Page 6: Historical Events In February - 16

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

1923  US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger on February - 16.   

1926  Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France on February - 16.   

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

1927  On February - 16 noël Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London   

1927  On February - 16 uS restores diplomatic relations with Turkey   

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

1929  On February - 16 kID-AM in Idaho Falls ID begins radio transmissions   

1931  Extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes President of Finland on February - 16.   

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

1932  1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree on February - 16.   

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

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

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

1936  On February - 16 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 February - 16 duPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers   

1937  On this day in history 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 February - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1942  On February - 16 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 February - 16.   

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 February - 16.   

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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 February - 16.   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  On February - 16 birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

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  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

0309  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  On February - 16 afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on February - 16.   

1531  On this day in history death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

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