Historical Events In February - 26

1967  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on February - 26.   

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

1967  Harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70 on February - 26.   

1968  Clandestine Radio Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) final transmission on February - 26.   

1968  Eric Feldary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep), dies of burns at 55 on February - 26.   

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

1970  Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album on this day in history.   

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

1971  Ottawa starts program to raise Francophone numbers in the Canadian Armed Forces to at least 28% on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies   

1972  On February - 26 slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, kills 125   

1972  Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50 on February - 26.   

1973  Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m on February - 26.   

1973  Mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68 on February - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1976  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 26.   

1977  On this day in history first flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747)   

1977  On this day in history bukka White, rocker, dies at 43   

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

1979  On this day in history 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  On February - 26 egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time   

1980  Military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname on this day in history.   

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

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

1981  French Train à Grande Vitesse averages 380 kph on trial run on this day in history.   

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  On February - 26 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  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 February - 26.   

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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  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  On this day in history 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  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on February - 26.   

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

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1200  On February - 26 death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint   

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

1324  On this day in history dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies   

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

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

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