Page 6: Historical Events In February - 25

1930  Check photographing device patented.   

1932  Immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship.   

1933  USS Ranger the inaugural genuine aircraft carrier christened   

1933  1st genuine aircraft carrier christened, USS Ranger   

1934  Daniel Protheroe, composer, dies at 67   

1937  Tom Courtenay, Actor is born.   

1938  British Lord Halifax is recorded as becoming Foreign Minister   

1939  inaugural Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden.   

1939  The inaugural 'Anderson' air raid shelters are erected, in London   

1939  1st Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden   

1940  1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians).   

1941  February strike against persecution of Jews, in Amsterdam   

1941  David Puttnam, English film producer is born   

1941  Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8).   

1942  Leo Ascher, composer, dies at 61.   

1943  Vietminh forms Indo Chinese Democratic Front.   

1944  US inaugural Army completes invasion plan   

1944  US 1st Army completes invasion plan   

1945  Sgt. Aubrey Cosens (Queen's Own Rifles of Canada) awarded the Victoria Cross at the Goch-Calear Road, Germany.   

1945  US aircraft carriers attack Tokyo   

1947  Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82.   

1948  Communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald is recorded as becoming premier.   

1949  WAC Corporal rocket achieves height of 400k (record)   

1950  "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen   

1951  The inaugural Pan American Games open (Buenos Aires Argentina)   

1951  "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 278 perf   

1952  6th Winter Olympics games close at Oslo, Norway.   

1952  6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway   

1953  "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 559 perfs   

1953  Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer, dies at 49   

1954  Abdul Nasser appointed Egyptian premier.   

1955  Marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59   

1956  Khrushchev denounces Stalin at 20th Soviet Party Conference.   

1957  Buddy Holly and the Crickets record "That'll Be the Day".   

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1398  Xuande: Emperor of china   

1591  Friedrich von spee: German writer   

1635  Walraad: The elder, dutch fieldmarshall/earl of nassau-usingen   

1643  Ahmed ii: 21st sultan of turkey (1691-95)   

1663  Pierre antoine motteux: French-born english dramatist   

1680  Philipp hyacinth lobkowitz: Composer   

1682  Giovanni battista morgagni: Italian anatomist   

1692  Karl ludwig: Freiherr von pöllnitz, german adventurer and writer   

0779  Walburgis: Anglo-saxon abbess/saint (walpurgis night),   

1246  Death of Dafydd ap llywelyn: King of gwynedd   

1247  Hendrik iv: Duke of limburg/earl of bergen (1226-47),   

1495  Djem sultan: Son of turkish sultan mehmed ii,   

1522  Death of William lilye: English classical scholar   

1536  Berthold haller: German-born reformer (b. 1492)   

1553  Hirate masahide: Japanese diplomat and tutor of oda nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

1558  Death of Eleanor of austria: Queen of portugal and france (b. 1498)