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  On this day in history bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia   

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

1948  On February - 06 1st radio-controlled airplane flown   

1948  Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1951  "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84 on this day in history.   

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

1952  England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II on February - 06.   

1952  On this day in history george VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56   

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

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

1953  On February - 06 ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 yrs 239 days, youngest Aussie   

1956  Chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing on this day in history.   

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

1956  University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) on February - 06.   

1958  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

1958  Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid on this day in history.   

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  Indira Ghandi becomes the leader of India's Congress Party on this day in history.   

1959  On February - 06 uS first successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile   

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

1960  Jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash on this day in history.   

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

1961  On February - 06 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 this day in history.   

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

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  On February - 06 birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

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  On February - 06 birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

1611  On February - 06 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  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 06.   

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on February - 06.   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

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)