Page 7: Historical Events In February - 06

1947  On this day in history compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket   

1947  On February - 06 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  On this day in history first radio-controlled airplane flown   

1948  1st radio-controlled airplane flown on this day in history.   

1948  On February - 06 robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38   

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

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

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 February - 06.   

1953  On this day in history ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie   

1953  US controls on wages & some consumer goods were lifted on February - 06.   

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

1956  On February - 06 chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing   

1956  On this day in history french premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers   

1956  University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) on this day in history.   

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

1958  On February - 06 a plane carrying the Manchester United football team crashed at Munich airport, killing 7 of the team   

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 February - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1959  1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash   

1961  "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77   

1962  On February - 06 schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named   

1963  Mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies on February - 06.   

1964  France & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel on this day in history.   

1964  On February - 06 "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 28 performances   

1964  On February - 06 sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), dies at 69   

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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 this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)   

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history 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  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on February - 06.   

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

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