Page 7: Historical Events In February - 16

1946  "Duchess Misbehaves" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 5 perfs   

1947  Morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres   

1948  Miranda, famous moon of Uranus, photographed for inaugural time.   

1948  1st newsreel telecast, "20th Century Fox-Movietone News" shown on NBC   

1949  House of Commons passes the Newfoundland Union Act by a vote of 140-47. Newfoundland officially joins Canada March 31, 1949   

1950  Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS   

1950  David Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies.   

1951  NYC passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing   

1951  San Francisco City Hall dome fire   

1951  Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State), dies at 65   

1952  Ian Craig makes New South Wales cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (New South Wales record).   

1952  Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, 77, retires; Pirates retire his #33.   

1952  Knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies   

1954  WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1956  Britain abolishes the death penalty   

1957  Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63.   

1959  Fidel Castro is recorded as becoming premier of Cuba after overthrowing Batista.   

1959  Fidel Castro is recorded as becoming the President of Cuba, overthrowing Fulgenico Batista   

1960  The nuclear powered submarine 'Triton' sets off on its round the world underwater voyage.   

1960  US nuclear submarine USS Triton set off on underwater round-world trip   

1961  China uses it's inaugural nuclear reactor.   

1961  inaugural all-solid-propellant rocket put in orbit, Wallops Island VA   

1961  US satellite Explorer 9 is launched   

1963  C and A Building in Amsterdam burns down   

1963  Please, Please Me, by The Beatles, moves to #1 on the British pop music charts, just a month after it was released.   

1963  Laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70   

1964  Beatles' 2nd appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show"   

1965  Pegasus 1 launched to detect micro-meteors.   

1966  Bob Cowper makes 307 vs England at the MCG, 727 minute s, 20 fours.   

1966  End of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK   

1966  France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria.   

1966  Hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81.   

1967  Operation River Raider begins in Mekong Delta   

1967  Smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55.   

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1032  Emperor yingzong of china: Emperor yingzong of china (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus vitalis: French monk/historian/poet   

1497  Philipp melanchthon: Germ, protestant reformer (augsburgse confessie)   

1519  Gaspard de coligny: Huguenot leader/french admiral   

1543  Kano eitoku: Japanese painter   

1620  Frederick william: Great elector, founder of brandenburg-prussia   

1643  John sharp: English archbishop of york   

1669  Arnold boonen: Dutch portrait painter   

0309  Death of Pamphilus van caesarea: Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  Abu dja'far mohammed djarir al-tabari: Islamic historian,   

1247  Death of Heinrich raspe: Landgrave of thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Death of Afonso iii: King of portugal (1248-79),   

1391  Death of Johannes v palaeologus: Emperor of byzantium (1341-91),   

1531  Johannes stöffler: German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Everhard/erardus van de mark: Prince-bishop of liege,   

1560  Jean du bellay: French catholic cardinal and diplomat