Historical Events In February - 14

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

1956  20th Congress of CPSU opens in Moscow on this day in history.   

1956  On February - 14 indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union   

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

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

1958  Arab Federation of Iraq & Jordan forms on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history $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 this day in history.   

1963  On February - 14 first successful kidney transplant   

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

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

1966  On this day in history australia introduces first decimal currency postage stamps   

1967  On February - 14 aretha Franklin records "Respect"   

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

1967  James Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85 on February - 14.   

1968  On this day in history pennsylvania Railroad/NYC Central merge into Pennsylvania Central   

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

1971  Movie "Ben Hur" first shown on television on this day in history.   

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

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

1972  On February - 14 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1978  On February - 14 first "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments   

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

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

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

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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 this day in history.   

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

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 14 death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).   

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  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  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on February - 14.   

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