Historical Events In February - 15

1967  D66 (D'66) wins 7 seats in Dutch 2nd Chamber on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history first anti-bootleg recording laws enacted   

1967  On this day in history french Diadème 1-D satellite launches into Earth orbit   

1967  On February - 15 antonio Moreno, Spanish actor/director (It, Careers), dies at 79   

1968  On this day in history little Walter, rocker, dies at 37   

1970  On February - 15 ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater   

1970  Dominican DC-9 crashes into sea at Santo Domingo, kills 102 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo   

1971  After 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal on February - 15.   

1971  On this day in history britain changes its currency to the decimal system   

1971  On February - 15 marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63   

1972  Dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes metropolitan of Imbros/Tenedos on this day in history.   

1972  President Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history edgar P Snow, US author/journalist (Battle for Asia), dies at 66   

1973  Ottawa restricts oil exports to US, due to possible shortages on this day in history.   

1973  USSR launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km) on this day in history.   

1973  On February - 15 tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55   

1974  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrives in Switzerland after being expelled from the USSR on this day in history.   

1974  Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1975  On February - 15 julian Huxley, biologist, dies   

1976  12th Winter Olympics games close at Innsbruck, Austria on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto.   

1977  Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election on this day in history.   

1978  On February - 15 england all out 64 for first loss to New Zealand in cricket (Boycott Captain)   

1978  Escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola FL on this day in history.   

1978  On February - 15 in a split decision, Leon Spinks takes the heavyweight boxing champion title away from defending champ Muhammad Ali.   

1978  On February - 15 zaire revises constitution   

1978  On this day in history ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72   

1979  21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey win on this day in history.   

1979  Paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes on February - 15.   

1979  On February - 15 temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show   

1979  On February - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1979  Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history eric Heiden skates Olympics record 500 meter in 38.03 seconds   

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1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on February - 15.   

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.   

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on February - 15.   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on February - 15.   

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on this day in history.   

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on this day in history.   

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on this day in history.   

1568  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on February - 15.   

1580  On this day in history cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies   

1597  On this day in history pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on this day in history.