Page 7: Historical Events In February - 06

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

1947  Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1948  On February - 06 bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia   

1948  On this day in history first radio-controlled airplane flown   

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

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

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

1951  On this day in history radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into Argonne Atomic Lab (Illinois), to demonstrate lax in security   

1951  On February - 06 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 February - 06 ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie   

1953  On February - 06 uS controls on wages & some consumer goods were lifted   

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

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

1956  On February - 06 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  7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history uS first successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile   

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

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 February - 06.   

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

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

1963  On February - 06 mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies   

1964  On this day in history france & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel   

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

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

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

1564  On February - 06 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 this day in history.   

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on February - 06.   

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  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 February - 06 thurstan, archbishop of York, dies   

1378  On February - 06 death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on February - 06.   

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.   

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

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