Historical Events In February - 16

1965  Pegasus 1 launched to detect micro-meteors on February - 16.   

1966  Bob Cowper makes 307 vs England at the MCG, 727 minute s, 20 fours on February - 16.   

1966  On this day in history end of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK   

1966  France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria on this day in history.   

1966  On February - 16 hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81   

1967  On this day in history operation River Raider begins in Mekong Delta   

1967  On this day in history smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55   

1968  Beatles George Harrison & John Lennon & wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on February - 16.   

1968  Country's first 911 phone system went into service in Haleyville AL on February - 16.   

1968  On February - 16 elvis Presley receives gold record for "How Great Thou Art"   

1968  Healey Willan, composer, dies at 87 on February - 16.   

1970  Joe Frazier KOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for undisputed heavyweight boxing crown on February - 16.   

1971  On February - 16 prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, under opposition attack in the Commons, utters an apparently unparliamentary expression that he later describes as "fuddle-duddle" we all know what it really was   

1972  German mass murderers "Three of Breda" freed on this day in history.   

1972  Test Cricket debut of Lawrence Rowe West Indies vs New Zealand Kingston, 214 & 100 on February - 16.   

1973  On this day in history west Indies vs Australia at Kingston, first time since 1955 without Sobers   

1973  On this day in history william Calley's murder conviction for the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam   

1973  On this day in history pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies   

1977  USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR on this day in history.   

1978  The first Computer Bulletin Board System (Ward & Randy's CBBS, Chicago) on this day in history.   

1979  George Harrison releases "Blow Away" on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1979  On this day in history louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58   

1980  On February - 16 continuous traffic jam extends 176 km north of Lyons, France   

1980  Eric Heiden skates 5k in 7 02.29 (Olympics Record) on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84   

1982  On this day in history agatha Barbara elected as first female President of Malta   

1982  On this day in history assembled STS-3 vehicle moves from Vandenberg AFB to launch pad   

1982  On February - 16 lee Majors & Farrah Fawcett Majors divorce   

1984  On February - 16 bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympics downhill skiing gold   

1984  Canada's Brian Orser wins Silver Medal in Figure Skating at the same Olympics; highest Olympic award ever to a Canadian male on this day in history.   

1984  On February - 16 in Sarajevo Bosnia Canada's Gaetan Boucher wins second Gold Medal in Speedskating at the 14th Winter Games   

1984  On this day in history ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69   

1985  On this day in history livingston Bramble defeats Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini to win WBA champion   

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on this day in history.   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on February - 16.   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On February - 16 birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on February - 16.   

1669  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

0309  On this day in history death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  On this day in history abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1247  On February - 16 death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on this day in history.   

1391  On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on this day in history.   

1538  On February - 16 everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1560  On February - 16 death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat