Page 6: Historical Events In February - 25

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"   

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

1957  Kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76.   

1960  John Cage's "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos," premieres.   

1960  Everhardus J van Romondt, Dutch Antillean minister, dies at 51.   

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

1246  Dafydd ap llywelyn: King of gwynedd   

1247  Death of 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  Death of Berthold haller: German-born reformer (b. 1492)   

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

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