Page 9: Historical Events In February - 13
Friday, 21 February 2025
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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