Page 6: Historical Events In February - 06
Sunday, 16 February 2025
1932 On February - 06 the birth of Francois Truffaut, French director
1932 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, NY (demonstration sport) on February - 06.
1933 -90ºF (-68ºC), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record) on February - 06.
1933 Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 meters (112 feet), in Pacific hurricane near Manila on February - 06.
1933 On February - 06 president von Hindenburg & von Papen end Prussian parliament
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 On February - 06 -90°F (-68°C), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record)
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 K Elizabeth Ohi becomes 1st Japanese-US female lawyer on February - 06.
1938 Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1939 On this day in history spanish government flees to France
1939 On this day in history spanish govt flees to France
1941 On February - 06 battle of Beda Fomm Italian 10th army destroyed
1941 British troops conquer Bengazi, Libya on this day in history.
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 Wobbe de Vries, Dutch linguist, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1943 On February - 06 hMCS Louisburg (Corvette) torpedoed in the Mediterranean
1943 Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade" on February - 06.
1943 The first Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down on this day in history.
1943 1st Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down on February - 06.
1943 HA Seyffardt, Dutch lt-gen/NSB "minister", dies at 71 on February - 06.
1945 8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz on February - 06.
1945 Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder on February - 06.
1945 On February - 06 the birth of Bob Marley, Jamaican singer.
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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