Page 6: Historical Events In February - 03

1925  Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1927  On February - 03 uprising against regime of General Carmona in Portugal   

1929  On this day in history revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam   

1930  Vietnamese Communistic Party forms on February - 03.   

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  On February - 03 hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72   

1933  German minister Göring bans social-democratic newspaper Vorwärts on this day in history.   

1933  On February - 03 marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin   

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

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  Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets min wages & max hrs on February - 03.   

1942  On this day in history japanese air raid on Java   

1942  1st Japanese air raid on Java on this day in history.   

1943  4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others on February - 03.   

1943  On this day in history alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns   

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

1945  On February - 03 almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin   

1945  Walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released on February - 03.   

1945  Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61 on February - 03.   

1947  -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record) on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket   

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  On this day in history dick Button becomes first world figure skating champion from US   

1948  On this day in history dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US   

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

1950  Karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80 on February - 03.   

1951  "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV on this day in history.   

1951  On February - 03 dick Button win US skating title for 6th time   

1953  On this day in history j Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show   

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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 February - 03.   

1525  On this day in history birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on February - 03.   

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

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  On this day in history 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 February - 03.   

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

1399  On February - 03 john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

1428  On February - 03 death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)