Page 7: Historical Events In February - 06

1947  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   

1948  inaugural radio-controlled airplane flown.   

1948  1st radio-controlled airplane flown.   

1948  Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38   

1951  "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   

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1952  Britain's King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.   

1952  In this year, England formally adopts in place of King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II.   

1952  George VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56   

1953  Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie.   

1953  US controls on wages and some consumer goods were lifted   

1953  Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 yrs 239 days, youngest Aussie   

1956  Chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing   

1956  French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers.   

1956  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   

1958  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 $135000, making him highest paid   

1958  7 Manchester United soccer players die in an air crash near Munich   

1959  Fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R Murrow.   

1959  Indira Ghandi is recorded as becoming the leader of India's Congress Party.   

1959  US inaugural successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile.   

1959  1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM.   

1960  Jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash   

1961  In this year, "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC   

1961  Archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77.   

1962  Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named.   

1963  Mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies   

1964  France and Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel.   

1964  "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 28 performances.   

1964  Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), dies at 69.   

1965  Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1.   

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1461  Dzore drzic: Croatian poet   

1564  Christopher marlowe: English poet/dramatist (dr faustus)   

1577  Beatrice cenci: Italian noblewoman   

1608  Antonio vieira: Portuguese jesuit preacher   

1611  Chongzhen emperor: Emperor of china   

1612  Antoine arnauld: [grand arnauld], french lawyer/theologist   

1637  Toyotomi hideyoshi: Unified japan   

1639  Daniel georg morhof: German writer and scholar   

0743  Hisham ibn 'abd al-malik: 10th moslem caliph,   

0891  Photius: Byzantine theologist/patriarch of constantinople/saint,   

1140  Death of Thurstan: Archbishop of york,   

1378  Jeanne de bourbon: Wife of charles v of france (b. 1338)   

1497  Death of John ockeghem: Flemish singer/composer,   

1515  Death of Aldus manutius: Italian printer   

1585  Edmund plowden: English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  Emperor ogimachi of japan: Emperor ogimachi of japan (b. 1517)