Page 7: Historical Events In February - 03

1954  On this day in history jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32)   

1956  On this day in history 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  On February - 03 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 this day in history.   

1958  Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1959  On February - 03 american Airlines Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65   

1959  Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson die in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa on this day in history.   

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  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 February - 03.   

1962  John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm on February - 03.   

1962  Werner Bock, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1963  On February - 03 mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational   

1964  On this day in history "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold   

1964  Black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools on February - 03.   

1965  On February - 03 105 USAF cadets resigned for cheating on exams   

1965  Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km) on February - 03.   

1966  First soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9 on this day in history.   

1966  Soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9) on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history the first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US)   

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  Joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide on February - 03.   

1969  The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO on February - 03.   

1969  the Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization on this day in history.   

1969  On February - 03 eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered   

1971  Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 on February - 03.   

1972  On February - 03 11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia)   

1972  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on February - 03.   

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

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

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on February - 03.   

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

1690  On February - 03 birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  On February - 03 birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

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

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

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  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on this day in history.   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on February - 03.   

1428  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)