Page 9: Historical Events In February - 13

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

1971  Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2 on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 13 "Grease" opens on Broadway   

1972  On this day in history 11th Winter Olympics games close at Sapporo, Japan   

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  On February - 13 russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn is expelled from the USSR   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history general Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup   

1977  Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship on February - 13.   

1977  On February - 13 pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic   

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

1978  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 13.   

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

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

1979  Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 on February - 13.   

1980  Apollo Computer Inc incorporated on February - 13.   

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

1980  On February - 13 opening ceremonies for the 13th Winter Olympics begin in Lake Placid, New York.   

1980  David Janssen, [Meyer], actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49 on February - 13.   

1981  On this day in history longest sentence published by New York Times-1286 words   

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

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

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

1983  On February - 13 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  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  On February - 13 dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier   

1985  On February - 13 polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders   

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  On this day in history birth of mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

0858  On this day in history death of kenneth I of Scotland   

1130  On February - 13 honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies   

1141  Death of Béla II of Hungary (b. 1110) on February - 13.   

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

1219  On this day in history 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.