Historical Events In February - 03

1925  Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history uprising against regime of General Carmona in Portugal   

1929  On February - 03 revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam   

1930  Vietnamese Communistic Party forms on February - 03.   

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

1931  On February - 03 arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia"   

1931  Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72 on February - 03.   

1933  On February - 03 german minister Göring bans social-democratic newspaper Vorwärts   

1933  On February - 03 marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin   

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

1936  On February - 03 sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania (b.1885)   

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

1938  On this day in history paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in NYC   

1941  Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage &Hour law, sets minimum wages &maximum hours on this day in history.   

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

1942  On this day in history japanese air raid on Java   

1942  On February - 03 1st Japanese air raid on Java   

1943  4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others on this day in history.   

1943  Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns on February - 03.   

1944  World War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands on February - 03.   

1945  Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released   

1945  On February - 03 jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61   

1947  On this day in history -81ºF (-63ºC), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

1947  Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket on February - 03.   

1947  On February - 03 -81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record)   

1947  Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74 on February - 03.   

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

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 February - 03.   

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

1951  On February - 03 dick Button win US skating title for 6th time   

1953  On this day in history j Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show   

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1338  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  On February - 03 birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)   

1525  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on February - 03.   

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on February - 03.   

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on this day in history.   

0619  On this day in history death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on this day in history.   

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

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on this day in history.   

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

1399  On this day in history john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

1428  On February - 03 death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)