Historical Events In February - 03

1925  On February - 03 jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51   

1927  Uprising against regime of General Carmona in Portugal on this day in history.   

1929  On February - 03 revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam   

1930  On this day in history vietnamese Communistic Party forms   

1930  On February - 03 william Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons   

1931  Arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia" on February - 03.   

1931  Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history german minister Göring bans social-democratic newspaper Vorwärts   

1933  Marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin on February - 03.   

1933  On this day in history 1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, DC   

1936  On this day in history sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania (b.1885)   

1937  On February - 03 bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket v England   

1938  Paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in NYC on February - 03.   

1941  On this day in history supreme Court upheld Federal Wage &Hour law, sets minimum wages &maximum hours   

1941  On February - 03 supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets min wages & max hrs   

1942  Japanese air raid on Java on this day in history.   

1942  1st Japanese air raid on Java on February - 03.   

1943  4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others on February - 03.   

1943  Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns on February - 03.   

1944  World War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin   

1945  Walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released on this day in history.   

1945  Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61 on February - 03.   

1947  On February - 03 -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

1947  On this day in history bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket   

1947  -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record) on February - 03.   

1947  On this day in history anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74   

1948  Dick Button becomes first world figure skating champion from US on February - 03.   

1948  On this day in history dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US   

1950  On this day in history nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges   

1950  On February - 03 karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80   

1951  On this day in history "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV   

1951  Dick Button win US skating title for 6th time on this day in history.   

1953  J Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show on this day in history.   

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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on February - 03.   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on February - 03.   

1677  On February - 03 birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)   

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on February - 03.   

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on February - 03.   

0474  On February - 03 leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  On this day in history death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on February - 03.   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on February - 03.   

1014  On February - 03 death of king Sweyn I of Denmark   

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on this day in history.   

1399  On February - 03 john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on this day in history.