Page 7: Historical Events In February - 14

1955  Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 on February - 14.   

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

1956  On February - 14 indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union   

1956  Khrushchev denounces Stalin at USSR Communist Party Conference on this day in history.   

1957  On February - 14 georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites   

1958  On this day in history arab Federation of Iraq & Jordan forms   

1959  On this day in history $3.6 million heroin seizure in New York NY   

1960  Marshal Ayub Khan elected President of Pakistan on this day in history.   

1961  Element 103, Lawrencium, first produced in Berkeley CA on this day in history.   

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

1962  On this day in history lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV   

1963  On this day in history first successful kidney transplant   

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

1965  On this day in history desire-Emile Inghelbrecht, French composer/conductor, dies at 84   

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

1967  Aretha Franklin records "Respect" on February - 14.   

1967  On this day in history latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up   

1967  On February - 14 james Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85   

1968  On February - 14 pennsylvania Railroad/NYC Central merge into Pennsylvania Central   

1969  On this day in history vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at 71   

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

1971  On February - 14 richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House   

1972  On this day in history john & Yoko co-host "Mike Douglas Show" for entire week   

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

1972  On February - 14 lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Dike), dies at 65   

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  Heintje Davids, [Hendrika David], Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

1977  On this day in history the Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge   

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

1979  Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered on February - 14.   

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  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  On February - 14 birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts   

1533  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on this day in history.   

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

0270  On this day in history death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).   

0869  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on February - 14.   

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

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

1405  Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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

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

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