Page 10: Historical Events In February - 01

1950  Urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland.   

1950  In this year, USSR formally claims condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes.   

1951  -50ºF (-46ºC), Gavilan NM (state record)   

1951  Alfred Krupp and 28 other German war criminals freed   

1951  inaugural telecast of atomic explosion   

1951  The inaugural X-ray moving picture process demonstrated.   

1951  UN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea.   

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1952  General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia.   

1952  The United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) is formed.   

1953  "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts   

1953  "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television great show for it's time.   

1953  Dr A de Waal appointed as Netherlands inaugural female assistant Secretary of state.   

1953  Flooding in Netherlands, results in the deaths of 1835.   

1954  inaugural TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres   

1954  Scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire   

1954  Julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69.   

1955  H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark.   

1956  Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking.   

1957  Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam.   

1957  The inaugural black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline.   

1957  Friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66   

1958  1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women   

1958  Egypt and Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic.   

1958  US satellite (Explorer I) launched.   

1958  Clinton Joseph Davisson, dies.   

1959  Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit)   

1959  US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss.   

1959  US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins.   

1959  Madame Sul-To-Wan, [Conley], actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 85   

1960  4 students stage inaugural civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth.   

1960  Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender   

1961  A full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful.   

1961  British minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive   

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1261  Walter de stapledon: English bishop   

1459  Conrad celtes: German scholar   

1462  Johannes trithemius: German cryptographer   

1552  Edward coke: Mileham norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  Michael trumper: Composer   

1605  Isaac aboab de fonseca: Portuguese/neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel schutz: Composer   

1635  Marquard gude: German archaeologist   

0656  Death of Sigebert iii: King of austrasia,   

1204  Alexius iv angelus: Regent of byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

1248  Death of Hendrik ii: Duke of brabant (1235-48),   

1294  Louis ii: The stern, ruler of upper-bayern,   

1328  Death of Charles iv: The handsome, king of france (1322-28),   

1502  Death of Olivier de la marche: Flemish writer/poet/governor,   

1542  Girolamo aleandro: Italian catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

1563  Death of Menas: Emperor of ethiopia (died of fever)