Page 9: Historical Events In February - 13

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

1971  On this day in history golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2   

1972  "Grease" opens on Broadway on February - 13.   

1972  On this day in history 11th Winter Olympics games close at Sapporo, Japan   

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 February - 13.   

1975  Cyprus premier Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation on February - 13.   

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

1976  On February - 13 dorothy Hamill wins Olympics figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria   

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

1976  On this day in history general Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup   

1977  On this day in history eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship   

1977  On February - 13 pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic   

1977  On this day in history jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77   

1978  On February - 13 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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 February - 13.   

1980  On February - 13 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 this day in history.   

1981  On February - 13 longest sentence published by New York Times-1286 words   

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

1982  On February - 13 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  On this day in history world Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds   

1983  On February - 13 marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78   

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

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  Dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders   

1987  M L "Curly" Page, cricketer (NZ Test capt 1933), dies on February - 13.   

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1440  Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian was born on this day in history.   

1457  On February - 13 birth of mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)   

1480  On this day in history birth of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)   

1599  On February - 13 birth of alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67)   

1610  On February - 13 birth of jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists   

1622  Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1658  On this day in history birth of jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter   

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

0858  On February - 13 death of kenneth I of Scotland   

1130  On February - 13 honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies   

1141  Death of Béla II of Hungary (b. 1110) on February - 13.   

1199  On February - 13 stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies   

1219  Death of Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192) on February - 13.   

1237  On this day in history death of jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns   

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

1332  On February - 13 andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies