Page 6: 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  On this day in history suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France   

1926  On this day in history the birth of John Schlesinger, American director   

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

1927  On February - 16 uS restores diplomatic relations with Turkey   

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

1929  KID-AM in Idaho Falls ID begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes President of Finland   

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

1932  On February - 16 1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree   

1933  Catholic newspaper Germania warns against Nazis/communists on this day in history.   

1933  Archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund.   

1934  Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38 on February - 16.   

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

1936  Spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections on this day in history.   

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  On February - 16 duPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers   

1937  On February - 16 nylon is patented   

1938  On February - 16 uS Federal Crop Insurance program authorized   

1938  On February - 16 otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64   

1939  Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1940  British search plane finds German Altmark off Norway on this day in history.   

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

1942  On this day in history german submarines attack Aruba oil refinery   

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

1943  British premier Winston Churchill gets pneumonia on February - 16.   

1943  Red army conquers Kharkov on February - 16.   

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

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

1943  On February - 16 -32°F (-36°C), Falls Village, Connecticut (state record)   

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1032  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

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

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  On February - 16 birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on February - 16.   

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  On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  On this day in history death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  On this day in history everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on February - 16.