- 1942 15 Feb Britain's colony of Singapore, impregnable from the sea, surrenders to Japanese forces attacking by land.
- 1971 15 Feb Decimal currency is launched in Britain, replacing the traditional 'pounds, shillings and pence' system.
- 1989 15 Feb The last Soviet soldier leaves Afghanistan, marking the USSR's first military defeat since World War Two.
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