Page 7: Historical Events In February - 03

1954  On February - 03 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  On February - 03 autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot   

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 February - 03.   

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

1958  On February - 03 henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42   

1959  On this day in history 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 February - 03.   

1959  American Airlines Electra crashes in NY's East River, killing 65 on this day in history.   

1959  Big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28 on February - 03.   

1960  Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80 on February - 03.   

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

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  On this day in history john Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm   

1962  On this day in history werner Bock, writer, dies   

1963  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational on this day in history.   

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  Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km) on this day in history.   

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

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

1966  The first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US) on this day in history.   

1966  On February - 03 june Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65   

1967  "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide   

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

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 February - 03.   

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

1972  11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia) on this day in history.   

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 February - 03.   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on February - 03.   

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

1648  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On February - 03 leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

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

0699  On this day in history death of saint Werburgh   

0865  On February - 03 ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  On February - 03 death of king Sweyn I of Denmark   

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on February - 03.   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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