Page 8: Historical Events In February - 13

1954  The Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway is opened between Sept Isles, Que. and Schefferville, Labrador, construction having commenced in 1950.   

1954  Frank Selvey scores 100 points for Furman beating Newberry 149-95   

1955  Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls   

1955  Israel acquires four of seven known Dead Sea scrolls.   

1956  KYW-AM in Philadelphia Penn gives calls to WTAM (now WWWE) Cleveland   

1957  Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizes in New Orleans   

1958  Georges Rouault, French painter (Christ aux outrages), dies at 86   

1959  Barbie doll goes on sale.   

1959  Miro Cardon, premier of Cuba, steps down.   

1959  William L Axt, composer, dies at 70   

1960  France enters the nuclear era when it explodes its inaugural atomic bomb.   

1960  France performs 1st nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria.   

1960  The French test their inaugural atomic bomb in the Sahara.   

1960  "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 perfs.   

1960  Delmar G Roos, designer of jeep, dies at 79   

1961  Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Brothers Records.   

1961  Soviet Union fires a rocket from Sputnik V to Venus   

1963  Harry Steers, bowling hall of famer, dies.   

1965  Quebec Liquor Board Employees end 70-day strike. How dry they were in the province!!.   

1965  US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming   

1965  US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti   

1965  Jerry Burke, pianist (Lawrence Welk Show), dies.   

1966  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1966  Elio Vittorini, writer, dies   

1968  US sends 10500 additional soldiers to Vietnam.   

1968  Ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, dies at 87   

1969  Mary Hopkin's Postcard album on Apple is released.   

1969  Suriname government of Pengel steps down   

1970  Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48, 80 km from New Delhi.   

1970  Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (28 Tests for Engld, ct 60 stp 12), dies.   

1971  12000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos.   

1971  Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2.   

1972  "Grease" opens on Broadway.   

1972  11th Winter Olympics games close at Sapporo, Japan.   

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1440  Hartmann schedel: German physician/humanist/historian   

1457  Mary of burgundy: Daughter of charles the bold and wife of maximilian i, holy roman emperor   

1480  Girolamo aleandro: Italian catholic cardinal   

1599  Alexander vii: [fabio chigi], siena italy, pope (1655-67)   

1610  Jean de la badie: French divine, founder of lagardists   

1622  Adam pijnacker: Landscape painter/etcher, baptized   

1658  Jan b wellekens: Dutch poet/painter   

1660  Johann sigismund kusser: Composer   

0858  Kenneth i of scotland: Kenneth i of scotland   

1130  Honorius ii: [lamberto], pope (1124-30),   

1141  B�la ii of hungary: B�la ii of hungary (b. 1110)   

1199  Death of Stefanus nemanja (symeon): Monk,   

1219  Death of Minamoto no sanetomo: Japanese shogun (b. 1192)   

1237  Death of Jordanus of saxon: 2nd general of dominicans, drowns   

1315  Jean i of chalon-arlay: Mayor of neuchôtel,   

1332  Andronicus ii paleologus: Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk,