Page 7: Historical Events In February - 03

1954  On this day in history jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32)   

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

1956  Autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot on this day in history.   

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

1958  Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history 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 February - 03 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 February - 03 big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28   

1960  On February - 03 johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80   

1961  6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm)) on this day in history.   

1961  Anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54 on February - 03.   

1962  On this day in history president Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food &drugs   

1962  On this day in history john Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm   

1962  On February - 03 werner Bock, writer, dies   

1963  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational on February - 03.   

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

1964  Black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools on this day in history.   

1965  105 USAF cadets resigned for cheating on exams on this day in history.   

1965  Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km) on February - 03.   

1966  First soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9 on this day in history.   

1966  Soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9) on February - 03.   

1966  The first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US) on February - 03.   

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  On February - 03 the Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization   

1969  Eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered on this day in history.   

1971  Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history 11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia)   

1972  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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1338  On February - 03 birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on February - 03.   

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

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on February - 03.   

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

1677  On this day in history birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)   

1690  On this day in history birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on February - 03.   

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

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on February - 03.   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

1116  On February - 03 death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)   

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

1428  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)