Page 8: Historical Events In February - 26

1967  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1967  On February - 26 verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St Paul, to become NWA champion   

1967  Harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history clandestine Radio Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) final transmission   

1968  On this day in history eric Feldary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep), dies of burns at 55   

1969  Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86 on February - 26.   

1970  On February - 26 beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album   

1970  Ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1971  On February - 26 ottawa starts program to raise Francophone numbers in the Canadian Armed Forces to at least 28%   

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 February - 26.   

1972  On February - 26 tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50   

1973  On February - 26 triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m   

1973  Mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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 February - 26 bukka White, rocker, dies at 43   

1978  Ira Levin's "Deathtrap," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

1979  On February - 26 a total eclipse of the sun casts a huge shadow from Oregon to North Dakota.   

1979  On February - 26 total solar eclipse crosses western Canada, casting a moving shadow 250 km wide   

1980  Egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time on February - 26.   

1980  On this day in history military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname   

1980  On February - 26 r Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft   

1981  3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released on this day in history.   

1981  On February - 26 french Train à Grande Vitesse averages 380 kph on trial run   

1981  FC Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], lawyer/writer (Turkish War), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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 February - 26.   

1983  Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks on this day in history.   

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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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on this day in history.   

1587  On February - 26 birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)   

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On February - 26 birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1076  On February - 26 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on February - 26.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.   

1360  On this day in history death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.