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 this day in history.   

1956  On February - 14 indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union   

1956  Khrushchev denounces Stalin at USSR Communist Party Conference on this day in history.   

1957  On February - 14 georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites   

1958  On this day in history 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  Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV   

1963  On February - 14 first successful kidney transplant   

1963  US launches communications satellite Syncom 1 on February - 14.   

1965  Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht, French composer/conductor, dies at 84 on February - 14.   

1966  On February - 14 australia introduces first decimal currency postage stamps   

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

1967  On February - 14 latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up   

1967  James Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1968  Pennsylvania Railroad/NYC Central merge into Pennsylvania Central on February - 14.   

1969  Vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1971  Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House on this day in history.   

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

1972  On February - 14 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  On this day in history bomb explodes at annex of Amsterdam metro station   

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  First "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments on this day in history.   

1979  On February - 14 adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered   

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

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

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1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on February - 14.   

1468  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On February - 14 birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts   

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  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on February - 14.   

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on February - 14.   

1400  On February - 14 death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

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 this day in history.   

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

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