Page 9: Historical Events In February - 15

1967  On this day in history d66 (D'66) wins 7 seats in Dutch 2nd Chamber   

1967  First anti-bootleg recording laws enacted on this day in history.   

1967  French Diadème 1-D satellite launches into Earth orbit on February - 15.   

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

1968  Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1970  Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater on February - 15.   

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

1970  Nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo on February - 15.   

1971  On this day in history after 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal   

1971  Britain changes its currency to the decimal system on this day in history.   

1971  Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes metropolitan of Imbros/Tenedos   

1972  On this day in history president Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time   

1972  On February - 15 edgar P Snow, US author/journalist (Battle for Asia), dies at 66   

1973  On this day in history ottawa restricts oil exports to US, due to possible shortages.   

1973  On this day in history uSSR launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km)   

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 February - 15.   

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

1975  Julian Huxley, biologist, dies on this day in history.   

1976  On February - 15 12th Winter Olympics games close at Innsbruck, Austria   

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

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

1978  On this day in history england all out 64 for first loss to New Zealand in cricket (Boycott Captain)   

1978  Escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola FL on February - 15.   

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

1978  Zaire revises constitution on February - 15.   

1978  Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72 on February - 15.   

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

1979  On this day in history paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes   

1979  Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show on February - 15.   

1979  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 15.   

1979  Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51 on February - 15.   

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

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1368  On February - 15 birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

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

1471  On February - 15 birth of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)   

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on this day in history.   

1497  On February - 15 birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on this day in history.   

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on February - 15.   

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on February - 15.   

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

1145  On this day in history lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies   

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on February - 15.   

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

1568  On this day in history hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36   

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

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

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