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 this day in history.   

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

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  On February - 03 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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  Anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 03 president Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food &drugs   

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

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

1963  On this day in history 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 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  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 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  On this day in history 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  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on February - 03.   

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  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  On this day in history birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1677  On this day in history 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  On this day in history leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  On February - 03 death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on February - 03.   

0865  On this day in history ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

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

1116  On this day in history death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)   

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

1428  On February - 03 death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)