Page 6: Historical Events In February - 16

1923  US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard on this day in history.   

1923  US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger on February - 16.   

1926  Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France on February - 16.   

1926  The birth of John Schlesinger, American director on this day in history.   

1927  Noël Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1927  US restores diplomatic relations with Turkey on February - 16.   

1927  On this day in history noel Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London   

1929  KID-AM in Idaho Falls ID begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

1931  On February - 16 extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes President of Finland   

1932  Patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree on February - 16.   

1932  1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree on February - 16.   

1933  Catholic newspaper Germania warns against Nazis/communists on this day in history.   

1933  Archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies on this day in history.   

1934  On February - 16 austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund.   

1934  On this day in history eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38   

1936  4th Winter Olympics games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany on this day in history.   

1936  Spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections on February - 16.   

1936  4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany on February - 16.   

1936  On February - 16 tommy Ward, S African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted   

1937  DuPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history nylon is patented   

1938  On February - 16 uS Federal Crop Insurance program authorized   

1938  Otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64 on February - 16.   

1939  On February - 16 jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26   

1940  British search plane finds German Altmark off Norway on this day in history.   

1940  RCAF's No. 110 Army Cooperation Squadron sails for Britain; first of 48 squadrons to go overseas on this day in history.   

1942  German submarines attack Aruba oil refinery on February - 16.   

1942  Massacre of 22 members of the Australian Army Nursing Service and other survivors of the SS Vyner Brooke, on Banka Island, Straits of Sumatra on this day in history.   

1943  On February - 16 -32º F (-36º C), Falls Village CT (state record)   

1943  British premier Winston Churchill gets pneumonia on this day in history.   

1943  Red army conquers Kharkov on this day in history.   

1943  On February - 16 sign on Munich facade "Out with Hitler! Long live freedom!" done by "White Rose" student group, caught on 2/18, beheaded on 2/22   

1943  Withdrawing Africa Corps reaches Mareth-line in North-Africa on February - 16.   

1943  -32°F (-36°C), Falls Village, Connecticut (state record) on this day in history.   

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  On February - 16 birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

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  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.   

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

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

0309  On February - 16 death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on February - 16.   

1247  On this day in history death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  On February - 16 afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

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  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on February - 16.