Page 7: Historical Events In February - 14

1955  Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1956  On February - 14 20th Congress of CPSU opens in Moscow   

1956  On this day in history indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union   

1956  On February - 14 khrushchev denounces Stalin at USSR Communist Party Conference   

1957  Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites on February - 14.   

1958  On February - 14 arab Federation of Iraq & Jordan forms   

1959  On February - 14 $3.6 million heroin seizure in New York NY   

1960  On February - 14 marshal Ayub Khan elected President of Pakistan   

1961  On February - 14 element 103, Lawrencium, first produced in Berkeley CA   

1961  On this day in history wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78   

1962  Lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV on February - 14.   

1963  First successful kidney transplant on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history uS launches communications satellite Syncom 1   

1965  Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht, French composer/conductor, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1966  Australia introduces first decimal currency postage stamps on February - 14.   

1967  Aretha Franklin records "Respect" on this day in history.   

1967  On February - 14 latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up   

1967  James Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history pennsylvania Railroad/NYC Central merge into Pennsylvania Central   

1969  On February - 14 vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at 71   

1971  Movie "Ben Hur" first shown on television on this day in history.   

1971  Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House on February - 14.   

1972  John & Yoko co-host "Mike Douglas Show" for entire week on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 14 luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit & soft landing on Moon   

1972  Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Dike), dies at 65 on February - 14.   

1974  C S Dempster, cricketer (10 Tests for NZ, 723 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history bomb explodes at annex of Amsterdam metro station   

1975  On February - 14 heintje Davids, [Hendrika David], Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87   

1976  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1977  The Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge on February - 14.   

1978  On this day in history first "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments   

1979  Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered on this day in history.   

1980  "West Side Story" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 341 performances on February - 14.   

1980  On February - 14 13th Winter Olympics games open in Lake Placid NY   

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1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on February - 14.   

1468  On this day in history birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)   

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on this day in history.   

1487  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on this day in history.   

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  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on February - 14.   

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on February - 14.   

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

0869  On February - 14 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 this day in history death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

1405  On this day in history timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68   

1528  On February - 14 edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66   

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

1676  On this day in history death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist