Page 9: Historical Events In February - 13

1971  On this day in history 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 February - 13 uS dollar devalues 10%   

1974  Dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from USSR on February - 13.   

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

1975  Cyprus premier Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation on February - 13.   

1975  On this day in history dagmar Godowsky, actress (Common Law, Red Lights), dies at 78   

1976  On this day in history dorothy Hamill wins Olympics figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria   

1976  On February - 13 peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes   

1976  General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup on February - 13.   

1977  On February - 13 eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship   

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

1977  On February - 13 jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77   

1978  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1979  On this day in history 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation   

1979  Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm on this day in history.   

1979  On February - 13 jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84   

1980  On this day in history apollo Computer Inc incorporated   

1980  On this day in history new Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin   

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

1980  On this day in history david Janssen, [Meyer], actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49   

1981  Longest sentence published by New York Times-1286 words on this day in history.   

1982  Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is on the charts for 402nd week on February - 13.   

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 February - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history konstantin Chernenko is selected as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, after the death of Yuri Andropov.   

1985  Dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier on this day in history.   

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  Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian was born on this day in history.   

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  On February - 13 birth of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)   

1599  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) was born on February - 13.   

1610  Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists was born on this day in history.   

1622  Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1658  On February - 13 birth of jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter   

1660  Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1130  On this day in history honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies   

1141  On this day in history death of béla II of Hungary (b. 1110)   

1199  Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies on this day in history.   

1219  On February - 13 death of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192)   

1237  Death of Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns on this day in history.   

1315  Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies on this day in history.   

1332  Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on February - 13.