Page 7: Historical Events In February - 14

1955  Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 on February - 14.   

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

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  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 this day in history marshal Ayub Khan elected President of Pakistan   

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

1961  On this day in history wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78   

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

1963  First successful kidney transplant on February - 14.   

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

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

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  Luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit & soft landing on Moon on February - 14.   

1972  On February - 14 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  On February - 14 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

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

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1462  On this day in history 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  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on this day in history.   

1487  On February - 14 birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising   

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

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

0869  On February - 14 cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies   

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

1400  On this day in history death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

1405  On February - 14 timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68   

1528  On February - 14 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 this day in history.   

1676  Death of Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on this day in history.