Page 6: Historical Events In February - 06

1932  On February - 06 the birth of Francois Truffaut, French director   

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 February - 06.   

1933  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 on February - 06.   

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

1934  On February - 06 reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500   

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

1935  On February - 06 first election to allow women to vote in Turkey   

1935  On this day in history "Monopoly" board game goes on sale for 1st time   

1936  On February - 06 4th Winter Olympics games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

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

1936  On February - 06 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1937  On this day in history k Elizabeth Ohi becomes first Japanese-US female lawyer   

1937  On this day in history k Elizabeth Ohi becomes 1st Japanese-US female lawyer   

1938  Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1939  On February - 06 spanish government flees to France   

1939  Spanish govt flees to France on February - 06.   

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

1941  On this day in history british troops conquer Bengazi, Libya   

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

1941  On February - 06 maximilien Luce, French painter, dies at 82   

1942  On this day in history wobbe de Vries, Dutch linguist, dies at 78   

1943  HMCS Louisburg (Corvette) torpedoed in the Mediterranean on this day in history.   

1943  On February - 06 singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"   

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

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

1943  On February - 06 hA Seyffardt, Dutch lt-gen/NSB "minister", dies at 71   

1945  8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz on February - 06.   

1945  On this day in history russian Red Army crosses the river Oder   

1945  On this day in history the birth of Bob Marley, Jamaican singer.   

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

1946  On this day in history "Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 142 performances   

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1461  On this day in history birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  On February - 06 birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)   

1577  On February - 06 birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)   

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on February - 06.   

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

1637  On February - 06 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 February - 06.   

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on February - 06.   

1378  On February - 06 death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)   

1497  On this day in history john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79   

1515  On February - 06 death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer   

1585  On this day in history death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  On this day in history death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)