February - 16 birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1497  On February - 16 birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on this day in history.   

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

1620  On February - 16 birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on February - 16.   

1538  On February - 16 everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

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