Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/February 15
February 15: Candlemas in Eastern Christianity; Flag Day in Canada; National Day in Serbia.
- 1898 – The United States Navy battleship USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana, Cuba, killing more than 260 people and precipitating the Spanish-American War.
- 1942 – World War II: Japanese forces led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita (pictured) captured Singapore, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in British history.
- 1971 – The British pound sterling and the Irish pound were decimalised on what is called Decimal Day.
- 1989 – The Soviet Union officially announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from Afghanistan after a nine-year conflict.
- 2003 – In one of the largest anti-war rallies in history, millions around the world in approximately 800 cities took part in protests against the impending invasion of Iraq.
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