Historical Events In February - 03
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1954 On this day in history jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32)
1956 Toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events on this day in history.
1956 Autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot on this day in history.
1957 Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open on this day in history.
1958 Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3 on this day in history.
1958 On February - 03 royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3
1958 Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42 on February - 03.
1959 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1959 On February - 03 big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28
1960 Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1961 6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm)) on this day in history.
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 Werner Bock, writer, dies on this day in history.
1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational on this day in history.
1964 "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold on February - 03.
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 On February - 03 first soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9
1966 On February - 03 soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9)
1966 On February - 03 the first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US)
1966 June Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1967 "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix on this day in history.
1967 On February - 03 joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide
1969 On this day in history the Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO
1969 the Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization on February - 03.
1969 Eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered on this day in history.
1971 On February - 03 jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72
1972 11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia) on this day in history.
1972 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
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