Page 6: 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  -90ºF (-68ºC), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record) on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history 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  On February - 06 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  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 February - 06.   

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

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

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

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 February - 06.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1941  On February - 06 battle of Beda Fomm Italian 10th army destroyed   

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  On this day in history maximilien Luce, French painter, dies at 82   

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

1943  HMCS Louisburg (Corvette) torpedoed in the Mediterranean on February - 06.   

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 February - 06.   

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

1943  HA Seyffardt, Dutch lt-gen/NSB "minister", dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1945  Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder on February - 06.   

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

1945  Jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed on February - 06.   

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

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

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

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 February - 06 birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

0743  On this day in history hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52   

0891  On this day in history photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies   

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

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on February - 06.   

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)