Page 7: Historical Events In February - 06

1947  Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket on February - 06.   

1947  Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 on February - 06.   

1948  On this day in history bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia   

1948  First radio-controlled airplane flown on February - 06.   

1948  1st radio-controlled airplane flown on this day in history.   

1948  Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84   

1951  Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into Argonne Atomic Lab (Illinois), to demonstrate lax in security on February - 06.   

1951  On February - 06 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1952  On February - 06 britain's King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.   

1952  On this day in history england replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II   

1952  George VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1953  Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history uS controls on wages & some consumer goods were lifted   

1953  Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 yrs 239 days, youngest Aussie on February - 06.   

1956  Chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing on February - 06.   

1956  French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers on February - 06.   

1956  On February - 06 university of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black)   

1958  7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash on this day in history.   

1958  On February - 06 a plane carrying the Manchester United football team crashed at Munich airport, killing 7 of the team   

1958  Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history 7 Manchester United soccer players die in an air crash near Munich   

1959  On February - 06 fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R Murrow   

1959  On February - 06 indira Ghandi becomes the leader of India's Congress Party   

1959  US first successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile on February - 06.   

1959  1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash   

1961  "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC on this day in history.   

1961  Archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 06 schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named   

1963  Mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies on this day in history.   

1964  France & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 28 performances   

1964  On February - 06 sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), dies at 69   

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

1608  On February - 06 birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

1611  On this day in history 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  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on February - 06.   

1639  On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1378  On February - 06 death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1515  On this day in history 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 this day in history.