Page 7: Historical Events In February - 03

1954  Jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32) on February - 03.   

1956  On this day in history toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events   

1956  On February - 03 autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot   

1957  Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open on February - 03.   

1958  On this day in history royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3   

1958  On February - 03 royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3   

1958  On this day in history henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42   

1959  On February - 03 american Airlines Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65   

1959  On this day in history buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson die in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.   

1959  American Airlines Electra crashes in NY's East River, killing 65 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28   

1960  Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80 on February - 03.   

1961  On February - 03 6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm))   

1961  Anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 03 president Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food &drugs   

1962  John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm on this day in history.   

1962  Werner Bock, writer, dies on February - 03.   

1963  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational on this day in history.   

1964  "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold on this day in history.   

1964  Black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools on February - 03.   

1965  105 USAF cadets resigned for cheating on exams on February - 03.   

1965  Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km) on this day in history.   

1966  On February - 03 first soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9   

1966  Soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9) on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history the first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US)   

1966  On February - 03 june Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65   

1967  "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix on this day in history.   

1967  Joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1969  The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO on February - 03.   

1969  the Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization on February - 03.   

1969  On this day in history eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered   

1971  On this day in history jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72   

1972  On February - 03 11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia)   

1972  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

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

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

1648  On this day in history birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

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  Death of Saint Werburgh on February - 03.   

0865  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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