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Thursday, 19 February 2026
1972 Jigme Singye Wangchuk is recorded as becoming king of Bhutan at 16 

1972 Bobby Ramirez, drummer (White Trash), killed at 23 in bar brawl 

1973 Mary Frasca, singer/actress, dies in NYC 

1974 Chris Chubbock newscaster shoots self on air. 

1974 Supreme Court unanimously rules Nixon must turn over Watergate tapes. 

1974 Chris Chubbock, newscaster, shoots self on air. 

1975 Apollo 18 returns to Earth. 

1978 "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" premeirs in NYC. 

1979 Archie Duncan actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 65. 

1979 Archie Duncan, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 65. 

1980 Peter Sellers dies at 54 

1980 Peter Sellers, actor (Pink Panther, Mouse that Roared), dies at 54. 

1982 E Bowell discovers asteroid #2763 Jeans. 

1984 In this year, Seve Ballesteros claims the British Open 

1985 France leads international campaign for sanctions against South Africa. 

1985 Gandhi signs peace contract with Sikh leader Harchand Singh Longowai 

1986 SF Federal jury convicts navy radioman Jerry Whitworth of espionage 

1986 Fritz A Lipman, discoverer (co-enzymes, Nobel 1953), dies at 87 

1987 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.3 (updated) released 

1988 US and Jamacia play scoreless tie, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup. 

1989 Ernest Morrison, actor (Peggy Does Her Darndest), dies. 

1990 Ms. Magazine hits the newstands again after an 8 month haitus 

1990 Alan Clarke, director (Elephant, Road, Scum, Firm), dies at 54 

1991 U of Manchester scientist announce finding a planet outside of the solar system. 

1991 Freddie Brown, cricketer (English Test captain 1950-51), dies 

1992 Arlette-Leonie Arletty, dies at 94. 

1993 Ben[jamin S] Polak, Dutch physician/resistance fighter, dies. 

1994 Grete Schickedanz, German head mistress, dies at 82. 

1995 Don Richard Carpenter, novelist, dies at 64 

1996 "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60 

1997 Saw Maung, general/president of Myanmar (Burma) (1988-92), dies. 

2005 In this year, Lance Armstrong claims a record seventh straight Tours de France before his scheduled retirement 

2012 John Dramani is recorded as becoming President of Ghana after the death of President John Atta Mills. 

2013 22 are left dead after a conflict between the Knights Templar Cartel and Mexican police in Michoacan 

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