Page 8: Historical Events In February - 26

1967  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1967  On February - 26 verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St Paul, to become NWA champion   

1967  Harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70 on February - 26.   

1968  Clandestine Radio Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) final transmission on February - 26.   

1968  Eric Feldary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep), dies of burns at 55 on this day in history.   

1969  Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86 on February - 26.   

1970  On February - 26 beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album   

1970  On this day in history ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83   

1971  Ottawa starts program to raise Francophone numbers in the Canadian Armed Forces to at least 28% on February - 26.   

1971  On February - 26 edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies   

1972  On February - 26 slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, kills 125   

1972  On February - 26 tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50   

1973  Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68   

1974  On February - 26 gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris   

1975  On February - 26 "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore NYC for 75 performances   

1975  On February - 26 a televised kidney transplant is shown   

1976  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1977  First flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history bukka White, rocker, dies at 43   

1978  Ira Levin's "Deathtrap," premieres in New York NY on February - 26.   

1979  On this day in history a total eclipse of the sun casts a huge shadow from Oregon to North Dakota.   

1979  On February - 26 total solar eclipse crosses western Canada, casting a moving shadow 250 km wide   

1980  On February - 26 egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time   

1980  On this day in history military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname   

1980  On February - 26 r Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft   

1981  On February - 26 3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released   

1981  On February - 26 french Train à Grande Vitesse averages 380 kph on trial run   

1981  FC Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], lawyer/writer (Turkish War), dies at 79 on February - 26.   

1982  Test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs Australia Wellington, run out 9 on February - 26.   

1982  On February - 26 gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45   

1983  Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks on this day in history.   

1984  On February - 26 last US marines in multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon left Beirut   

1984  Pak Awang (84) marries 80th spouse on February - 26.   

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1361  On February - 26 birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.   

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on February - 26.   

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on February - 26.   

1672  On February - 26 birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on February - 26.   

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on February - 26.   

1686  On February - 26 birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat   

1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.   

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

1324  On this day in history dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies   

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on February - 26.   

1538  On this day in history worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  On this day in history death of heinrich Faber, German composer