Page 9: Historical Events In February - 13
Thursday, 10 July 2025
1971 12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1973 On February - 13 uS dollar devalues 10%
1974 On February - 13 dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from USSR
1974 Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn is expelled from the USSR on February - 13.
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 Peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes on February - 13.
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 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 On February - 13 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1979 On February - 13 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation
1979 On February - 13 washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm
1979 On February - 13 jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84
1980 On this day in history apollo Computer Inc incorporated
1980 New Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin on this day in history.
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 this day in history 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 this day in history 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 World Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds on this day in history.
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 February - 13.
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 February - 13.
1985 On February - 13 polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders
1987 On this day in history m L "Curly" Page, cricketer (NZ Test capt 1933), dies
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