Historical Events In February - 06

1932  The birth of Francois Truffaut, French director on February - 06.   

1932  On this day in history 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, NY (demonstration sport)   

1933  On February - 06 -90ºF (-68ºC), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record)   

1933  Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 meters (112 feet), in Pacific hurricane near Manila on February - 06.   

1933  President von Hindenburg & von Papen end Prussian parliament on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution goes into effect, which changes the start of congressional, vice-presidential, and presidential terms from March to January.   

1933  -90°F (-68°C), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record) on this day in history.   

1934  Reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500 on February - 06.   

1935  Board game "Monopoly" goes on sale for the first time on February - 06.   

1935  First election to allow women to vote in Turkey on February - 06.   

1935  "Monopoly" board game goes on sale for 1st time on February - 06.   

1936  On this day in history 4th Winter Olympics games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1936  Pravda criticizes Shostakovitch' ballet "Clear Brook" on February - 06.   

1936  On this day in history 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1937  K Elizabeth Ohi becomes first Japanese-US female lawyer on this day in history.   

1937  K Elizabeth Ohi becomes 1st Japanese-US female lawyer on this day in history.   

1938  Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 on February - 06.   

1939  Spanish government flees to France on February - 06.   

1939  Spanish govt flees to France on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history battle of Beda Fomm Italian 10th army destroyed   

1941  British troops conquer Bengazi, Libya on February - 06.   

1941  On this day in history auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19)   

1941  Maximilien Luce, French painter, dies at 82 on February - 06.   

1942  On February - 06 wobbe de Vries, Dutch linguist, dies at 78   

1943  On this day in history hMCS Louisburg (Corvette) torpedoed in the Mediterranean   

1943  Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade" on February - 06.   

1943  On this day in history the first Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down   

1943  1st Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history hA Seyffardt, Dutch lt-gen/NSB "minister", dies at 71   

1945  8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz on this day in history.   

1945  Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder on this day in history.   

1945  The birth of Bob Marley, Jamaican singer on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

1946  "Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 142 performances on February - 06.   

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1461  On February - 06 birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  On this day in history birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)   

1577  On this day in history birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)   

1608  On February - 06 birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

1611  On February - 06 birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)   

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

1639  On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

0743  On February - 06 hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52   

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on this day in history.   

1378  On this day in history death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on February - 06.   

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.   

1585  On February - 06 death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on February - 06.