Historical Events In February - 03

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

1927  On February - 03 uprising against regime of General Carmona in Portugal  

1929  Revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

1930  On February - 03 vietnamese Communistic Party forms  

1930  On February - 03 william Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons  

1931  Arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia" on February - 03.  

1931  On February - 03 hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72  

1933  On February - 03 german minister Göring bans social-democratic newspaper Vorwärts  

1933  Marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin on this day in history.  

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

1936  On February - 03 sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania (b.1885)  

1937  Bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket v England on February - 03.  

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  Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets min wages & max hrs on this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history japanese air raid on Java  

1942  On this day in history 1st Japanese air raid on Java  

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

1943  Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns on February - 03.  

1944  World War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands on February - 03.  

1945  Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin on this day in history.  

1945  On this day in history walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released  

1945  On February - 03 jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61  

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

1947  On this day in history bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket  

1947  On this day in history -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record)  

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  Dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US on this day in history.  

1950  Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges on February - 03.  

1950  On February - 03 karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80  

1951  On this day in history "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV  

1951  On February - 03 dick Button win US skating title for 6th time  

1953  J Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show on February - 03.  

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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.  

1368  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on this day in history.  

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

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on February - 03.  

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.  

0474  On this day in history leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies  

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

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh  

0865  On February - 03 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.