Page 7: Historical Events In February - 14

1955  Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1956  20th Congress of CPSU opens in Moscow on February - 14.   

1956  On this day in history indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union   

1956  Khrushchev denounces Stalin at USSR Communist Party Conference on February - 14.   

1957  On this day in history georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites   

1958  On February - 14 arab Federation of Iraq & Jordan forms   

1959  On February - 14 $3.6 million heroin seizure in New York NY   

1960  On February - 14 marshal Ayub Khan elected President of Pakistan   

1961  Element 103, Lawrencium, first produced in Berkeley CA on February - 14.   

1961  On February - 14 wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78   

1962  Lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV on February - 14.   

1963  On this day in history first successful kidney transplant   

1963  On this day in history uS launches communications satellite Syncom 1   

1965  On this day in history desire-Emile Inghelbrecht, French composer/conductor, dies at 84   

1966  Australia introduces first decimal currency postage stamps on this day in history.   

1967  Aretha Franklin records "Respect" on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up   

1967  On this day in history james Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85   

1968  On February - 14 pennsylvania Railroad/NYC Central merge into Pennsylvania Central   

1969  On February - 14 vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at 71   

1971  On this day in history movie "Ben Hur" first shown on television   

1971  Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House on February - 14.   

1972  On February - 14 john & Yoko co-host "Mike Douglas Show" for entire week   

1972  On this day in history luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit & soft landing on Moon   

1972  On this day in history lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Dike), dies at 65   

1974  On February - 14 c S Dempster, cricketer (10 Tests for NZ, 723 runs), dies   

1975  Bomb explodes at annex of Amsterdam metro station on February - 14.   

1975  Heintje Davids, [Hendrika David], Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87 on February - 14.   

1976  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 14.   

1977  On this day in history the Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge   

1978  On this day in history first "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments   

1979  Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history "West Side Story" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 341 performances   

1980  13th Winter Olympics games open in Lake Placid NY on this day in history.   

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1462  On February - 14 birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)   

1468  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on February - 14.   

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

1487  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on this day in history.   

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

1515  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts   

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

0869  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

1405  On this day in history 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 February - 14 benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70   

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