Page 9: Historical Events In February - 13

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

1971  On February - 13 golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2   

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

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

1973  US dollar devalues 10% on February - 13.   

1974  On February - 13 dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from USSR   

1974  On this day in history russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn is expelled from the USSR   

1975  On February - 13 cyprus premier Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation   

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 February - 13 peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes   

1976  On February - 13 general Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup   

1977  Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1979  On this day in history 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation   

1979  Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm on this day in history.   

1979  Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history apollo Computer Inc incorporated   

1980  New Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin on February - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

1982  Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is on the charts for 402nd week on this day in history.   

1982  On February - 13 zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, grew to 8'1" (tallest woman), dies at 17   

1983  On this day in history australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup   

1983  On February - 13 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  On this day in history konstantin Chernenko is selected as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, after the death of Yuri Andropov.   

1985  On February - 13 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  On this day in history birth of hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian   

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 February - 13.   

1599  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) was born on February - 13.   

1610  On this day in history birth of jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists   

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

1658  Jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter was born on February - 13.   

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

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

1130  On this day in history honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies   

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

1199  Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies on February - 13.   

1219  Death of Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192) on this day in history.   

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