Page 6: Historical Events In February - 03

1925  Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history 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  William Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons on this day in history.   

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

1931  Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 February - 03 1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, DC   

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

1937  On this day in history bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket v England   

1938  Paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in NYC on February - 03.   

1941  Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage &Hour law, sets minimum wages &maximum hours on February - 03.   

1941  On February - 03 supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets min wages & max hrs   

1942  Japanese air raid on Java on February - 03.   

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  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 February - 03.   

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

1945  Walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released on this day in history.   

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

1947  -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record) on February - 03.   

1947  Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket on February - 03.   

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 February - 03.   

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  Karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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1338  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  On this day in history birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)   

1525  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on February - 03.   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on February - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

0474  On February - 03 leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on February - 03.   

0699  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1116  On February - 03 death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1428  On February - 03 death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)