Page 9: Historical Events In February - 01

1941  US female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn   

1941  US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner.   

1942  2nd Norwegian government of Quisling forms   

1943  German occupiers make Vidkun Quisling Norwegian premier   

1943  Mussert forms pro Nazi shadow cabinet (Netherlands).   

1944  inaugural Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein   

1944  Supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy.   

1944  Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72.   

1945  US Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie.   

1945  Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72   

1946  Norwegian statesman Trygve Lie is selected as the inaugural secretary-general of the United Nations   

1946  Republic of Hungary proclaimed, Zolt n Tildy as communist president.   

1946  Hans Betghe, writer, dies at 70   

1947  Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats and communists   

1947  Dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad.   

1947  NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established   

1948  Federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates.   

1948  Palestine Post building in Jerusalem bombed.   

1949  200" (5.08-meter) Hale telescope inaugural used   

1949  In this year, RCA releases inaugural single record ever (45 rpm).   

1949  Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63   

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   

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

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

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

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

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

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