Page 9: Historical Events In February - 13

1971  On February - 13 12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos   

1971  On February - 13 golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2   

1972  On this day in history "Grease" opens on Broadway   

1972  11th Winter Olympics games close at Sapporo, Japan on February - 13.   

1973  On this day in history uS dollar devalues 10%   

1974  On this day in history dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from USSR   

1974  Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn is expelled from the USSR on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history cyprus premier Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation   

1975  Dagmar Godowsky, actress (Common Law, Red Lights), dies at 78 on February - 13.   

1976  On February - 13 dorothy Hamill wins Olympics figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria   

1976  Peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes on this day in history.   

1976  General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup on this day in history.   

1977  Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship on this day in history.   

1977  Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic on February - 13.   

1977  Jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1978  On February - 13 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1979  2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation on this day in history.   

1979  On February - 13 washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm   

1979  On this day in history jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84   

1980  On this day in history apollo Computer Inc incorporated   

1980  New Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin on this day in history.   

1980  Opening ceremonies for the 13th Winter Olympics begin in Lake Placid, New York on this day in history.   

1980  On February - 13 david Janssen, [Meyer], actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49   

1981  Longest sentence published by New York Times-1286 words on February - 13.   

1982  On this day in history pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is on the charts for 402nd week   

1982  On this day in history zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, grew to 8'1" (tallest woman), dies at 17   

1983  Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history world Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds   

1983  Marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78 on this day in history.   

1984  6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart &liver transplant on February - 13.   

1984  Konstantin Chernenko is selected as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, after the death of Yuri Andropov on February - 13.   

1985  On February - 13 dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier   

1985  Polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders on February - 13.   

1987  On February - 13 m L "Curly" Page, cricketer (NZ Test capt 1933), dies   

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1440  On February - 13 birth of hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian   

1457  Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482) was born on February - 13.   

1480  Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) was born on this day in history.   

1610  On February - 13 birth of jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists   

1622  Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized was born on February - 13.   

1658  Jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter was born on February - 13.   

1660  Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer was born on February - 13.   

0858  Death of Kenneth I of Scotland on February - 13.   

1130  Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies on this day in history.   

1141  Death of Béla II of Hungary (b. 1110) on this day in history.   

1199  On February - 13 stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies   

1219  Death of Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192) on February - 13.   

1237  On February - 13 death of jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns   

1315  On February - 13 jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies   

1332  On this day in history andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies