Page 9: Historical Events In February - 13

1971  12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos on this day in history.   

1971  Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2 on this day in history.   

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

1975  On February - 13 dagmar Godowsky, actress (Common Law, Red Lights), dies at 78   

1976  Dorothy Hamill wins Olympics figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1977  On February - 13 eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship   

1977  On this day in history pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic   

1977  On February - 13 jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77   

1978  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1979  On February - 13 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation   

1979  On this day in history washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm   

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  On February - 13 new Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin   

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

1980  On this day in history david Janssen, [Meyer], actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49   

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

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

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

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

1983  On February - 13 world Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds   

1983  Marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1984  On February - 13 konstantin Chernenko is selected as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, after the death of Yuri Andropov.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1457  Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482) was born on February - 13.   

1480  On February - 13 birth of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)   

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

1610  Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1660  On this day in history birth of johann Sigismund Kusser, composer   

0858  On February - 13 death of kenneth I of Scotland   

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

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

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

1315  Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies on this day in history.   

1332  On this day in history andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies