Page 7: Historical Events In February - 03
Thursday, 10 July 2025
1954 On this day in history jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32)
1956 On February - 03 toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events
1956 Autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open
1958 Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3 on this day in history.
1958 Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3 on February - 03.
1958 On this day in history henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42
1959 American Airlines Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65 on February - 03.
1959 Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson die in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa on February - 03.
1959 On this day in history american Airlines Electra crashes in NY's East River, killing 65
1959 On this day in history big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28
1960 Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1961 6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm)) on February - 03.
1961 On February - 03 anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54
1962 President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food &drugs on this day in history.
1962 John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history werner Bock, writer, dies
1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational on February - 03.
1964 On this day in history "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold
1964 On this day in history black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools
1965 On this day in history 105 USAF cadets resigned for cheating on exams
1965 Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km) on February - 03.
1966 On February - 03 first soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9
1966 Soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9) on this day in history.
1966 The first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US) on February - 03.
1966 On this day in history june Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65
1967 "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix on February - 03.
1967 On February - 03 joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide
1969 The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO on February - 03.
1969 On this day in history the Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization
1969 Eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered on this day in history.
1971 Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history 11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia)
1972 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 03.
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