Historical Events In February - 06

1947  Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket on February - 06.   

1947  Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1948  Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia on this day in history.   

1948  First radio-controlled airplane flown on this day in history.   

1948  1st radio-controlled airplane flown on this day in history.   

1948  On February - 06 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  On this day in history radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into Argonne Atomic Lab (Illinois), to demonstrate lax in security   

1951  On February - 06 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

1952  England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II on this day in history.   

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

1953  On February - 06 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 February - 06.   

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

1956  On this day in history french premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers   

1956  University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) on this day in history.   

1958  7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash on February - 06.   

1958  A plane carrying the Manchester United football team crashed at Munich airport, killing 7 of the team on this day in history.   

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

1958  On February - 06 7 Manchester United soccer players die in an air crash near Munich   

1959  On February - 06 fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R Murrow   

1959  On February - 06 indira Ghandi becomes the leader of India's Congress Party   

1959  On this day in history uS first successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile   

1959  1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history 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  On February - 06 archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77   

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

1963  On February - 06 mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies   

1964  France & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel on this day in history.   

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

1964  Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), dies at 69 on February - 06.   

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1461  On this day in history birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

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  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)   

1612  On this day in history birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

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  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on February - 06.   

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on February - 06.   

1585  On February - 06 death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  On February - 06 death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)