Historical Events In February - 06

1965  On this day in history righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1  

1965  On this day in history "Kelly" opens & closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC  

1965  On February - 06 jack Wagner, actor (Jive Junction), dies at 68  

1966  Johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1967  On this day in history cultural Revolution in Albania  

1967  Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on February - 06.  

1967  Martine Carol, French actress (Nana), dies of heart attack at 46 on February - 06.  

1968  10th Winter Olympics games opens in Grenoble, France on February - 06.  

1968  Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam on February - 06.  

1968  On this day in history former President Dwight Eisenhower shot a hole-in-one  

1968  On February - 06 c Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85  

1970  Graeme Pollock completes 274 vs Australia at Durban on this day in history.  

1970  Roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1971  The First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard) on February - 06.  

1972  On this day in history julian H Steward, US anthropologist (South American), dies at 70  

1973  40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution on this day in history.  

1973  Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edmonton on this day in history.  

1973  Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1974  Dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis on February - 06.  

1974  On this day in history uS House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon  

1975  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1976  On this day in history george Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)"  

1976  Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1977  Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris on February - 06.  

1978  Muriel Humphrey fills the U.S. senate seat of her late husband, Minnesota senator and former U.S. Vice President, Hubert Humphrey on February - 06.  

1978  On February - 06 snowstorm hits New England (54" (137cm))  

1979  Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto on February - 06.  

1979  Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1981  "Brady Brides," debuts on NBC TV on this day in history.  

1981  Beatles McCartney, Starr & Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon on February - 06.  

1982  "Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart on this day in history.  

1982  Ben Nicholson, England, painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at 87 on February - 06.  

1984  Moslem militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army on February - 06.  

1985  On this day in history charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53  

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on February - 06.  

1564  On this day in history birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)  

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.  

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher  

1611  On February - 06 birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)  

1612  On February - 06 birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist  

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on this day in history.  

1639  On this day in history 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 February - 06 photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies  

1140  On February - 06 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 this day in history john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79  

1515  On this day in history death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer  

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on this day in history.  

1593  On this day in history death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)