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  Indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union on February - 14.   

1956  On February - 14 khrushchev denounces Stalin at USSR Communist Party Conference   

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

1961  Element 103, Lawrencium, first produced in Berkeley CA on this day in history.   

1961  Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 14 lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV   

1963  On this day in history first successful kidney transplant   

1963  US launches communications satellite Syncom 1 on this day in history.   

1965  Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht, French composer/conductor, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1966  Australia introduces first decimal currency postage stamps on February - 14.   

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

1967  Latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at 71   

1971  Movie "Ben Hur" first shown on television on February - 14.   

1971  On February - 14 richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House   

1972  John & Yoko co-host "Mike Douglas Show" for entire week on February - 14.   

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

1972  On February - 14 lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Dike), dies at 65   

1974  C S Dempster, cricketer (10 Tests for NZ, 723 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1975  Bomb explodes at annex of Amsterdam metro station on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history heintje Davids, [Hendrika David], Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87   

1976  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1977  The Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history 13th Winter Olympics games open in Lake Placid NY   

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1462  On February - 14 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  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on February - 14.   

1513  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on February - 14.   

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on February - 14.   

1533  On February - 14 birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)   

1546  On this day in history birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian   

0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on this day in history.   

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 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 February - 14.   

1676  On February - 14 death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist