Historical Events In February - 06

1965  Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1 on February - 06.   

1965  On this day in history "Kelly" opens & closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC   

1965  Jack Wagner, actor (Jive Junction), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1966  On February - 06 johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at 79   

1967  On this day in history cultural Revolution in Albania   

1967  On February - 06 muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1967  Martine Carol, French actress (Nana), dies of heart attack at 46 on February - 06.   

1968  On February - 06 10th Winter Olympics games opens in Grenoble, France   

1968  On this day in history dutch 2nd Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam   

1968  On this day in history former President Dwight Eisenhower shot a hole-in-one   

1968  On February - 06 c Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85   

1970  On February - 06 graeme Pollock completes 274 vs Australia at Durban   

1970  Roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78 on February - 06.   

1971  On this day in history the First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard)   

1972  Julian H Steward, US anthropologist (South American), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1973  40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution on February - 06.   

1973  Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edmonton on this day in history.   

1973  Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at 74 on February - 06.   

1974  Dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis on February - 06.   

1974  On February - 06 uS House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon   

1975  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 06.   

1976  George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)" on February - 06.   

1976  On this day in history vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43   

1977  Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris on February - 06.   

1978  On February - 06 muriel Humphrey fills the U.S. senate seat of her late husband, Minnesota senator and former U.S. Vice President, Hubert Humphrey.   

1978  On this day in history snowstorm hits New England (54" (137cm))   

1979  Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto on this day in history.   

1979  Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 on February - 06.   

1981  On February - 06 "Brady Brides," debuts on NBC TV   

1981  Beatles McCartney, Starr & Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon on February - 06.   

1982  "Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart on February - 06.   

1982  Ben Nicholson, England, painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1984  Moslem militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army on this day in history.   

1985  Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on February - 06.   

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on February - 06.   

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on February - 06.   

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on February - 06.   

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on February - 06.   

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on this day in history.   

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on February - 06.   

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on February - 06.   

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on February - 06.   

1140  On this day in history thurstan, archbishop of York, dies   

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1497  On this day in history john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79   

1515  On this day in history death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer   

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on this day in history.   

1593  On February - 06 death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)