Page 7: Historical Events In February - 03

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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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on February - 03.   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on February - 03.   

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

1648  On this day in history birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

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  On February - 03 birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on February - 03.   

0619  On February - 03 death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh   

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  On this day in history death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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