Page 9: Historical Events In February - 13

1973  US dollar devalues 10%.   

1974  Dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from USSR   

1974  Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn is expelled from the USSR   

1975  Cyprus premier Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation.   

1975  Dagmar Godowsky, actress (Common Law, Red Lights), dies at 78   

1976  In this year, Dorothy Hamill claims Olympics figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria   

1976  Peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes.   

1976  General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup   

1977  Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship.   

1977  In this year, Pam Higgins claims LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic   

1977  Jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77   

1978  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1979  2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation   

1979  Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm.   

1979  Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84   

1980  Apollo Computer Inc incorporated.   

1980  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.   

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

1981  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   

1982  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   

1983  World Boxing Council is recorded as becoming 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds   

1983  Marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78.   

1984  6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart and liver transplant.   

1984  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   

1985  Polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders   

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

1988  15th Winter Olympics games open at Calgary, Canada.   

1988  European Community plans removal of inner boundaries on Jan 1, 1992.   

1988  The 15th Winter Olympics opens in Calgary, Alberta, Canada   

1989  Kidnapped Belgian Premier Vanden Boeynants freed   

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

1199  Stefanus nemanja (symeon): Monk,   

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

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

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

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