Page 8: Historical Events In February - 26

1967  On February - 26 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 February - 26.   

1968  On February - 26 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 this day in history beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album   

1970  On February - 26 ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83   

1971  On this day in history ottawa starts program to raise Francophone numbers in the Canadian Armed Forces to at least 28%   

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 this day in history.   

1972  Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

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

1974  On February - 26 gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris   

1975  "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore NYC for 75 performances on February - 26.   

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

1976  On February - 26 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

1977  Bukka White, rocker, dies at 43 on February - 26.   

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

1979  A total eclipse of the sun casts a huge shadow from Oregon to North Dakota on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history 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  Military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname on February - 26.   

1980  R Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft on February - 26.   

1981  3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released on February - 26.   

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

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

1982  On this day in history test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs Australia Wellington, run out 9   

1982  On this day in history gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45   

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

1984  On February - 26 last US marines in multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon left Beirut   

1984  On February - 26 pak Awang (84) marries 80th spouse   

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1361  On February - 26 birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  On this day in history birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)   

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

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

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on February - 26.   

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

1154  On this day in history rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

1200  On this day in history death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint   

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  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

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.