Page 8: Historical Events In February - 26

1967  On February - 26 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1967  On February - 26 verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St Paul, to become NWA champion   

1967  On this day in history harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70   

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  On this day in history karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86   

1970  On this day in history beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album   

1970  On this day in history ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83   

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 February - 26.   

1972  Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, kills 125 on this day in history.   

1972  Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

1973  On February - 26 mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68   

1974  Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris on February - 26.   

1975  On this day in history "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore NYC for 75 performances   

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  On this day in history first flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747)   

1977  On this day in history bukka White, rocker, dies at 43   

1978  Ira Levin's "Deathtrap," premieres in New York NY on February - 26.   

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

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

1980  On this day in history egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time   

1980  On February - 26 military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname   

1980  R Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft on February - 26.   

1981  3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released on this day in history.   

1981  French Train à Grande Vitesse averages 380 kph on trial run on this day in history.   

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

1982  Test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs Australia Wellington, run out 9 on this day in history.   

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  Last US marines in multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon left Beirut on this day in history.   

1984  On February - 26 pak Awang (84) marries 80th spouse   

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on February - 26.   

1587  On February - 26 birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)   

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on February - 26.   

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on February - 26.   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  On February - 26 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 February - 26 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

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

1324  On February - 26 dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies   

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

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  On this day in history death of heinrich Faber, German composer