Page 7: Historical Events In February - 09

1953  "The Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication   

1953  General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th director of CIA Allen W Dulles, is recorded as becoming acting director of CIA.   

1953  "Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication   

1954  Mario Scelba forms new government in Italy   

1954  Mario Scelba forms new govt in Italy.   

1955  Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law.   

1955  US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO.   

1956  -5ºF (15ºC) in Sicily.   

1956  In Montreal Gaspe prospector Wilbert Coffin, age 41, hanged at Bordeaux prison for the murder of an American hunter   

1956  R Lacoste follows Catroux as premier of Algeria   

1957  Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hung admiral/regent (1920-44), dies at 88.   

1959  Coasters's "Charlie Brown" peaks at #2.   

1960  AFL and NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact.   

1960  Ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82.   

1961  Joseph Ileo appointed premier of Congo   

1961  Grigory Levenfish, Intl chess grandmaster from Russia, dies at 70   

1962  Jamaica signs agreement to become independent.   

1963  7th largest snowfall in NYC history (42.4 cm, 16.7").   

1963  inaugural flight of Boeing 727 jet   

1964  9th Winter Olympics games close at Innsbruck, Austria.   

1964  GI Joe character created.   

1964  Hanumant Singh scores 105 India vs England on debut at Delhi   

1964  The premier appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)   

1964  Willie Bryant, singer (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 55.   

1966  Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points.   

1966  The National Hockey League announces it is doubling in size with a new West Division and six new teams.   

1966  Sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer/actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79.   

1967  In Colombia a 6.75 earthquake killed ninety-eight people and widespread property damage was sustained in Huila, Tolima, and Caqueta Provinces, south of Bogota   

1968  Rotterdam metro opened by princess Beatrix.   

1968  Barbara Everest, actress (Inquest, Madeleine), dies at 77   

1969  World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes inaugural commercial flight   

1969  Manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean marathoner (Oly-gold 1928), dies at 68.   

1970  World's inaugural nerve transplant, in Germany.   

1971  Apollo 14, and its crew of three astronauts, returns to Earth after America's third lunar landing mission.   

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1404  Constantine xi dragases: Last byzantine emperor   

1441  Ali sjir neva'i [fani]: Turkish poet/author (mahbub al-kulub)   

1533  Shimazu yoshihisa: Japanese samurai   

1578  Giambattista andreini: Italian playwright/actor (l'adamo)   

1579  John meursius: [van meurs], dutch historian   

1602  Franciscus van de enden: Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of spinoza   

1607  Abraham megerle: Composer   

1645  Johann aegidius bach: German violistian   

1011  Death of Bernard i: Duke of saxony   

1199  Death of Minamoto no yoritomo: Japanese shogun (b. 1147)   

1450  Death of Agnès sorel: Mistress of king charles vii of france (b. 1421)   

1555  Death of John hooper: Deprived bishop of gloucester, burnt for heresy   

1567  Henry stuart: Earl of darnley/consort of mary queen of scots, murdered   

1583  Death of Jeseph sanalbo: Jewish convert in rome, burned at stake   

1588  Death of Marquis of santa cruz: Spanish admiral,   

1617  Hans christoph haiden: Composer,