Historical Events In February - 13

1971  12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2   

1972  "Grease" opens on Broadway on February - 13.   

1972  11th Winter Olympics games close at Sapporo, Japan on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history uS dollar devalues 10%   

1974  On February - 13 dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from USSR   

1974  Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn is expelled from the USSR on February - 13.   

1975  Cyprus premier Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history dagmar Godowsky, actress (Common Law, Red Lights), dies at 78   

1976  On this day in history dorothy Hamill wins Olympics figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria   

1976  Peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes on February - 13.   

1976  On this day in history general Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup   

1977  Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship on this day in history.   

1977  On February - 13 pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic   

1977  On this day in history jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77   

1978  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1979  2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation on this day in history.   

1979  Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm on February - 13.   

1979  On February - 13 jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84   

1980  On February - 13 apollo Computer Inc incorporated   

1980  New Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin on February - 13.   

1980  On this day in history opening ceremonies for the 13th Winter Olympics begin in Lake Placid, New York.   

1980  David Janssen, [Meyer], actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1981  Longest sentence published by New York Times-1286 words on this day in history.   

1982  Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is on the charts for 402nd week on February - 13.   

1982  On this day in history zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, grew to 8'1" (tallest woman), dies at 17   

1983  Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup on February - 13.   

1983  On February - 13 world Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds   

1983  On this day in history marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78   

1984  6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart &liver transplant on this day in history.   

1984  Konstantin Chernenko is selected as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, after the death of Yuri Andropov on this day in history.   

1985  Dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier on February - 13.   

1985  On February - 13 polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders   

1987  M L "Curly" Page, cricketer (NZ Test capt 1933), dies on this day in history.   

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1440  On February - 13 birth of hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian   

1457  On February - 13 birth of mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)   

1480  On February - 13 birth of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)   

1599  On this day in history birth of alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67)   

1610  Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists was born on February - 13.   

1622  On this day in history birth of adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized   

1658  On February - 13 birth of jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter   

1660  On February - 13 birth of johann Sigismund Kusser, composer   

0858  Death of Kenneth I of Scotland on February - 13.   

1130  Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies on this day in history.   

1141  Death of Béla II of Hungary (b. 1110) on this day in history.   

1199  Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies on February - 13.   

1219  On February - 13 death of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192)   

1237  On February - 13 death of jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns   

1315  On this day in history jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies   

1332  Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on this day in history.