Page 6: Historical Events In February - 14

1936  On February - 14 national Negro Congress organizes in Chicago   

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

1936  On February - 14 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee   

1937  Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history victor Fleming replaces George Cukor as director of Gone With the Wind   

1940  British merchant vessel fleet is armed on February - 14.   

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

1941  On February - 14 german Africa Corps lands in Tripoli, Libya   

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

1942  On February - 14 japanese parachutists land near oil center Palembang Sumatra   

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

1943  On February - 14 german offensive through de Faid-pass Tunisia   

1943  Soviets recapture Rostov on this day in history.   

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 February - 14 the birth of Alan Parker, British director   

1944  On this day in history the birth of Carl Bernstein, American journalist (Watergate).   

1945  On February - 14 8th Air Force bombs Dresden   

1945  On this day in history chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru join the United Nations.   

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

1946  Bank of England nationalized on February - 14.   

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  1st session of Knesset (Jerusalem Israel) on this day in history.   

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  Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta & takes middleweight title on February - 14.   

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

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

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  On February - 14 wFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins   

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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  On February - 14 birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising   

1513  On this day in history birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer   

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

1533  On this day in history birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)   

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.   

0270  On February - 14 death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).   

0869  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on this day in history.   

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 February - 14.   

1405  Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on February - 14.   

1528  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on February - 14.   

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.