Page 7: Historical Events In February - 24

1942  The Struma, a small cattle boat with 769 refugees heading illegally towards Palestine, is torpedoed, leaving one survivor.   

1942  Voice of America begins broadcasting (in German)   

1943  General-Major Bradley flies to Algiers   

1943  Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WWII.   

1943  Gen-major Bradley flies to Algiers   

1944  Argentina coup by Juan Peron minister of war.   

1944  The inaugural detection of a submerged enemy submarine by the use of MAD gear was made by Catalinas of VP-63, on a MAD barrier patrol of the approaches to the Strait of Gibraltar. They attacked the U-761.   

1944  Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80   

1945  U.S. troops liberate Manila from the Japanese during WWII   

1945  Egypt and Syria declares war on Nazi-Germany.   

1945  Ahmed Maher Pasha, Egypt's PM, assassinated in parliament.   

1946  Juan Peron elected as the President of Argentina.   

1946  Juan Peron elected President of Argentina.   

1948  Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia.   

1949  Israel and Egypt sign an armistice agreement.   

1949  V-2/WAC-Corporal inaugural rocket to outer space, White Sands NM, 400 km.   

1950  In this year, Labour claims British parliamentary election   

1951  Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran and Paul Falk of Germany.   

1951  Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of Great Britain.   

1951  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA   

1951  "Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 84 perfs   

1953  Karl R G von Rundstedt, Germ gen-field marshal (Ardennes), dies at 77.   

1955  "Silk Stockings" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 461 performances   

1955  Pact of Baghdad between Iraq and Turkey signed.   

1955  Alain Prost, French Formula 1 racing driver is born   

1958  Fernand Baldensperger [Fernand Baldenne], French poet, dies at 86.   

1960  Italian government of Segni falls   

1960  US beats Germany in Olympics hockey finals round, 9-1.   

1960  Jean Binet, composer, dies at 66   

1961  Explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit   

1962  General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea.   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1964  Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for heavyweight boxing championship   

1964  Alexander Archipenko, Ukr sculptor/water colors painter, dies at 76   

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1103  Emperor toba of japan: Emperor toba of japan (d. 1156)   

1304  Muhammad ibn battutah: Arab travel writer (travels in asia & africa)   

1304  Ibn battuta: Arabian explorer ?   

1463  Giovanni pico della mirandola: Italy, scholar/platonist   

1500  Carlos v: King of spain (1516-56)/holy roman emperor   

1501  Sixt(us) birck [xystus betulius]: German writer (suzanna)   

1536  Clement viii: [ippolito aldofireini], fano italy, pope (1592-1605)   

1545  Don john of austria: Spanish military leader   

0616  Death of King ethelbert of kent: King ethelbert of kent   

1525  Death of Guillaume gouffier: Seigneur de bonnivet, french soldier   

1563  Francois guise: French general/duke, assassinated at 44   

1588  Johann weyer: Dutch physician and occultist   

1642  Marco da gagliano: Italian opera composer,   

1666  Nicholas lanier: Composer,   

1674  Death of Matthias weckmann: German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  Death of Charles howard: 1st earl of carlisle, english politician and military leader (b. 1629)