Page 7: Historical Events In February - 06

1947  Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket on February - 06.   

1947  On this day in history albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82   

1948  Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia on this day in history.   

1948  First radio-controlled airplane flown on February - 06.   

1948  1st radio-controlled airplane flown on February - 06.   

1948  Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38 on February - 06.   

1951  On February - 06 "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84   

1951  Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into Argonne Atomic Lab (Illinois), to demonstrate lax in security on February - 06.   

1951  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1952  Britain's King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II on this day in history.   

1952  On February - 06 england replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II   

1952  George VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1953  Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history uS controls on wages & some consumer goods were lifted   

1953  Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 yrs 239 days, youngest Aussie on February - 06.   

1956  On this day in history chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing   

1956  French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers on February - 06.   

1956  On February - 06 university of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black)   

1958  7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash on this day in history.   

1958  A plane carrying the Manchester United football team crashed at Munich airport, killing 7 of the team on this day in history.   

1958  Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid on February - 06.   

1958  7 Manchester United soccer players die in an air crash near Munich on this day in history.   

1959  Fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R Murrow on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history indira Ghandi becomes the leader of India's Congress Party   

1959  US first successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile on February - 06.   

1959  1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM on February - 06.   

1960  Jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash on February - 06.   

1961  "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC on February - 06.   

1961  Archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77 on February - 06.   

1962  On this day in history schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named   

1963  On this day in history mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies   

1964  On February - 06 france & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel   

1964  On this day in history "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 28 performances   

1964  On this day in history sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), dies at 69   

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on February - 06.   

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

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

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

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

1612  On February - 06 birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

1637  On this day in history birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

1639  On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

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

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on February - 06.   

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

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

1585  On February - 06 death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

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