Historical Events In February - 16

1965  Pegasus 1 launched to detect micro-meteors on February - 16.   

1966  On February - 16 bob Cowper makes 307 vs England at the MCG, 727 minute s, 20 fours   

1966  On this day in history end of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK   

1966  On this day in history france performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria   

1966  Hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history operation River Raider begins in Mekong Delta   

1967  On this day in history smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55   

1968  On February - 16 beatles George Harrison & John Lennon & wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi   

1968  Country's first 911 phone system went into service in Haleyville AL on this day in history.   

1968  Elvis Presley receives gold record for "How Great Thou Art" on February - 16.   

1968  On this day in history healey Willan, composer, dies at 87   

1970  On this day in history joe Frazier KOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for undisputed heavyweight boxing crown   

1971  Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, under opposition attack in the Commons, utters an apparently unparliamentary expression that he later describes as "fuddle-duddle" we all know what it really was on February - 16.   

1972  On February - 16 german mass murderers "Three of Breda" freed   

1972  Test Cricket debut of Lawrence Rowe West Indies vs New Zealand Kingston, 214 & 100 on February - 16.   

1973  West Indies vs Australia at Kingston, first time since 1955 without Sobers on this day in history.   

1973  William Calley's murder conviction for the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam on February - 16.   

1973  Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies on February - 16.   

1977  USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR on this day in history.   

1978  The first Computer Bulletin Board System (Ward & Randy's CBBS, Chicago) on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history george Harrison releases "Blow Away"   

1979  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on February - 16.   

1979  On this day in history louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58   

1980  Continuous traffic jam extends 176 km north of Lyons, France on this day in history.   

1980  Eric Heiden skates 5k in 7 02.29 (Olympics Record) on this day in history.   

1981  Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history agatha Barbara elected as first female President of Malta   

1982  On February - 16 assembled STS-3 vehicle moves from Vandenberg AFB to launch pad   

1982  Lee Majors & Farrah Fawcett Majors divorce on this day in history.   

1984  Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympics downhill skiing gold on February - 16.   

1984  Canada's Brian Orser wins Silver Medal in Figure Skating at the same Olympics; highest Olympic award ever to a Canadian male on this day in history.   

1984  In Sarajevo Bosnia Canada's Gaetan Boucher wins second Gold Medal in Speedskating at the 14th Winter Games on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69   

1985  On this day in history livingston Bramble defeats Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini to win WBA champion   

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on February - 16.   

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

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

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.   

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

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

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.   

0309  On this day in history 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  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

1279  On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  On this day in history 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 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 February - 16.