Historical Events In February - 08
Thursday, 18 April 2024
1953 Cliff Clark, actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63 on February - 08.
1954 On February - 08 mabel Paige, actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73
1955 On February - 08 john Grisham author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and other was born
1955 Malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him on February - 08.
1956 On this day in history mine disaster in Quaregnon Belgium, 8 die
1956 Connie Mack, baseball manager (Phila A's, 1901-50), dies at 93 on this day in history.
1957 San Francisco Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall on February - 08.
1957 On this day in history john Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53
1958 Edgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia on February - 08.
1958 French planes bomb Sakiet Tunisia, 75 die on February - 08.
1958 KIRO TV channel 7 in Seattle WA (CBS) begins broadcasting on February - 08.
1959 William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76 on February - 08.
1960 Congress opens hearings looking into payola on this day in history.
1961 William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1963 First transmission of Clandestine Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1963 Abdul Karim Kassem, PM of Iraq (58-63), assassinated in Baghdad at 48 on this day in history.
1964 Peter Shaffer's "Royal Hunt of the Sun," premieres in London on this day in history.
1964 Representative Martha Griffiths address gets civil rights protection for women being added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act on February - 08.
1964 On February - 08 tom Terriss, English director (His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru), dies at 91
1965 On this day in history eastern DC-7B crashes into Atlantic off Jones Beach NJ, kills 84
1965 On February - 08 supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love"
1967 French Diadème D-1C satellite launches into Earth orbit on February - 08.
1967 Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games) on February - 08.
1967 On February - 08 peter (Asher) &Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership
1967 Pirate Radio UKGM (England) closes down on February - 08.
1967 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
1968 Three college students are killed in a clash with the South Carolina highway patrol, during a civil rights protest in Orangeburg on this day in history.
1968 J Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56 on this day in history.
1969 First test flight of the Boeing 747 Jumbo jet on this day in history.
1969 Last edition of Saturday Evening Post on February - 08.
1969 Last edition of Saturday Evening Post, which used to carry Norman Rockwell covers on this day in history.
1969 Meteorite weighing over 1 ton falls in Chihuahua, México on this day in history.
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