Page 6: Historical Events In February - 06

1932  On this day in history the birth of Francois Truffaut, French director   

1932  On this day in history 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, NY (demonstration sport)   

1933  -90ºF (-68ºC), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record) on this day in history.   

1933  Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 meters (112 feet), in Pacific hurricane near Manila on February - 06.   

1933  On this day in history president von Hindenburg & von Papen end Prussian parliament   

1933  On February - 06 the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution goes into effect, which changes the start of congressional, vice-presidential, and presidential terms from March to January.   

1933  On February - 06 -90°F (-68°C), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record)   

1934  Reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history board game "Monopoly" goes on sale for the first time   

1935  First election to allow women to vote in Turkey on this day in history.   

1935  "Monopoly" board game goes on sale for 1st time on February - 06.   

1936  On this day in history 4th Winter Olympics games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1936  Pravda criticizes Shostakovitch' ballet "Clear Brook" on this day in history.   

1936  On February - 06 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany   

1937  On February - 06 k Elizabeth Ohi becomes first Japanese-US female lawyer   

1937  On this day in history k Elizabeth Ohi becomes 1st Japanese-US female lawyer   

1938  Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 on February - 06.   

1939  Spanish government flees to France on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history spanish govt flees to France   

1941  On February - 06 battle of Beda Fomm Italian 10th army destroyed   

1941  British troops conquer Bengazi, Libya on February - 06.   

1941  Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19) on February - 06.   

1941  On February - 06 maximilien Luce, French painter, dies at 82   

1942  Wobbe de Vries, Dutch linguist, dies at 78 on February - 06.   

1943  On February - 06 hMCS Louisburg (Corvette) torpedoed in the Mediterranean   

1943  Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade" on this day in history.   

1943  The first Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down on February - 06.   

1943  On this day in history 1st Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down   

1943  On February - 06 hA Seyffardt, Dutch lt-gen/NSB "minister", dies at 71   

1945  On this day in history 8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz   

1945  Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder on February - 06.   

1945  The birth of Bob Marley, Jamaican singer on this day in history.   

1945  Jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.   

1946  "Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 142 performances on this day in history.   

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1461  On this day in history birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on February - 06.   

1577  On February - 06 birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)   

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

1611  On February - 06 birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)   

1612  On this day in history birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

1637  On this day in history birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on February - 06.   

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on February - 06.   

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on this day in history.   

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1497  On this day in history john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79   

1515  On February - 06 death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer   

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on February - 06.   

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on February - 06.