Page 6: Historical Events In February - 14

1936  National Negro Congress organizes in Chicago on February - 14.   

1936  US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson on February - 14.   

1936  US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee on February - 14.   

1937  Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1939  Victor Fleming replaces George Cukor as director of Gone With the Wind on this day in history.   

1940  British merchant vessel fleet is armed on February - 14.   

1941  On February - 14 1,000,000th vehicle traverses the New York Midtown Tunnel   

1941  On this day in history german Africa Corps lands in Tripoli, Libya   

1941  On February - 14 1,000,000th vehicle traverses the NY Midtown Tunnel   

1942  Japanese parachutists land near oil center Palembang Sumatra on February - 14.   

1942  On this day in history rotterdam's Maas tunnel opens   

1943  On this day in history german offensive through de Faid-pass Tunisia   

1943  On February - 14 soviets recapture Rostov   

1943  David Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1944  Anti-Japanese revolt on Java on February - 14.   

1944  On February - 14 the birth of Alan Parker, British director   

1944  On February - 14 the birth of Carl Bernstein, American journalist (Watergate).   

1945  On February - 14 8th Air Force bombs Dresden   

1945  Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru join the United Nations on February - 14.   

1946  The Bank of England goes public on February - 14.   

1946  On February - 14 bank of England nationalized   

1949  On this day in history dutch Drees government presents plan for the building of 30,000 houses   

1949  First session of Knesset opens in Jerusalem on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history 1st session of Knesset (Jerusalem Israel)   

1950  Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg on February - 14.   

1950  USSR & China sign peace treaty on February - 14.   

1950  On this day in history uSSR and China sign peace treaty.   

1950  Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80 on February - 14.   

1951  On this day in history sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta & takes middleweight title   

1952  6th Winter Olympics games opens in Oslo, Norway on this day in history.   

1952  On February - 14 6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway   

1954  Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press" on this day in history.   

1954  Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open on this day in history.   

1955  WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins on this day in history.   

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1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on this day in history.   

1468  On February - 14 birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)   

1483  On this day in history birth of zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty   

1487  On this day in history birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising   

1513  On February - 14 birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer   

1515  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts   

1533  On February - 14 birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)   

1546  On this day in history birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian   

0270  On February - 14 death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).   

0869  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on this day in history.   

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on February - 14.   

1400  Death of Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on February - 14.   

1405  On February - 14 timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68   

1528  On this day in history edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66   

1571  On this day in history benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70   

1676  Death of Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on this day in history.