Historical Events In February - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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 this day in history.
1967 On February - 26 harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70
1968 On this day in history clandestine Radio Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) final transmission
1968 On February - 26 eric Feldary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep), dies of burns at 55
1969 On this day in history karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86
1970 On this day in history beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album
1970 On this day in history ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83
1971 Ottawa starts program to raise Francophone numbers in the Canadian Armed Forces to at least 28% on February - 26.
1971 On February - 26 edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies
1972 Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, kills 125 on this day in history.
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 Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris on February - 26.
1975 "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore NYC for 75 performances on February - 26.
1975 A televised kidney transplant is shown on this day in history.
1976 On February - 26 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1977 First flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) on this day in history.
1977 On this day in history bukka White, rocker, dies at 43
1978 On February - 26 ira Levin's "Deathtrap," premieres in New York NY
1979 A total eclipse of the sun casts a huge shadow from Oregon to North Dakota on February - 26.
1979 Total solar eclipse crosses western Canada, casting a moving shadow 250 km wide on this day in history.
1980 Egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time on this day in history.
1980 On February - 26 military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname
1980 R Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft on this day in history.
1981 On this day in history 3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released
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 On this day in history test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs Australia Wellington, run out 9
1982 Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45 on this day in history.
1983 On this day in history michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks
1984 Last US marines in multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon left Beirut on this day in history.
1984 On February - 26 pak Awang (84) marries 80th spouse
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