Page 7: Historical Events In February - 14

1955  On this day in history charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77   

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

1956  Indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union on February - 14.   

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 this day in history arab Federation of Iraq & Jordan forms   

1959  $3.6 million heroin seizure in New York NY on this day in history.   

1960  Marshal Ayub Khan elected President of Pakistan on February - 14.   

1961  On February - 14 element 103, Lawrencium, first produced in Berkeley CA   

1961  Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78 on February - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

1965  On February - 14 desire-Emile Inghelbrecht, French composer/conductor, dies at 84   

1966  On this day in history 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  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 February - 14 movie "Ben Hur" first shown on television   

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

1972  John & Yoko co-host "Mike Douglas Show" for entire week on this day in history.   

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

1972  Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Dike), dies at 65 on February - 14.   

1974  On this day in history c S Dempster, cricketer (10 Tests for NZ, 723 runs), dies   

1975  On February - 14 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 February - 14 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  Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered on this day in history.   

1980  On February - 14 "West Side Story" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 341 performances   

1980  On February - 14 13th Winter Olympics games open in Lake Placid NY   

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1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on this day in history.   

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

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on this day in history.   

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

1513  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On February - 14 birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian   

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 this day in history.   

1400  On February - 14 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  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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.