Page 6: Historical Events In February - 17

1946  Humanistic Covenant forms in Amsterdam.   

1947  Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism"   

1949  Chaim Weitzman elected 1st president of Israel   

1950  31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center NY.   

1951  Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer, dies at 94.   

1953  Baseball star/pilot Ted Williams uninjured as plane shot down in Korea.   

1954  Rene Russo, American actress is born   

1954  Evert Gorter, children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72   

1955  Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB   

1955  Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52.   

1956  Ice Dance Championship at Garmisch won by Pamela Weight/P Thomas GRB.   

1957  Fire in Warreton Mo, results in the deaths of 72   

1959  Kathryn Adams, actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies.   

1961  Nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63.   

1962  Bruno Walter, symphony conductor (NY Philharmonic), dies at 85.   

1966  Frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75.   

1968  Donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65.   

1970  Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81   

1971  Teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73   

1972  President Nixon leaves Washington DC for communist China   

1972  The House of Commons votes in favour of Britain joining the Common Market   

1972  The Volkswagen 'Beetle' is recorded as becoming the most successful production model, selling over 15 million vehicles   

1972  Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer, dies at 67.   

1976  Jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65   

1977  Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76.   

1979  William Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73   

1980  Graham Sutherland, painter, dies.   

1982  Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81.   

1984  Lucille Benson, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies), dies at 69.   

1985  Wanda Perry, actress (Roberta, Death of a Salesman), dies at 67.   

1986  Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), dies at 90.   

1987  Hal K Dawson, actor (Another Language, Wells Fargo), dies.   

1989  Lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80.   

1990  Erik Rhodes, actor (Top Hat), dies of pneumonia at 84.   

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1444  Rudolf agricola: [roelof huysman], dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de bourbon: Officer/governor (lombardy)   

1519  Francis: Duke of guise, french soldier and politician   

1581  Fausto poli: Italian catholic priest   

1583  J henry alting: Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre le pesant: Sieur de boisguilbert, french economist   

1653  Arcangelo corelli: Fusignano italy, violinist/comp (concerto grossi)   

1667  Georg bronner: Composer   

0364  Flavius jovianus: Christian emperor of rome (363-64),   

0440  Mesrop mashtots: Mesrop mashtots   

0956  Hugo the great: Earl of paris/duke of francia,   

1339  Otto: Duke of austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Ivan alexander of bulgaria: Ivan alexander of bulgaria   

1596  Friedrich sylburg: German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Death of Giordano bruno: Advocate of copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Ferdinando i de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany (b. 1549)