Historical Events In February - 26

1967  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.  

1967  Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St Paul, to become NWA champion on this day in history.  

1967  Harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70 on February - 26.  

1968  Clandestine Radio Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) final transmission on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history eric Feldary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep), dies of burns at 55  

1969  Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86 on February - 26.  

1970  Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album on this day in history.  

1970  Ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1971  On February - 26 ottawa starts program to raise Francophone numbers in the Canadian Armed Forces to at least 28%  

1971  Edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, kills 125  

1972  Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50 on February - 26.  

1973  Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m on February - 26.  

1973  Mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68 on February - 26.  

1974  On this day in history gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris  

1975  "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore NYC for 75 performances on February - 26.  

1975  On this day in history a televised kidney transplant is shown  

1976  On February - 26 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1977  First flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) on this day in history.  

1977  On February - 26 bukka White, rocker, dies at 43  

1978  On this day in history ira Levin's "Deathtrap," premieres in New York NY  

1979  A total eclipse of the sun casts a huge shadow from Oregon to North Dakota on February - 26.  

1979  Total solar eclipse crosses western Canada, casting a moving shadow 250 km wide on this day in history.  

1980  Egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time on February - 26.  

1980  Military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history r Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft  

1981  On February - 26 3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released  

1981  French Train à Grande Vitesse averages 380 kph on trial run on February - 26.  

1981  FC Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], lawyer/writer (Turkish War), dies at 79 on February - 26.  

1982  On February - 26 test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs Australia Wellington, run out 9  

1982  Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45 on February - 26.  

1983  Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history last US marines in multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon left Beirut  

1984  On this day in history pak Awang (84) marries 80th spouse  

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1361  On February - 26 birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)  

1587  On this day in history birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)  

1588  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer  

1671  On this day in history birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)  

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer  

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer  

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on February - 26.  

1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered  

1154  On this day in history rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60  

1200  On February - 26 death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint  

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on February - 26.  

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.  

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on February - 26.  

1538  On this day in history worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies  

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.