Historical Events In February - 14
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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