Historical Events In February - 03

1925  On February - 03 jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51  

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  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  Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72 on February - 03.  

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

1933  Marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin on February - 03.  

1933  On February - 03 1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, DC  

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

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

1938  On this day in history 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  On February - 03 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 this day in history.  

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  Walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released on February - 03.  

1945  Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61 on February - 03.  

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

1947  On this day in history anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74  

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

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

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

1951  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)  

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

1525  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on this day in history.  

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer  

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

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

0699  On this day in history death of saint Werburgh  

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

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

1116  On this day in history death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)  

1399  On this day in history john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58  

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on February - 03.