Page 7: Historical Events In February - 19

1959  In this year, Gabon formally adopts its constitution.   

1959  USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico   

1960  Bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts.   

1960  Protest strike in Poznan Poland   

1961  Albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism".   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  Albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77.   

1963  In this year, Robert Frost claims Bollingen Prize   

1963  USSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba   

1964  UK flies ½ ton of Beatle wigs to US   

1964  UK flies ½ ton of The Beatles wigs to the US   

1965  NFL adds 6th official   

1965  Forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81   

1967  Wilmer King, 1st casuality on Tappan Zee Bridge NY, dies.   

1968  Ralph Dunn, actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), dies at 65   

1969  inaugural Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet.   

1970  USSR launches Sputnik 52 and Molniya 1-13 communications satellite.   

1970  Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89.   

1971  In this year, Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK   

1975  Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer, dies at 71   

1976  Frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara   

1976  Iceland breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain over the 'cod war'   

1977  Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released   

1977  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1977  Shuttle Enterprise makes inaugural test flight atop a 747 jetliner.   

1980  Eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1000 meter in 1 15.18.   

1980  Bon Scott, Aust rock vocalist (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie), dies at 33   

1981  Frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94.   

1982  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1983  Alice White, actress (Employees' Entrance), dies at 78 of a stroke   

1984  14th winter Olympics games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.   

1984  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR.   

1984  Ina Ray Hutton, orch leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show), dies at 66   

1985  150 killed when a Spanish jetliner crashed approaching Bilbao, Spain   

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1473  Nicolaus copernicus: Polish mathematician and astronomer   

1526  Charles de l'ecluse: Flemish botanist   

1552  Melchior klesl: Austrian cardinal and statesman   

1588  Pieter de carpentier: Flemish gov-gen of dutch east-indies   

1611  Andries de graeff: Mayor of amsterdam (1657..71)   

1616  Jacques de saint-luc: Composer   

1630  Shivaji: Founder of the maratha empire   

1660  Friedrich hoffmann: German physician and chemist   

0197  D clodius septimus albinus: Roman bequest in england,   

0440  Death of Mesrop mashtots: Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)   

1133  Irene ducaena: Wife of alexius i comnenus (b. 1066)   

1260  Boniface: Of lausanne, belgian bishop/saint,   

1401  William sawtree: 1st english religious martyr, burned in london   

1414  Death of Thomas arundel: Archbishop of canterbury/chancellor of england,   

1545  Pierre brully: [peter brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

1553  Erasmus reinhold: German mathematician,