Page 6: Historical Events In November - 08
Friday, 06 February 2026
1944 25000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to Nazis for forced labor 

1944 Walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies. 

1945 "Girl from Nantucket" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 12 performances 

1946 Jean-Paul Sartre's "La Putain Respecteuse," premieres in Paris 

1947 Bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 SA v Victoria 

1950 In the inaugural jet plane battle of the Korean War, U.S. Air Force Lt. Russel J. Brown shoots down a North Korean MiG-15. 

1950 The inaugural jet-plane battle of Korean War. 

1950 1st jet-plane battle ever, in Korean War. 

1951 In this year, NY Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra claims 1st of his 3 MVP awards 

1952 Claude Carter, cricketer (took 28 wkts 10 Tests for S Africa), dies. 

1953 In this year, Salazars party claims all parliament seats in Portugal. 

1953 Iwan Bunin, writer, dies at 83 

1954 AL approves Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City. 

1956 In this year, UN formally claims USSR leave Hungary. 

1957 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 

1958 "Maria Golovin" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 5 performances 

1959 KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, CA (NBC) 1st broadcast 

1960 JFK (MA-D-Sen) beats VP Richard Nixon (R) for President. 

1960 In this year, Masachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy claims the U.S. presidential election, defeating Vice President Richard Nixon 

1960 JFK (Sen-D-Mass) beats VP Richard Nixon (R) for 35th US president. 

1961 Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn. 

1962 Canada govt orders changing nickel back to round shape 

1963 Simon Jurovsky, composer, dies at 51. 

1964 IMF grants Great Britain credit of $1 billion 

1965 "Days of Our Lives" premiers on TV. 

1965 British Indian Ocean Territory formed. 

1965 "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV 

1966 Edward W Brooke (Rep-R-MA) is recorded as becoming inaugural black elected to Senate 

1966 Movie actor Ronald Reagan elected governor of California. 

1966 Movie star Ronald Reagan is elected governor of California 

1966 President Johnson signs anti-trust immunity to AFL-NFL merger. 

1966 Edward W Brooke (Rep-R-Mass) is recorded as becoming 1st black elected to Senate. 

1966 Bernhard Zondek, German/Israeli gynaecologist, dies at 75. 

1967 Silver hits record $1.951 an ounce in London 

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