Page 7: 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  On February - 03 royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3   

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  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  On February - 03 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 this day in history.   

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 February - 03 werner Bock, writer, dies   

1963  On this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational   

1964  On February - 03 "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold   

1964  On this day in history black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools   

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

1965  Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km) on this day in history.   

1966  On February - 03 first soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9   

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

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

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

1969  On this day in history eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered   

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

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1338  On February - 03 birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

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

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

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

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

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

1690  On this day in history birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  On this day in history 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  Death of Saint Werburgh on February - 03.   

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

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on February - 03.   

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

1399  On February - 03 john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on February - 03.