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  Toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events on this day in history.   

1956  Autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot on February - 03.   

1957  Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open on February - 03.   

1958  Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3 on February - 03.   

1958  Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3 on February - 03.   

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

1959  American Airlines Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65 on February - 03.   

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

1959  On this day in history american Airlines Electra crashes in NY's East River, killing 65   

1959  On February - 03 big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28   

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

1961  On February - 03 6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm))   

1961  On this day in history 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 this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational   

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

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

1966  On this day in history soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9)   

1966  On this day in history 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  On February - 03 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 February - 03.   

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  On February - 03 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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

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

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

1677  On this day in history birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)   

1690  On February - 03 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  On this day in history ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

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 this day in history.