Historical Events In February - 06

1965  Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1 on this day in history.   

1965  "Kelly" opens & closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC on February - 06.   

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 February - 06 cultural Revolution in Albania   

1967  Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1967  On February - 06 martine Carol, French actress (Nana), dies of heart attack at 46   

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

1968  On February - 06 dutch 2nd Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam   

1968  On February - 06 former President Dwight Eisenhower shot a hole-in-one   

1968  On this day in history c Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85   

1970  On this day in history graeme Pollock completes 274 vs Australia at Durban   

1970  On February - 06 roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78   

1971  On this day in history the First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard)   

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

1973  On February - 06 40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution   

1973  On this day in history bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edmonton   

1973  Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at 74 on February - 06.   

1974  On this day in history dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis   

1974  US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon on this day in history.   

1975  On February - 06 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1976  George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)" on this day in history.   

1976  Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43 on February - 06.   

1977  On this day in history alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris   

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

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

1979  On February - 06 supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto   

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

1981  "Brady Brides," debuts on NBC TV on February - 06.   

1981  On this day in history beatles McCartney, Starr & Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon   

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

1982  On this day in history ben Nicholson, England, painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at 87   

1984  On this day in history moslem militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army   

1985  On February - 06 charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53   

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1461  On February - 06 birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  On February - 06 birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)   

1577  On this day in history birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)   

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.   

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

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

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

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on this day in history.   

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1497  On February - 06 john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79   

1515  On February - 06 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)