Historical Events In February - 13
Friday, 29 March 2024
1971 12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos on February - 13.
1971 On this day in history golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2
1972 On February - 13 "Grease" opens on Broadway
1972 On this day in history 11th Winter Olympics games close at Sapporo, Japan
1973 On February - 13 uS dollar devalues 10%
1974 Dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from USSR on February - 13.
1974 Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn is expelled from the USSR on February - 13.
1975 On this day in history cyprus premier Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation
1975 On this day in history dagmar Godowsky, actress (Common Law, Red Lights), dies at 78
1976 Dorothy Hamill wins Olympics figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria on February - 13.
1976 Peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history general Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup
1977 On this day in history eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship
1977 On February - 13 pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic
1977 On this day in history jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77
1978 On February - 13 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1979 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation on February - 13.
1979 On February - 13 washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm
1979 Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1980 On February - 13 apollo Computer Inc incorporated
1980 On February - 13 new Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin
1980 On February - 13 opening ceremonies for the 13th Winter Olympics begin in Lake Placid, New York.
1980 David Janssen, [Meyer], actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49 on February - 13.
1981 Longest sentence published by New York Times-1286 words on this day in history.
1982 On this day in history pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is on the charts for 402nd week
1982 Zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, grew to 8'1" (tallest woman), dies at 17 on February - 13.
1983 Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup on February - 13.
1983 World Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds on this day in history.
1983 On February - 13 marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78
1984 On this day in history 6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart &liver transplant
1984 Konstantin Chernenko is selected as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, after the death of Yuri Andropov on February - 13.
1985 Dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier on February - 13.
1985 On this day in history polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders
1987 On February - 13 m L "Curly" Page, cricketer (NZ Test capt 1933), dies
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