Page 5: Historical Events In February - 07

1914  David Ignatow, US poet (Tread the Dark, Rescue the Dead).   

1915  2nd Battle of Masurian Lakes German armies surrounded a Russian army   

1915  A wireless message sent from a moving train to a station received.   

1915  1st wireless message sent from a moving train to a station received   

1915  Wladyslaw Gorski, composer, dies at 68.   

1917  Dick Emery, London England, actor (Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love)   

1918  Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, composer, dies at 68   

1919  Ilse Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936)   

1920  Eddie Bracken, Astoria NYC, actor (Summer Stock, Young and Willing)   

1920  Alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed.   

1921  Athol Rowan, cricketer (brother of Eric, South African off-spinner).   

1921  Peter Kropotkin, Russ Prince/geologist/revolut anarchist, dies at 78   

1922  Reader's Digest magazine goes on sale for the inaugural time.   

1922  John Willard's "Cat and the Canary," premieres in NYC.   

1923  George H H Lascelles, English earl of Harewood/leader (Covent Garden)   

1924  Mussolini government exchanges diplomats with USSR   

1924  Mussolini govt exchanges diplomats with USSR.   

1924  Cathy Long, (Rep-D-LA, 1985-86).   

1925  Arthur Berry, artist.   

1928  inaugural solo England to Australia flight takes off (Bert Hinkler).   

1928  1st solo England to Australia flight takes off (Bert Hinkler).   

1931  US opera, "Peter Ibbetson," by Deems Taylor premieres at Met Opera NYC.   

1931  Ion Vidu, composer, dies at 67.   

1932  Gay Talese, American actor is born.   

1933  Colonial troops in Suriname kill 2 demonstrators   

1933  Social-Democrat meeting in Berlin "As thousands cheer" Marxism is dead.   

1933  Albert Gyorgy Earl Apponyi, Hung minister of Education, dies at 86.   

1934  1st contract for TVA power, Tupelo, Miss.   

1935  Monopoly invented by Charles Darrow symbol Rich Uncle Pennybags   

1936  A flag is authorized for the Vice President   

1936  Felix the Cat, Cartoon Character, by Van Beuren from Otto Messmer.   

1936  A flag is authorized for Vice President   

1937  Elihu Root, US min of War/Foreign affairs (Nobel 1912), dies at 91   

1940  British railroads nationalized.   

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1102  Empress matilda: Princess of england and wife of henry v of the holy roman empire   

1478  Thomas more: Lawyer/lord chancellor of england/saint (utopia)   

1478  Sir thomas more: English statesman, humanist, and author   

1556  Maria van nassau: Dutch countess of buren   

1589  Jacob de witt: Dutch mayor (dordrecht)/mathematician   

1612  Thomas killigrew: English humorist/playwright/leader (king's men)   

1655  Jean-francois regnard: French comedy writer (slave in algeria)   

1688  Maria louise van hessen-kassel: [marijke meu], princess of orange   

0590  Death of Pelagius ii: Gothic pope (579-90),   

0999  Death of Boleslaus ii of bohemia: Boleslaus ii of bohemia   

1045  Death of Emperor go-suzaku of japan: Emperor go-suzaku of japan (b. 1009)   

1317  Death of Robert: Count of clermont, french founder of the house of bourbon (b. 1256)   

1560  Death of Bartolomeo bandinelli: Italian sculptor (b. 1493)   

1593  Jacques amyot: French humanist/abbot of bellozanne,   

1609  Ferdinand i: Cardinal/ruler of toscane,   

1626  Death of William v: Duke of bavaria (b. 1548)