Page 9: Historical Events In February - 15

1967  On this day in history d66 (D'66) wins 7 seats in Dutch 2nd Chamber   

1967  On this day in history first anti-bootleg recording laws enacted   

1967  French Diadème 1-D satellite launches into Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history antonio Moreno, Spanish actor/director (It, Careers), dies at 79   

1968  Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 on February - 15.   

1970  Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater on this day in history.   

1970  Dominican DC-9 crashes into sea at Santo Domingo, kills 102 on February - 15.   

1970  On February - 15 nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo   

1971  After 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal on February - 15.   

1971  On February - 15 britain changes its currency to the decimal system   

1971  On February - 15 marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63   

1972  Dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes metropolitan of Imbros/Tenedos on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history president Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time   

1972  Edgar P Snow, US author/journalist (Battle for Asia), dies at 66 on February - 15.   

1973  Ottawa restricts oil exports to US, due to possible shortages on February - 15.   

1973  On February - 15 uSSR launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km)   

1973  Tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55 on February - 15.   

1974  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrives in Switzerland after being expelled from the USSR on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer, dies at 86   

1975  Julian Huxley, biologist, dies on February - 15.   

1976  12th Winter Olympics games close at Innsbruck, Austria on February - 15.   

1977  Royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto on February - 15.   

1977  Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election on this day in history.   

1978  England all out 64 for first loss to New Zealand in cricket (Boycott Captain) on this day in history.   

1978  On February - 15 escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola FL   

1978  On this day in history in a split decision, Leon Spinks takes the heavyweight boxing champion title away from defending champ Muhammad Ali.   

1978  On February - 15 zaire revises constitution   

1978  On this day in history ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72   

1979  On February - 15 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey win   

1979  Paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show   

1979  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1979  On February - 15 alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51   

1980  On this day in history eric Heiden skates Olympics record 500 meter in 38.03 seconds   

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

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on February - 15.   

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on this day in history.   

1557  On February - 15 birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1043  On February - 15 gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52   

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on February - 15.   

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on this day in history.   

1503  On February - 15 henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies   

1568  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on this day in history.   

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1600  On February - 15 jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)