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 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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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1677  On February - 03 birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)   

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 February - 03.   

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on this day in history.   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on February - 03.   

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on this day in history.   

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on this day in history.   

1399  On February - 03 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)