Historical Events In February - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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