Page 6: Historical Events In February - 06

1932  The birth of Francois Truffaut, French director on this day in history.   

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  On February - 06 highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 meters (112 feet), in Pacific hurricane near Manila   

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 this day in history.   

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

1934  On this day in history 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  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  4th Winter Olympics games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany on this day in history.   

1936  Pravda criticizes Shostakovitch' ballet "Clear Brook" on this day in history.   

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

1937  K Elizabeth Ohi becomes first Japanese-US female lawyer on February - 06.   

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

1938  On February - 06 marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77   

1939  Spanish government flees to France on February - 06.   

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

1941  Battle of Beda Fomm Italian 10th army destroyed on February - 06.   

1941  On February - 06 british troops conquer Bengazi, Libya   

1941  Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19) on February - 06.   

1941  Maximilien Luce, French painter, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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 February - 06.   

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

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

1945  On February - 06 jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

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

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history 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  On February - 06 birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

1637  On February - 06 birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

1639  On February - 06 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  On February - 06 photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies   

1140  On this day in history thurstan, archbishop of York, dies   

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1497  On February - 06 john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79   

1515  On this day in history death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer   

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

1593  On February - 06 death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)