Page 7: Historical Events In February - 03
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1954 Jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32) on this day in history.
1956 Toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events on February - 03.
1956 On this day in history autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot
1957 Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open on this day in history.
1958 On February - 03 royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3
1958 Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3 on this day in history.
1958 On February - 03 henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42
1959 On February - 03 american Airlines Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65
1959 On this day in history buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson die in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
1959 American Airlines Electra crashes in NY's East River, killing 65 on February - 03.
1959 Big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28 on February - 03.
1960 On this day in history johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80
1961 On this day in history 6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm))
1961 On this day in history anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54
1962 On this day in history president Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food &drugs
1962 John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm on February - 03.
1962 On February - 03 werner Bock, writer, dies
1963 On this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational
1964 On this day in history "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold
1964 Black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools on February - 03.
1965 105 USAF cadets resigned for cheating on exams on this day in history.
1965 Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km) on this day in history.
1966 First soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9 on February - 03.
1966 On February - 03 soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9)
1966 On this day in history the first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US)
1966 On February - 03 june Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65
1967 On this day in history "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix
1967 On this day in history joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide
1969 The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO on February - 03.
1969 On this day in history the Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization
1969 On this day in history eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered
1971 On this day in history jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72
1972 On this day in history 11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia)
1972 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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