Historical Events In February - 03

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

1927  On February - 03 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 February - 03 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 this day in history.   

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

1937  On this day in history bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket v England   

1938  Paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in NYC on February - 03.   

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

1941  On this day in history supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets min wages & max hrs   

1942  On this day in history japanese air raid on Java   

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

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

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

1944  World War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands on February - 03.   

1945  Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released   

1945  On February - 03 jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61   

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

1947  Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket on this day in history.   

1947  -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record) on February - 03.   

1947  Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1948  On February - 03 dick Button becomes first world figure skating champion from US   

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 this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80   

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

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

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

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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on this day in history.   

1525  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on February - 03.   

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  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

0474  On February - 03 leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  On February - 03 death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on this day in history.   

0865  On February - 03 ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  On this day in history death of king Sweyn I of Denmark   

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on February - 03.   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on February - 03.   

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