Historical Events In February - 03

1925  On this day in history jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51   

1927  On this day in history uprising against regime of General Carmona in Portugal   

1929  Revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history vietnamese Communistic Party forms   

1930  On February - 03 william Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons   

1931  On this day in history arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia"   

1931  Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1933  On February - 03 german minister Göring bans social-democratic newspaper Vorwärts   

1933  Marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin on February - 03.   

1933  1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, DC on February - 03.   

1936  On this day in history sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania (b.1885)   

1937  On February - 03 bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket v England   

1938  On February - 03 paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in NYC   

1941  On this day in history supreme Court upheld Federal Wage &Hour law, sets minimum wages &maximum hours   

1941  Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets min wages & max hrs on this day in history.   

1942  Japanese air raid on Java on February - 03.   

1942  On February - 03 1st Japanese air raid on Java   

1943  On this day in history 4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others   

1943  Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history world War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands.   

1945  Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin on February - 03.   

1945  On February - 03 walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released   

1945  Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1947  On February - 03 -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

1947  Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket on February - 03.   

1947  -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record) on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74   

1948  Dick Button becomes first world figure skating champion from US on February - 03.   

1948  Dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US on this day in history.   

1950  Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges on February - 03.   

1950  Karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1951  On February - 03 "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV   

1951  Dick Button win US skating title for 6th time on this day in history.   

1953  On February - 03 j Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show   

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1338  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  On February - 03 birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)   

1525  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on this day in history.   

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  On this day in history birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on February - 03.   

1690  On February - 03 birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  On February - 03 birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on this day in history.   

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on February - 03.   

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on February - 03.   

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on this day in history.   

1116  On this day in history death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)   

1399  On this day in history john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on this day in history.