Page 8: Historical Events In February - 10

1953  Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer and John Nicks of Great Britain   

1953  Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright USA.   

1953  Men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins USA.   

1954  Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam.   

1954  Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam, saying it has potential to turn into a quagmire.   

1954  Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II plants a tree at the Australian War Memorial to mark the beginning of the Remembrance Driveway between Canberra and Sydney.   

1954  Ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy Great Britain   

1954  Ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden CAN   

1954  Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch Germany.   

1954  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins US.   

1956  "My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV   

1956  Elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel" for RCA.   

1957  Laura Ingalls Wilder, US author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90   

1958  Billy Vine, actor (54th Street Revue), dies at 42   

1959  In this year, Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone".   

1959  Tornado in St Louis results in the deaths of 19 and injures 265   

1961  Niagara Falls hydroelectric project begins producing power   

1962  Captured American U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers is released by the U.S.S.R. in exchange for a Soviet spy held by the U.S.   

1962  Willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 83   

1963  US female Figure Skating championship won by Lorraine Hanlon   

1963  US male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz.   

1964  Destroyer Voyager sinks off Australia after colliding with aircraft carrier Melbourne   

1965  In Northwestern Iran a 5.1 earthquake occurred. At least 20 persons were fatally injured and thousands of houses destroyed in and near Bustanabad   

1966  Harmel government in Belgium steps down   

1966  Billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66.   

1967  25th Amendment (Presidential Disability and Succession) in effect   

1968  "Spooky" by Classics IV hits #3.   

1968  In this year, Peggy Fleming claims Olympics figure skating gold medal, Grenoble, France   

1968  Pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79   

1970  26.4 cm precipitation falls on Mount Washington NH (state record)   

1970  Dry powder avalanche moving at 120 mph smashes into youth hostel killing 40 Belgian, French, and German youths (Val d'Isere, France)   

1971  Royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa   

1972  BBC bans "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" by Wings   

1972  Ras al Khaima joins the United Arab Emirates.   

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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  Death of Luca della robbia: Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs),   

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

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

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