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 February - 14.   

1936  US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee on February - 14.   

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

1939  On February - 14 victor Fleming replaces George Cukor as director of Gone With the Wind   

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

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

1941  German Africa Corps lands in Tripoli, Libya on February - 14.   

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  On this day in history rotterdam's Maas tunnel opens   

1943  German offensive through de Faid-pass Tunisia on February - 14.   

1943  On February - 14 soviets recapture Rostov   

1943  David Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81 on February - 14.   

1944  Anti-Japanese revolt on Java on this day in history.   

1944  On February - 14 the birth of Alan Parker, British director   

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

1945  On this day in history 8th Air Force bombs Dresden   

1945  On February - 14 chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru join the United Nations.   

1946  The Bank of England goes public on February - 14.   

1946  On February - 14 bank of England nationalized   

1949  On February - 14 dutch Drees government presents plan for the building of 30,000 houses   

1949  On this day in history first session of Knesset opens in Jerusalem   

1949  1st session of Knesset (Jerusalem Israel) on this day in history.   

1950  Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history 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 February - 14.   

1951  On this day in history sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta & takes middleweight title   

1952  6th Winter Olympics games opens in Oslo, Norway on this day in history.   

1952  6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway on February - 14.   

1954  Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press" on this day in history.   

1954  On February - 14 beverly Hanson wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open   

1955  On this day in history 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  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on February - 14.   

1487  On this day in history birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising   

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  On February - 14 birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)   

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

0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on February - 14.   

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  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  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist