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Tuesday, 03 February 2026
Feb 09 Ottawa orders 11 Soviet embassy officials deported for allegedly trying to infiltrate the RCMP Security Service 
Feb 09 Ted Bundy results in the deaths of Kimberly Leach, 12, Lake City FL; later executed
Feb 09 The inaugural satellite of the new Navy Fleet Satellite Communications System was launched. This system satisfies the need for worldwide tactical command control and communications for the entire fleet
Feb 10 Frank C Carlucci succeeds John F Blake as deputy director of CIA
Feb 11 16 Unification church couples wed in New York NY.
Feb 11 China lifts a ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Dickens.
Feb 11 EOKA organization disbands in Cyprus
Feb 11 James B Conant, headmaster (Harvard University), dies at 84.
Feb 11 Pacific Western Airlines aircraft crashes at Cranbrook, killing 43 people; snowplow on runway during PWA jet's landing
Feb 12 "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 96 performances.
Feb 12 US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne.
Feb 12 US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner
Feb 13 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Feb 14 inaugural "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments.
Feb 15 England all out 64 for inaugural loss to New Zealand in cricket (Boycott Captain)
Feb 15 Escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola FL.
Feb 15 Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72.
Feb 15 In a split decision, Leon Spinks takes the heavyweight boxing champion title away from defending champ Muhammad Ali
Feb 15 Zaire revises constitution
Feb 16 The inaugural Computer Bulletin Board System (Ward and Randy's CBBS, Chicago)
Feb 18 The inaugural Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona HI.
Feb 20 4th People's Choice Awards Star Wars, Carol Burnett and Bob Hope
Feb 20 Egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus
Feb 22 2 tankers with propane gas explode killing 15 at Waverly TN
Feb 22 Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien), dies at 74
Feb 23 20th Grammy Awards Hotel California, Fleetwood Mac, Debbie Boone win
Feb 25 Daniel "Chappie" James Jr, retired Air Force general, dies at 58
Feb 26 Ira Levin's "Deathtrap," premieres in New York NY.
Feb 27 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island.
Feb 27 Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, composer, dies at 65.
Feb 28 Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73.
Feb 28 The Department of Defense authorized fullscale development of the Sikorsky Aircraft's SH-60B LAMPS MK III helicopter. The aircraft was designed primarily for antisubmarine and antiship missions and to be deployed aboard frigates, destroyers and cruisers
Mar 01 Charlie Chaplin's coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery.
Mar 01 Coffin of Charles Chaplin stolen, only months after being buried
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