Page 8: Historical Events In February - 16

1965  Pegasus 1 launched to detect micro-meteors on February - 16.   

1966  Bob Cowper makes 307 vs England at the MCG, 727 minute s, 20 fours on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history end of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK   

1966  France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81   

1967  On this day in history operation River Raider begins in Mekong Delta   

1967  On February - 16 smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55   

1968  On this day in history beatles George Harrison & John Lennon & wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi   

1968  On February - 16 country's first 911 phone system went into service in Haleyville AL   

1968  Elvis Presley receives gold record for "How Great Thou Art" on February - 16.   

1968  On February - 16 healey Willan, composer, dies at 87   

1970  On February - 16 joe Frazier KOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for undisputed heavyweight boxing crown   

1971  On February - 16 prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, under opposition attack in the Commons, utters an apparently unparliamentary expression that he later describes as "fuddle-duddle" we all know what it really was   

1972  On February - 16 german mass murderers "Three of Breda" freed   

1972  On February - 16 test Cricket debut of Lawrence Rowe West Indies vs New Zealand Kingston, 214 & 100   

1973  On February - 16 west Indies vs Australia at Kingston, first time since 1955 without Sobers   

1973  On February - 16 william Calley's murder conviction for the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam   

1973  Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies on February - 16.   

1977  On February - 16 uSSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR   

1978  On this day in history the first Computer Bulletin Board System (Ward & Randy's CBBS, Chicago)   

1979  George Harrison releases "Blow Away" on February - 16.   

1979  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on February - 16.   

1979  On this day in history louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58   

1980  Continuous traffic jam extends 176 km north of Lyons, France on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history eric Heiden skates 5k in 7 02.29 (Olympics Record)   

1981  Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84 on February - 16.   

1982  Agatha Barbara elected as first female President of Malta on February - 16.   

1982  On February - 16 assembled STS-3 vehicle moves from Vandenberg AFB to launch pad   

1982  On February - 16 lee Majors & Farrah Fawcett Majors divorce   

1984  On February - 16 bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympics downhill skiing gold   

1984  Canada's Brian Orser wins Silver Medal in Figure Skating at the same Olympics; highest Olympic award ever to a Canadian male on February - 16.   

1984  In Sarajevo Bosnia Canada's Gaetan Boucher wins second Gold Medal in Speedskating at the 14th Winter Games on this day in history.   

1984  On February - 16 ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69   

1985  Livingston Bramble defeats Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini to win WBA champion on February - 16.   

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

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

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on this day in history.   

1391  On February - 16 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 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 February - 16.