Historical Events In February - 13

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

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

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

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

1973  On this day in history uS dollar devalues 10%  

1974  Dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from USSR on February - 13.  

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

1975  On this day in history 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  

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

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

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 February - 13.  

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 February - 13 apollo Computer Inc incorporated  

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  On February - 13 david Janssen, [Meyer], actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49  

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

1982  On this day in history 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  On this day in history australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup  

1983  World Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds on February - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier on February - 13.  

1985  Polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders on this day in history.  

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

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1440  On February - 13 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 this day in history.  

1599  On this day in history 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 February - 13.  

1658  Jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter was born on this day in history.  

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

0858  On February - 13 death of kenneth I of Scotland  

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

1141  On February - 13 death of béla II of Hungary (b. 1110)  

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

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

1237  On February - 13 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.