Page 6: Historical Events In February - 03

1925  Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 on February - 03.   

1927  Uprising against regime of General Carmona in Portugal on this day in history.   

1929  On February - 03 revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam   

1930  On February - 03 vietnamese Communistic Party forms   

1930  On February - 03 william Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons   

1931  Arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia" on this day in history.   

1931  Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1933  German minister Göring bans social-democratic newspaper Vorwärts on this day in history.   

1933  Marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin on this day in history.   

1933  On February - 03 1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, DC   

1936  Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania (b.1885) on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket v England   

1938  On February - 03 paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in NYC   

1941  Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage &Hour law, sets minimum wages &maximum hours on February - 03.   

1941  On this day in history supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets min wages & max hrs   

1942  Japanese air raid on Java on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 1st Japanese air raid on Java   

1943  4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others on February - 03.   

1943  Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history world War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands.   

1945  On this day in history almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin   

1945  On February - 03 walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released   

1945  On this day in history jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61   

1947  On February - 03 -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

1947  On this day in history bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket   

1947  On this day in history -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

1947  Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1948  Dick Button becomes first world figure skating champion from US on February - 03.   

1948  On this day in history dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US   

1950  On February - 03 nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges   

1950  Karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1951  "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV on this day in history.   

1951  Dick Button win US skating title for 6th time on February - 03.   

1953  J Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show on February - 03.   

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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on February - 03.   

1368  On this day in history birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)   

1525  On February - 03 birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1677  On this day in history birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)   

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.   

1721  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

0474  On this day in history leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on February - 03.   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on this day in history.   

0865  On this day in history ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on February - 03.   

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on this day in history.   

1399  On February - 03 john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on this day in history.