Page 6: Historical Events In February - 14

1936  On this day in history national Negro Congress organizes in Chicago   

1936  US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee   

1937  On this day in history erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62   

1939  Victor Fleming replaces George Cukor as director of Gone With the Wind on February - 14.   

1940  On this day in history british merchant vessel fleet is armed   

1941  1,000,000th vehicle traverses the New York Midtown Tunnel on this day in history.   

1941  German Africa Corps lands in Tripoli, Libya on this day in history.   

1941  1,000,000th vehicle traverses the NY Midtown Tunnel on February - 14.   

1942  Japanese parachutists land near oil center Palembang Sumatra on this day in history.   

1942  Rotterdam's Maas tunnel opens on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history german offensive through de Faid-pass Tunisia   

1943  On February - 14 soviets recapture Rostov   

1943  David Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1944  Anti-Japanese revolt on Java on February - 14.   

1944  On this day in history the birth of Alan Parker, British director   

1944  The birth of Carl Bernstein, American journalist (Watergate) on February - 14.   

1945  On February - 14 8th Air Force bombs Dresden   

1945  Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru join the United Nations on February - 14.   

1946  The Bank of England goes public on this day in history.   

1946  On February - 14 bank of England nationalized   

1949  Dutch Drees government presents plan for the building of 30,000 houses on this day in history.   

1949  First session of Knesset opens in Jerusalem on February - 14.   

1949  On February - 14 1st session of Knesset (Jerusalem Israel)   

1950  On February - 14 moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg   

1950  On February - 14 uSSR & China sign peace treaty   

1950  On this day in history uSSR and China sign peace treaty.   

1950  Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1951  On February - 14 sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta & takes middleweight title   

1952  On February - 14 6th Winter Olympics games opens in Oslo, Norway   

1952  On this day in history 6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway   

1954  Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press" on February - 14.   

1954  Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open on this day in history.   

1955  WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins on February - 14.   

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1462  On this day in history birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)   

1468  On February - 14 birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)   

1483  On this day in history birth of zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty   

1487  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on February - 14.   

1513  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on February - 14.   

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on this day in history.   

1533  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on February - 14.   

0270  On this day in history death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).   

0869  On February - 14 cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies   

1317  On this day in history death of marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282)   

1400  Death of Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on this day in history.   

1405  On February - 14 timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68   

1528  On this day in history edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66   

1571  On this day in history benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70   

1676  Death of Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on February - 14.