Historical Events In February - 14

1955  Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1956  Indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union on this day in history.   

1956  Khrushchev denounces Stalin at USSR Communist Party Conference on February - 14.   

1957  On this day in history georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites   

1958  On February - 14 arab Federation of Iraq & Jordan forms   

1959  $3.6 million heroin seizure in New York NY on February - 14.   

1960  Marshal Ayub Khan elected President of Pakistan on February - 14.   

1961  On February - 14 element 103, Lawrencium, first produced in Berkeley CA   

1961  Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78 on February - 14.   

1962  On February - 14 lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV   

1963  First successful kidney transplant on February - 14.   

1963  US launches communications satellite Syncom 1 on this day in history.   

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

1966  Australia introduces first decimal currency postage stamps on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history aretha Franklin records "Respect"   

1967  Latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up on February - 14.   

1967  James Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85 on February - 14.   

1968  Pennsylvania Railroad/NYC Central merge into Pennsylvania Central on this day in history.   

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

1971  Movie "Ben Hur" first shown on television on February - 14.   

1971  Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House on this day in history.   

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

1972  On this day in history luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit & soft landing on Moon   

1972  Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Dike), dies at 65 on February - 14.   

1974  On this day in history c S Dempster, cricketer (10 Tests for NZ, 723 runs), dies   

1975  Bomb explodes at annex of Amsterdam metro station on February - 14.   

1975  Heintje Davids, [Hendrika David], Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1976  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1977  On February - 14 the Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge   

1978  First "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments on this day in history.   

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

1980  On February - 14 "West Side Story" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 341 performances   

1980  13th Winter Olympics games open in Lake Placid NY on February - 14.   

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1462  On this day in history birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)   

1468  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on this day in history.   

1483  On this day in history birth of zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty   

1487  On February - 14 birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising   

1513  On February - 14 birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer   

1515  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts   

1533  On this day in history birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)   

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.   

0270  On February - 14 death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).   

0869  On this day in history cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies   

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on this day in history.   

1400  On February - 14 death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

1405  On February - 14 timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68   

1528  On February - 14 edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66   

1571  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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