Historical Events In February - 03

1925  Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1927  Uprising against regime of General Carmona in Portugal on February - 03.   

1929  Revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history vietnamese Communistic Party forms   

1930  On this day in history william Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons   

1931  On this day in history arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia"   

1931  On February - 03 hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72   

1933  German minister Göring bans social-democratic newspaper Vorwärts on this day in history.   

1933  Marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin on February - 03.   

1933  1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, DC on February - 03.   

1936  On this day in history sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania (b.1885)   

1937  Bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket v England on this day in history.   

1938  On February - 03 paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in NYC   

1941  On this day in history supreme Court upheld Federal Wage &Hour law, sets minimum wages &maximum hours   

1941  Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets min wages & max hrs on February - 03.   

1942  On this day in history japanese air raid on Java   

1942  1st Japanese air raid on Java on this day in history.   

1943  4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others on this day in history.   

1943  Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history world War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands.   

1945  Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin on this day in history.   

1945  On February - 03 walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released   

1945  Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61 on February - 03.   

1947  On February - 03 -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

1947  Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

1947  On this day in history anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74   

1948  On February - 03 dick Button becomes first world figure skating champion from US   

1948  On this day in history dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US   

1950  Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges on February - 03.   

1950  On this day in history karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80   

1951  On this day in history "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV   

1951  Dick Button win US skating title for 6th time on this day in history.   

1953  On February - 03 j Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show   

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1338  On February - 03 birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on this day in history.   

1525  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on this day in history.   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1655  On this day in history birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on February - 03.   

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on February - 03.   

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on February - 03.   

0474  On this day in history leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  On this day in history death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on this day in history.   

0865  On this day in history ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  On this day in history death of king Sweyn I of Denmark   

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on this day in history.   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on February - 03.   

1428  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)