Page 7: Historical Events In February - 06

1947  On February - 06 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 February - 06.   

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

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

1948  On this day in history robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38   

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

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 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  England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II on this day in history.   

1952  On February - 06 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 this day in history.   

1953  US controls on wages & some consumer goods were lifted on this day in history.   

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

1956  On February - 06 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 February - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1958  7 Manchester United soccer players die in an air crash near Munich on February - 06.   

1959  On this day in history fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R Murrow   

1959  On February - 06 indira Ghandi becomes the leader of India's Congress Party   

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  Archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1962  Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named on February - 06.   

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  Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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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  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on February - 06.   

1637  On February - 06 birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on February - 06.   

0743  On February - 06 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  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)