Historical Events In February - 06

1932  On this day in history the birth of Francois Truffaut, French director   

1932  On February - 06 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, NY (demonstration sport)   

1933  On this day in history -90ºF (-68ºC), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record)   

1933  On this day in history highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 meters (112 feet), in Pacific hurricane near Manila   

1933  President von Hindenburg & von Papen end Prussian parliament on February - 06.   

1933  The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution goes into effect, which changes the start of congressional, vice-presidential, and presidential terms from March to January on February - 06.   

1933  On this day in history -90°F (-68°C), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record)   

1934  On February - 06 reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500   

1935  Board game "Monopoly" goes on sale for the first time on this day in history.   

1935  First election to allow women to vote in Turkey on this day in history.   

1935  "Monopoly" board game goes on sale for 1st time on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history 4th Winter Olympics games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1936  Pravda criticizes Shostakovitch' ballet "Clear Brook" on February - 06.   

1936  On this day in history 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1937  K Elizabeth Ohi becomes first Japanese-US female lawyer on February - 06.   

1937  On February - 06 k Elizabeth Ohi becomes 1st Japanese-US female lawyer   

1938  Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 on February - 06.   

1939  Spanish government flees to France on February - 06.   

1939  On this day in history spanish govt flees to France   

1941  On this day in history battle of Beda Fomm Italian 10th army destroyed   

1941  British troops conquer Bengazi, Libya on this day in history.   

1941  On February - 06 auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19)   

1941  Maximilien Luce, French painter, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history wobbe de Vries, Dutch linguist, dies at 78   

1943  HMCS Louisburg (Corvette) torpedoed in the Mediterranean on February - 06.   

1943  On February - 06 singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"   

1943  The first Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down on this day in history.   

1943  1st Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down on February - 06.   

1943  On this day in history hA Seyffardt, Dutch lt-gen/NSB "minister", dies at 71   

1945  On February - 06 8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz   

1945  On February - 06 russian Red Army crosses the river Oder   

1945  On February - 06 the birth of Bob Marley, Jamaican singer.   

1945  Jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history "Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 142 performances   

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1461  On February - 06 birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  On February - 06 birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)   

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.   

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.   

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on February - 06.   

1637  On February - 06 birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

0743  On February - 06 hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52   

0891  On this day in history photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies   

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on February - 06.   

1378  On February - 06 death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1515  On this day in history death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer   

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on February - 06.   

1593  On February - 06 death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)