Page 6: Historical Events In February - 14

1936  On February - 14 national Negro Congress organizes in Chicago   

1936  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson   

1936  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee   

1937  On February - 14 erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62   

1939  On this day in history victor Fleming replaces George Cukor as director of Gone With the Wind   

1940  On this day in history british merchant vessel fleet is armed   

1941  On this day in history 1,000,000th vehicle traverses the New York Midtown Tunnel   

1941  German Africa Corps lands in Tripoli, Libya on February - 14.   

1941  On this day in history 1,000,000th vehicle traverses the NY Midtown Tunnel   

1942  On February - 14 japanese parachutists land near oil center Palembang Sumatra   

1942  Rotterdam's Maas tunnel opens on February - 14.   

1943  German offensive through de Faid-pass Tunisia on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history soviets recapture Rostov   

1943  On February - 14 david Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81   

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

1944  On this day in history the birth of Alan Parker, British director   

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

1945  8th Air Force bombs Dresden on this day in history.   

1945  Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru join the United Nations on this day in history.   

1946  The Bank of England goes public on this day in history.   

1946  Bank of England nationalized on this day in history.   

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

1949  On this day in history first session of Knesset opens in Jerusalem   

1949  On February - 14 1st session of Knesset (Jerusalem Israel)   

1950  On this day in history moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg   

1950  On February - 14 uSSR & China sign peace treaty   

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  Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta & takes middleweight title on this day in history.   

1952  On February - 14 6th Winter Olympics games opens in Oslo, Norway   

1952  6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway on this day in history.   

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

1954  Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open on February - 14.   

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

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1462  On February - 14 birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)   

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  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on February - 14.   

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on February - 14.   

1533  On this day in history birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)   

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.   

0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on this day in history.   

0869  On this day in history cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies   

1317  On February - 14 death of marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282)   

1400  On February - 14 death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

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

1528  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on February - 14.   

1571  On February - 14 benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70   

1676  On February - 14 death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist