Top Historical Events That Happened on February 26

1968  Eric Feldary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep), dies of burns at 55   

1969  Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86   

1970  Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album   

1970  Ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83   

1971  In this year, 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   

1972  Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, results in the deaths of 125   

1972  Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50   

1973  Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m   

1973  Mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68   

1974  Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris.   

1975  "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore NYC for 75 performances   

1975  A televised kidney transplant is shown.   

1977  inaugural flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747)   

1977  Bukka White, rocker, dies at 43.   

1978  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.   

1979  Total solar eclipse crosses western Canada, casting a moving shadow 250 km wide   

1980  Egypt and Israel exchange ambassadors for the inaugural time   

1980  Military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname.   

1980  R Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft   

1981  3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released   

1981  FC Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], lawyer/writer (Turkish War), dies at 79   

1982  Test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs Australia Wellington, run out 9   

1982  Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45   

1983  Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks.   

1984  Last US marines in multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon left Beirut.   

1984  Pak Awang (84) marries 80th spouse.   

1984  Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown"   

1984  Robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named inaugural US poet laureate.   

1985  27th Grammy Awards What's Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper win   

1986  Former Philippines President Ferdinand E Marcos fled in defeat   

1986  Goaltending great Jacques Plante 1929-1986 dies at his home near Geneva at age 57.   

1987  NASA launches GEOS-H.   

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1361  Wenceslas of bohemia: Holy roman catholic german emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  Stefano landi: Italian composer   

1588  Nicolaus erich: Composer   

1671  Anthony ashley-cooper: 3rd earl of shaftesbury, english politician and philosopher   

1672  Antoine augustine calmet: French theologian   

1675  Johann philipp treiber: Composer   

1677  Nicola fago: Composer   

1686  Godefroi l count d'estrades: French diplomat   

1076  Death of Godfried iii: With the hump, duke of neth-lutherian, murdered   

1154  Death of Rogier ii guiscard: King of sicily (1101-54),   

1200  Symeon: Former serbian ruler and saint   

1266  Manfred: Bastard son of emperor frederik ii/king of sicily,   

1324  Dino compagni: Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler,   

1360  Death of Roger mortimer: 2nd earl of march, english military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  Death of Worp van thabor: Frisian abbott of thabor (chronicon frisiae),   

1552  Heinrich faber: German composer