Page 8: Historical Events In February - 06

1967  Cultural Revolution in Albania.   

1967  Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.   

1967  Martine Carol, French actress (Nana), dies of heart attack at 46   

1968  10th Winter Olympics games opens in Grenoble, France.   

1968  Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam.   

1968  Former President Dwight Eisenhower shot a hole-in-one   

1968  C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85.   

1970  Graeme Pollock completes 274 vs Australia at Durban   

1970  Roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78.   

1971  The inaugural time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard).   

1972  Julian H Steward, US anthropologist (South American), dies at 70   

1973  40000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution.   

1973  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.   

1974  Dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis.   

1974  US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon.   

1976  In this year, George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)".   

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

1977  Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris.   

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

1978  Snowstorm hits New England (54" (137cm)).   

1979  Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto.   

1979  Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47   

1981  "Brady Brides," debuts on NBC TV.   

1981  Beatles McCartney, Starr and Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon.   

1982  "Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart   

1982  Ben Nicholson, England, painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at 87   

1984  Moslem militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army   

1985  Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53.   

1986  William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies   

1987  No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings   

1987  US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary.   

1988  Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of TB at 64.   

1989  Lech Walesa begins negotiating with the Polish government   

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1461  Dzore drzic: Croatian poet   

1564  Christopher marlowe: English poet/dramatist (dr faustus)   

1577  Beatrice cenci: Italian noblewoman   

1608  Antonio vieira: Portuguese jesuit preacher   

1611  Chongzhen emperor: Emperor of china   

1612  Antoine arnauld: [grand arnauld], french lawyer/theologist   

1637  Toyotomi hideyoshi: Unified japan   

1639  Daniel georg morhof: German writer and scholar   

0743  Hisham ibn 'abd al-malik: 10th moslem caliph,   

0891  Death of Photius: Byzantine theologist/patriarch of constantinople/saint,   

1140  Thurstan: Archbishop of york,   

1378  Jeanne de bourbon: Wife of charles v of france (b. 1338)   

1497  John ockeghem: Flemish singer/composer,   

1515  Aldus manutius: Italian printer   

1585  Edmund plowden: English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  Emperor ogimachi of japan: Emperor ogimachi of japan (b. 1517)