Historical Events In February - 06

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

1932  On February - 06 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 February - 06 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  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 February - 06.   

1935  Board game "Monopoly" goes on sale for the first time on this day in history.   

1935  First election to allow women to vote in Turkey on February - 06.   

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

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

1936  On February - 06 pravda criticizes Shostakovitch' ballet "Clear Brook"   

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

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

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

1938  On February - 06 marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77   

1939  Spanish government flees to France on February - 06.   

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  Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19) on this day in history.   

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

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

1943  On February - 06 1st Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down   

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

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

1945  Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder on this day in history.   

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

1945  On this day in history jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

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

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on February - 06.   

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

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on February - 06.   

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

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1612  On February - 06 birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on February - 06.   

1140  On this day in history thurstan, archbishop of York, dies   

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  On February - 06 death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer   

1585  On this day in history death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

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