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

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

0856  Death of Hrabanus maurus: East france, archbishop of mainz,   

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

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

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

1503  Queen elizabeth: Consort of henry vii of england,   

1505  Joan of valois: Queen of france/saint,