Page 9: Historical Events In February - 13

1971  On February - 13 12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos   

1971  Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2 on February - 13.   

1972  "Grease" opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

1972  11th Winter Olympics games close at Sapporo, Japan on February - 13.   

1973  US dollar devalues 10% on this day in history.   

1974  Dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from USSR on this day in history.   

1974  Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn is expelled from the USSR on this day in history.   

1975  Cyprus premier Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history dagmar Godowsky, actress (Common Law, Red Lights), dies at 78   

1976  Dorothy Hamill wins Olympics figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria on February - 13.   

1976  On this day in history peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes   

1976  General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup on February - 13.   

1977  Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship on February - 13.   

1977  Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic on this day in history.   

1977  Jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77 on February - 13.   

1978  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1979  2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation on February - 13.   

1979  Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm on February - 13.   

1979  On this day in history jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84   

1980  Apollo Computer Inc incorporated on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history new Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin   

1980  On February - 13 opening ceremonies for the 13th Winter Olympics begin in Lake Placid, New York.   

1980  David Janssen, [Meyer], actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49 on February - 13.   

1981  Longest sentence published by New York Times-1286 words on February - 13.   

1982  On February - 13 pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is on the charts for 402nd week   

1982  On this day in history zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, grew to 8'1" (tallest woman), dies at 17   

1983  Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup on this day in history.   

1983  World Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78   

1984  6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart &liver transplant on February - 13.   

1984  Konstantin Chernenko is selected as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, after the death of Yuri Andropov on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier   

1985  Polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders on February - 13.   

1987  On February - 13 m L "Curly" Page, cricketer (NZ Test capt 1933), dies   

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1440  Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian was born on February - 13.   

1457  Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1480  Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) was born on this day in history.   

1610  Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists was born on February - 13.   

1622  Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized was born on February - 13.   

1658  On February - 13 birth of jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter   

1660  Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer was born on this day in history.   

0858  Death of Kenneth I of Scotland on February - 13.   

1130  Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies on February - 13.   

1141  On this day in history death of béla II of Hungary (b. 1110)   

1199  Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies on this day in history.   

1219  On February - 13 death of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192)   

1237  Death of Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns on February - 13.   

1315  Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies on February - 13.   

1332  Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on this day in history.