Page 7: Historical Events In February - 06

1947  On this day in history compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket   

1947  Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 on February - 06.   

1948  On this day in history bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia   

1948  On this day in history first radio-controlled airplane flown   

1948  On February - 06 1st radio-controlled airplane flown   

1948  On this day in history robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38   

1951  "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84 on this day in history.   

1951  Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into Argonne Atomic Lab (Illinois), to demonstrate lax in security on this day in history.   

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1952  Britain's King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II on this day in history.   

1952  On February - 06 england replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II   

1952  On this day in history george VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56   

1953  On this day in history ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie   

1953  On February - 06 uS controls on wages & some consumer goods were lifted   

1953  Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 yrs 239 days, youngest Aussie on this day in history.   

1956  Chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing on February - 06.   

1956  French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history university of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black)   

1958  On this day in history 7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash   

1958  On February - 06 a plane carrying the Manchester United football team crashed at Munich airport, killing 7 of the team   

1958  On this day in history ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid   

1958  7 Manchester United soccer players die in an air crash near Munich on this day in history.   

1959  Fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R Murrow on February - 06.   

1959  Indira Ghandi becomes the leader of India's Congress Party on this day in history.   

1959  US first successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile on February - 06.   

1959  1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM on February - 06.   

1960  On February - 06 jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash   

1961  On this day in history "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC   

1961  Archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77 on February - 06.   

1962  Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named on February - 06.   

1963  Mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies on February - 06.   

1964  On this day in history france & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel   

1964  On February - 06 "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 28 performances   

1964  On this day in history sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), dies at 69   

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on February - 06.   

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on February - 06.   

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.   

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on February - 06.   

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on February - 06.   

1639  On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on February - 06.   

0891  On this day in history photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies   

1140  On this day in history thurstan, archbishop of York, dies   

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on February - 06.   

1497  On February - 06 john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79   

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.   

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on this day in history.   

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on February - 06.