Historical Events In February - 26

1967  On February - 26 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1967  Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St Paul, to become NWA champion on February - 26.   

1967  On February - 26 harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70   

1968  Clandestine Radio Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) final transmission on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 26 eric Feldary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep), dies of burns at 55   

1969  Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1970  On February - 26 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  Edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies on February - 26.   

1972  Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, kills 125 on February - 26.   

1972  On this day in history tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50   

1973  Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m on this day in history.   

1973  On February - 26 mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68   

1974  Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore NYC for 75 performances   

1975  A televised kidney transplant is shown on February - 26.   

1976  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1977  On February - 26 first flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747)   

1977  Bukka White, rocker, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history 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  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 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  FC Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], lawyer/writer (Turkish War), dies at 79 on February - 26.   

1982  Test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs Australia Wellington, run out 9 on this day in history.   

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 February - 26.   

1984  Last US marines in multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon left Beirut on this day in history.   

1984  Pak Awang (84) marries 80th spouse on this day in history.   

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on February - 26.   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.   

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on February - 26.   

1671  On February - 26 birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

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  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat   

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 this day in history.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.   

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on February - 26.   

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

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on February - 26.   

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.   

1552  On this day in history death of heinrich Faber, German composer