Page 6: Historical Events In February - 03

1925  Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 on February - 03.   

1927  On this day in history uprising against regime of General Carmona in Portugal   

1929  On February - 03 revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam   

1930  On this day in history vietnamese Communistic Party forms   

1930  William Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia"   

1931  On this day in history hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72   

1933  German minister Göring bans social-democratic newspaper Vorwärts on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin   

1933  1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, DC on this day in history.   

1936  Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania (b.1885) on this day in history.   

1937  On February - 03 bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket v England   

1938  On February - 03 paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in NYC   

1941  On February - 03 supreme Court upheld Federal Wage &Hour law, sets minimum wages &maximum hours   

1941  On this day in history supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets min wages & max hrs   

1942  Japanese air raid on Java on February - 03.   

1942  1st Japanese air raid on Java on February - 03.   

1943  On February - 03 4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others   

1943  On this day in history alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns   

1944  World War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin   

1945  On February - 03 walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released   

1945  Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1947  -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record) on this day in history.   

1947  On February - 03 bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket   

1947  -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record) on February - 03.   

1947  Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1948  Dick Button becomes first world figure skating champion from US on this day in history.   

1948  On February - 03 dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US   

1950  On February - 03 nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges   

1950  On this day in history karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80   

1951  On February - 03 "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV   

1951  Dick Button win US skating title for 6th time on this day in history.   

1953  J Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show on this day in history.   

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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on February - 03.   

1368  On February - 03 birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)   

1525  On this day in history birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on February - 03.   

1655  On February - 03 birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1677  On February - 03 birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)   

1690  On this day in history birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on February - 03.   

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on February - 03.   

0619  On this day in history death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on February - 03.   

0865  On this day in history ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on February - 03.   

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on February - 03.   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on February - 03.   

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on this day in history.