Page 6: Historical Events In February - 06

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

1932  On February - 06 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, NY (demonstration sport)   

1933  On this day in history -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 February - 06.   

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

1935  On this day in history board game "Monopoly" goes on sale for the first time   

1935  First election to allow women to vote in Turkey on this day in history.   

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

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

1936  On February - 06 pravda criticizes Shostakovitch' ballet "Clear Brook"   

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 February - 06.   

1937  K Elizabeth Ohi becomes 1st Japanese-US female lawyer on February - 06.   

1938  On this day in history marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77   

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 February - 06 british troops conquer Bengazi, Libya   

1941  On February - 06 auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19)   

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

1942  Wobbe de Vries, Dutch linguist, dies at 78 on February - 06.   

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  On February - 06 the first Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down   

1943  On February - 06 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 February - 06 russian Red Army crosses the river Oder   

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  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  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on February - 06.   

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on February - 06.   

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on February - 06.   

1611  On this day in history birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)   

1612  On this day in history birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

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

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on February - 06.   

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

1140  On February - 06 thurstan, archbishop of York, dies   

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

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

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

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on February - 06.   

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