Historical Events In February - 03
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1954 Jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32) on February - 03.
1956 Toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot
1957 Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open on this day in history.
1958 On February - 03 royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3
1958 Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3 on February - 03.
1958 On this day in history henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42
1959 On this day in history american Airlines Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65
1959 Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson die in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa on February - 03.
1959 On February - 03 american Airlines Electra crashes in NY's East River, killing 65
1959 Big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28 on February - 03.
1960 On this day in history johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80
1961 6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm)) on this day in history.
1961 On February - 03 anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54
1962 President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food &drugs on February - 03.
1962 John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm on this day in history.
1962 Werner Bock, writer, dies on this day in history.
1963 On February - 03 mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational
1964 On February - 03 "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold
1964 Black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history 105 USAF cadets resigned for cheating on exams
1965 On this day in history orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km)
1966 On February - 03 first soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9
1966 Soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9) on this day in history.
1966 The first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US) on this day in history.
1966 June Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65 on February - 03.
1967 "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix on this day in history.
1967 Joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide on February - 03.
1969 On this day in history the Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO
1969 the Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization on this day in history.
1969 Eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered on February - 03.
1971 Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 on February - 03.
1972 11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia) on February - 03.
1972 On February - 03 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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