Page 7: Historical Events In February - 03

1958  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   

1959  Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson die in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.   

1959  American Airlines Electra crashes in NY's East River, killing 65   

1959  Big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28   

1960  Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80.   

1961  6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm)).   

1961  Anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54.   

1962  President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs   

1962  John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm   

1962  Werner Bock, writer, dies   

1964  "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold.   

1964  Black and Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools.   

1965  105 USAF cadets resigned for cheating on exams   

1965  Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km)   

1966  inaugural soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9   

1966  Soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9).   

1966  The inaugural operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US)   

1966  June Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65   

1967  "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix.   

1967  Joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide   

1969  The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO   

1969  the Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization.   

1969  Eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered.   

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

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

1972  John Litel, actor (Big Boss, Crime Doctor, My Buddy), dies at 79   

1973  Dr Hook's "Cover of "Rolling Stone"" enters Top 40 and peaks at #6.   

1973  President Nixon signs Endangered Species Act into law   

1973  Edward Lockspeiser, composer, dies at 67   

1975  John Secondari, newscaster (Open Hearing), dies at 55   

1976  Neville Lindsay, cricketer (S Afr batsman in Test v Aust 1921), dies.   

1977  Pauline Starke, actress (Dante's Inferno, Viking, Sun Up), dies at 76   

1979  "YMCA" by Village People peaks at #2 on pop singles chart.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

1338  Jeanne de bourbon: Wife of charles v of france   

1368  Charles vi: King of france (1380-1422)   

1525  Giovanni perluigi da palestrina: Composer   

1648  Louis bouteiller: Composer   

1655  Francois fagel: Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1677  Jan santini aichel: Czech architect   

1690  Richard rawlinson: English minister   

1721  Friedrich wilhelm von seydlitz: Prussian general   

0474  Leo i: Byzantine emperor (457-74),   

0619  Death of Laurence of canterbury: 2nd archbishop of canterbury   

0699  Saint werburgh: Saint werburgh   

0865  Death of Ansgar/anscharius/oskar: German 1st (arch)bishop of hamburg/saint,   

1014  Death of King sweyn i of denmark: King sweyn i of denmark   

1116  King coloman of hungary: King coloman of hungary (b. 1070)   

1399  Death of John of ghent: Duke of lancaster/king of castile & leon,   

1428  Death of Ashikaga yoshimochi: Japanese shogun (b. 1386)