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Historical Events Happened In February - 01

Monday, 20 May 2013

1954 First TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres on this day in history.

1954 Scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire on this day in history.

1954 Julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69 on this day in history.

1955 On this day in history h C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark

1956 On this day in history hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking

1957 Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam on this day in history.

1957 The first black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline on this day in history.

1957 On this day in history friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66

1958 On this day in history 1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women

1958 On this day in history egypt & Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic

1958 US satellite (Explorer I) launched on this day in history.

1958 On this day in history clinton Joseph Davisson, dies

1959 Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) on this day in history.

1959 US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss on this day in history.

1959 US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins on this day in history.

1959 On this day in history madame Sul-To-Wan, [Conley], actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 85

1960 On this day in history 4 students stage first civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth

1960 Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender on this day in history.

1961 On this day in history a full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful

1961 British minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive on this day in history.

1961 On this day in history mackay & Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw vs West Indies

1963 Neil Young performs his first professional date at a Winnipeg country club, at age 17 on this day in history.

1963 On this day in history nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda

1964 "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances on this day in history.

1964 Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," first #1 hit & stays #1 for 7 weeks on this day in history.

1964 Indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity on this day in history.

1964 Suriname River dammed on this day in history.

1965 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam on this day in history.

1965 Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma AL on this day in history.

1965 On this day in history martin Luther King Jr and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama

1965 Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news on this day in history.

1965 The Hamilton River in Labrador renamed Churchill River in honour of Winston Spencer Churchill on this day in history.

1966 Buster Keaton, famous comic film star, dies at age 69 on this day in history.

1966 On this day in history buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69

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Famous Birthdays In February - 01

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1261 Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.

1459 On this day in history birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)

1462 Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) was born on this day in history.

1552 On this day in history birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)

1603 Michael Trumper, composer was born on this day in history.

1605 Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on this day in history.

1633 Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.

1635 Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In February - 01

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1204 On this day in history death of alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered

1248 On this day in history hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies

1294 On this day in history louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies

1328 On this day in history charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies

1502 On this day in history olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies

1542 On this day in history death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)

1563 On this day in history death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)

1590 On this day in history death of lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator