Page 7: Historical Events In February - 10

1938  King Carol II of Romania drives out dictator Goga   

1939  Pius XI, [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81   

1940  "In The Mood" by Glenn Miller hits #1.   

1940  Tom and Jerry created by Hanna and Barbera debut by MGM.   

1940  US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer.   

1940  US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner.   

1941  Anti-Nazi "Het Parool" begins publishing in Netherlands   

1941  1st highway post office makes 1st trip, Wash, DC-Harrisonburg, VA   

1942  HMCS Spikenard (Corvette) torpedoed   

1942  The inaugural ever record 'Gold Disc' is presented to Glenn Miller.   

1942  Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold disc for selling 1 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo".   

1943  8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia.   

1943  In this year, Van der Veen Resistance starts fire in Amsterdam employment bureau.   

1943  "Manifesto of Algerian People" calls for equality and self-determination.   

1943  Wa'er, shot dead by Defiance   

1944  Belgium resistance fighter/author Kamiel van Baelen arrested.   

1944  U-666/U-545/U-283 sink off Ireland.   

1945  "Rum and Coca Cola" by Andrews Sisters hits #1   

1945  Juan de Hernandez, composer, dies at 63.   

1946  Liner Mauritania docks in Halifax carrying 943 war brides and children from England   

1946  1st black pro-baseball player Jackie Robinson marries Rachel Isum.   

1947  Canada signs mop-up peace treaties with former Axis powers Italy, Romania, Hungary and Finland   

1947  Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia   

1947  Netherlands Radio Union forms   

1947  Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland.   

1947  WWII peace treaties signed.   

1948  Greek General Markos' guerrilla army bombs Saloniki.   

1948  Ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies.   

1949  The Arthur Miller play, Death of a Salesman, starring Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy and Mildred Dunnock, makes its Broadway debut.   

1950  Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70.   

1951  "John and Marsha" by Stan Freberg peaks at #21.   

1951  Shah of Persia marries 19 year old Soraja Esfandiara Bakhtiari.   

1951  Joseph Bovet, composer, dies at 71.   

1953  Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Jean Westwood and Lawrence Demmy of Great Britain   

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1499  Thomas platter: Swiss humanist   

1524  Albrecht giese: German politician and diplomat   

1606  Christine marie of france: Regent of savoy   

1609  John suckling: English cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier   

1637  Henriette catharina van nassau: Dutch daughter of frederik henry   

1670  Norbert van flowers: [cephalus], flemish painter   

1670  William congreve: England, writer (old bachelor, way of the world)   

1685  Aaron hill: English playwright/poet (tragedy of zara)   

1126  Death of William ix: Duke of aquitaine, poet (b. 1071)   

1134  Death of Robert iii/ii curthouse: Duke of normandy,   

1162  Boudouin iii: Son of king fulco of anjou/husband of theodora,   

1278  Margaret ii of flanders: Margaret ii of flanders (b. 1202)   

1482  Luca della robbia: Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs),   

1495  Death of William stanley: Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy   

1567  Death of Lord darnley stuart: Husband of english queen mary, murdered   

1576  Guilielmus xylander: German classical scholar (b. 1532)