Page 5: Historical Events In February - 04

1915  Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Mississippi Penitentiary.   

1915  Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Miss Penitentiary.   

1915  William Talman, Detroit Mich, actor (Crashout, Hamilton-Perry Mason)   

1916  Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner   

1917  Belgium Council of Flanders established   

1917  Aga Yahya Khan, Pakistan military/politician.   

1919  City of Bremen's Soviet Republic overthrown   

1920  inaugural flight from London to South Africa takes-off (1½ months).   

1920  1st flight from London to South Africa takes-off (lasts 1½ months).   

1921  Betty Friedan, American philosopher is born   

1921  Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator, dies at 75.   

1922  WGY-AM in Schenectady NY begins radio transmissions   

1924  The inaugural Winter Olympics games close at Chamonix France   

1924  1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France   

1926  Austrian chancellor Seipel wants to join Germany.   

1927  KGA-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions.   

1927  Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74.   

1928  Hendrik A Lorentz, physicist (L transformation-Nobel 1902), dies at 74   

1929  Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut v England at Adelaide.   

1930  1st tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans   

1931  In this year, National League formally adopts a deader baseball.   

1932  Japanese troop occupy Harbin, Manchuria.   

1932  Lake Placid, NY hosts the inaugural Winter Olympics. Lake Placid would reprise this role in 1980   

1932  3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, NY.   

1933  Crew of Dutch "7 Provinces" mutiny after pay cuts.   

1933  German President Von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press.   

1933  -Feb 10] Crew of Dutch "7 Provinces" mutiny after pay cuts   

1936  The inaugural radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E)   

1936  1st radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E).   

1937  Jim Margie, Philadelphia, bowls 900 in 3 (unsanctioned) games.   

1938  "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway.   

1938  Adolf Hitler takes command of the German Army.   

1938  Hitler seizes control of German army and puts Nazi in key posts.   

1939  Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-minute mile beyond human effort   

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1465  French van brederode: Leader of hoeksen   

1524  Luis de camões: Portugal's greatest poet   

1549  Eustache du caurroy: Composer   

1575  Pierre de barulle: French cardinal   

1581  Daniel selich: Composer   

1620  Gustaf bonde: Swedish statesman   

1646  Hans a freiherr von abschatz: Silesian poet   

1677  Johann ludwig bach: German composer   

0211  Death of Lucius septimus severus: Emperor of rome (193-211),   

0708  Death of Sisinnius: Greek-syrian pope (708, 20 days),   

0856  Hrabanus maurus: East france, archbishop of mainz,   

0869  Death of Saint cyril: Greek missionary to the slavs (b. 827)   

1189  Death of Gilbert of sempringham: English monastery founder/saint,   

1222  Death of Willem i: Earl of holland (1203-22),   

1503  Death of Queen elizabeth: Consort of henry vii of england,   

1505  Joan of valois: Queen of france/saint,