Page 8: Historical Events In February - 26

1967  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1967  Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St Paul, to become NWA champion on February - 26.   

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

1968  On this day in history clandestine Radio Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) final transmission   

1968  Eric Feldary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep), dies of burns at 55 on this day in history.   

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

1970  Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album on February - 26.   

1970  Ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83 on February - 26.   

1971  On this day in history 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  Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, kills 125 on February - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68   

1974  On February - 26 gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris   

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

1975  A televised kidney transplant is shown on this day in history.   

1976  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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

1977  Bukka White, rocker, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history 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 February - 26.   

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

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 February - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1983  Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks on February - 26.   

1984  On February - 26 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  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on this day in history.   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.   

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  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on February - 26.   

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on February - 26.   

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat   

1076  On this day in history 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 February - 26.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.   

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1324  On this day in history dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies   

1360  On February - 26 death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)   

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

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on February - 26.