Page 6: Historical Events In February - 06

1932  The birth of Francois Truffaut, French director on February - 06.   

1932  1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, NY (demonstration sport) on February - 06.   

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 this day in history 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  -90°F (-68°C), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record) on February - 06.   

1934  On February - 06 reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500   

1935  Board game "Monopoly" goes on sale for the first time on February - 06.   

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

1935  On this day in history "Monopoly" board game goes on sale for 1st time   

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

1936  Pravda criticizes Shostakovitch' ballet "Clear Brook" on February - 06.   

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

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

1937  K Elizabeth Ohi becomes 1st Japanese-US female lawyer on February - 06.   

1938  On this day in history marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77   

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  On February - 06 british troops conquer Bengazi, Libya   

1941  On this day in history auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19)   

1941  Maximilien Luce, French painter, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history wobbe de Vries, Dutch linguist, dies at 78   

1943  HMCS Louisburg (Corvette) torpedoed in the Mediterranean on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1943  HA Seyffardt, Dutch lt-gen/NSB "minister", dies at 71 on February - 06.   

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

1945  On February - 06 russian Red Army crosses the river Oder   

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 February - 06.   

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1461  On February - 06 birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on this day in history.   

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.   

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

1611  On this day in history birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)   

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on February - 06.   

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on February - 06.   

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

0743  On February - 06 hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52   

0891  On this day in history photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies   

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 February - 06.   

1497  On February - 06 john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79   

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.   

1585  On February - 06 death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  On February - 06 death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)