Page 8: Historical Events In February - 15

1949  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch' "Song of the Woods," premieres in Leningrad   

1950  On February - 15 the Canadian government lifts the last wartime price controls on goods; brought in during World War II   

1950  On February - 15 walt Disney's "Cinderella" released   

1950  On February - 15 kENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1951  On this day in history the birth of Jane Seymour, English actress   

1952  On February - 15 king George VI is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.   

1954  On this day in history the birth of Matt Groening, American cartoonist.   

1954  1st bevatron in operation-Berkeley, California on this day in history.   

1955  Pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced on February - 15.   

1955  1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced on February - 15.   

1955  S Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71 on February - 15.   

1956  Urho Kekkonen appointed President of Finland on this day in history.   

1957  Andrei A Gromyko succeeds Dmitri Shepilov as Soviet foreign minister on this day in history.   

1958  Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones Great Britain on this day in history.   

1958  Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Barbara Wagner/Rob Paul of CAN on this day in history.   

1958  Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Carol Heiss of USA on February - 15.   

1958  On this day in history men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by David Jenkins USA   

1958  Sjafroeddin Prawiranegara forms anti-government of Middle Sumatra on February - 15.   

1958  On February - 15 ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones GRB   

1959  On February - 15 antonio Segni forms Italian government   

1959  Owen W Richardson, English physicist (Nobel 1928), dies at 69 on February - 15.   

1961  On February - 15 australia beat West Indies 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever   

1961  Entire US figure skating team of 18, dies in Belgian Sabena 707 crash on February - 15.   

1961  Jack Whiting, actor (Top Speed, Life of the Party), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  On February - 15 vladimir Sokoloff, actor (Road to Morocco, Cloak & Dagger), dies at 72   

1963  On this day in history first US female world figure skating champion (Tenley Albright)   

1964  Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks on February - 15.   

1964  Ken Hubbs, 2nd baseman (Chic Cubs), dies in plane crash at 22 on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 15 canada flies its new red and white Maple Leaf flag, retiring the Red Ensign.   

1965  On this day in history john Lennon passes his driving test   

1965  On February - 15 singer Nat King Cole dies in Santa Monica, CA, at age 45.   

1965  Nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 49 on February - 15.   

1966  On February - 15 camillo Torres, Colombian priest/guerrilla fighter, dies   

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1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on this day in history.   

1458  On this day in history birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)   

1471  On February - 15 birth of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)   

1483  On February - 15 birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30   

1497  On February - 15 birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on February - 15.   

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on February - 15.   

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on February - 15.   

1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1145  On this day in history lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies   

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on February - 15.   

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on February - 15.   

1568  On February - 15 hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36   

1580  On February - 15 cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies   

1597  On February - 15 pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on February - 15.