Page 7: Historical Events In February - 03

1954  Jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32) on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events   

1956  On this day in history autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot   

1957  On this day in history patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open   

1958  On February - 03 royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3   

1958  On February - 03 royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3   

1958  Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1959  American Airlines Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65 on February - 03.   

1959  Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson die in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa on this day in history.   

1959  American Airlines Electra crashes in NY's East River, killing 65 on this day in history.   

1959  On February - 03 big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28   

1960  Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1961  On February - 03 6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm))   

1961  On February - 03 anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54   

1962  President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food &drugs on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 03 john Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm   

1962  Werner Bock, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1963  On February - 03 mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational   

1964  "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools   

1965  On February - 03 105 USAF cadets resigned for cheating on exams   

1965  On this day in history orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km)   

1966  First soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9 on February - 03.   

1966  Soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9) on this day in history.   

1966  On February - 03 the first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US)   

1966  June Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65 on February - 03.   

1967  On February - 03 "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix   

1967  Joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide on February - 03.   

1969  On February - 03 the Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO   

1969  On this day in history the Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization   

1969  On February - 03 eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered   

1971  Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 on February - 03.   

1972  11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia) on February - 03.   

1972  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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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  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1721  On February - 03 birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

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

0619  On February - 03 death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on February - 03.   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on February - 03.   

1014  On February - 03 death of king Sweyn I of Denmark   

1116  On this day in history death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on February - 03.   

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on February - 03.