Historical Events In February - 08
Tuesday, 26 January 2021
1953 Cliff Clark, actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63 on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history mabel Paige, actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73
1955 On this day in history john Grisham author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and other was born
1955 Malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history mine disaster in Quaregnon Belgium, 8 die
1956 On February - 08 connie Mack, baseball manager (Phila A's, 1901-50), dies at 93
1957 San Francisco Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall on February - 08.
1957 John Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53 on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history edgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia
1958 On this day in history french planes bomb Sakiet Tunisia, 75 die
1958 KIRO TV channel 7 in Seattle WA (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
1959 William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76 on February - 08.
1960 On February - 08 congress opens hearings looking into payola
1961 William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1962 On February - 08 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1963 On this day in history first transmission of Clandestine Voice of Iraqi People (Communist)
1963 On February - 08 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1963 Abdul Karim Kassem, PM of Iraq (58-63), assassinated in Baghdad at 48 on this day in history.
1964 Peter Shaffer's "Royal Hunt of the Sun," premieres in London on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history representative Martha Griffiths address gets civil rights protection for women being added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act
1964 On February - 08 tom Terriss, English director (His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru), dies at 91
1965 Eastern DC-7B crashes into Atlantic off Jones Beach NJ, kills 84 on February - 08.
1965 Supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love" on this day in history.
1967 On February - 08 french Diadème D-1C satellite launches into Earth orbit
1967 On this day in history longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games).
1967 Peter (Asher) &Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership on this day in history.
1967 Pirate Radio UKGM (England) closes down on this day in history.
1967 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
1968 On February - 08 three college students are killed in a clash with the South Carolina highway patrol, during a civil rights protest in Orangeburg.
1968 On this day in history j Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56
1969 On February - 08 first test flight of the Boeing 747 Jumbo jet
1969 Last edition of Saturday Evening Post on February - 08.
1969 Last edition of Saturday Evening Post, which used to carry Norman Rockwell covers on this day in history.
1969 Meteorite weighing over 1 ton falls in Chihuahua, México on February - 08.
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