Historical Events In February - 03

1954  Jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32) on this day in history.  

1956  On February - 03 toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events  

1956  On this day in history autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot  

1957  Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open on this day in history.  

1958  Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3 on this day in history.  

1958  On this day in history royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3  

1958  On February - 03 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 this day in history.  

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  Big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28 on this day in history.  

1960  On February - 03 johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80  

1961  6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm)) on this day in history.  

1961  Anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54 on February - 03.  

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  Werner Bock, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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  Black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history 105 USAF cadets resigned for cheating on exams  

1965  On this day in history orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km)  

1966  On this day in history first soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9  

1966  On February - 03 soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9)  

1966  On February - 03 the first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US)  

1966  June Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65 on February - 03.  

1967  On February - 03 "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix  

1967  On February - 03 joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide  

1969  On February - 03 the Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO  

1969  the Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization on February - 03.  

1969  Eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered on this day in history.  

1971  On February - 03 jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72  

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 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  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on February - 03.  

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

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer  

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

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.  

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.  

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

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on this day in history.  

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

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh  

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

1014  On this day in history death of king Sweyn I of Denmark  

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