Historical Events In February - 16

1923  US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger   

1926  Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France on this day in history.   

1926  On February - 16 the birth of John Schlesinger, American director   

1927  Noël Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history uS restores diplomatic relations with Turkey   

1927  On February - 16 noel Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London   

1929  On February - 16 kID-AM in Idaho Falls ID begins radio transmissions   

1931  Extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes President of Finland on February - 16.   

1932  Patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree on February - 16.   

1932  On this day in history 1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree   

1933  Catholic newspaper Germania warns against Nazis/communists on February - 16.   

1933  Archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies on February - 16.   

1934  On February - 16 austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund.   

1934  On February - 16 eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38   

1936  4th Winter Olympics games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany on February - 16.   

1936  Spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections on February - 16.   

1936  4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany on this day in history.   

1936  Tommy Ward, S African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted on February - 16.   

1937  DuPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers on February - 16.   

1937  Nylon is patented on this day in history.   

1938  US Federal Crop Insurance program authorized on this day in history.   

1938  Otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64 on February - 16.   

1939  Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26 on February - 16.   

1940  On this day in history british search plane finds German Altmark off Norway   

1940  RCAF's No. 110 Army Cooperation Squadron sails for Britain; first of 48 squadrons to go overseas on this day in history.   

1942  German submarines attack Aruba oil refinery on February - 16.   

1942  Massacre of 22 members of the Australian Army Nursing Service and other survivors of the SS Vyner Brooke, on Banka Island, Straits of Sumatra on February - 16.   

1943  On this day in history -32º F (-36º C), Falls Village CT (state record)   

1943  British premier Winston Churchill gets pneumonia on this day in history.   

1943  On February - 16 red army conquers Kharkov   

1943  On February - 16 sign on Munich facade "Out with Hitler! Long live freedom!" done by "White Rose" student group, caught on 2/18, beheaded on 2/22   

1943  Withdrawing Africa Corps reaches Mareth-line in North-Africa on February - 16.   

1943  On this day in history -32°F (-36°C), Falls Village, Connecticut (state record)   

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1032  On February - 16 birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on February - 16.   

1543  On February - 16 birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

0309  On February - 16 death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on February - 16.   

1247  On this day in history death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on this day in history.   

1391  On this day in history johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on February - 16.   

1538  On February - 16 everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.