Historical Events In February - 06

1965  Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1 on February - 06.   

1965  "Kelly" opens & closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC on this day in history.   

1965  Jack Wagner, actor (Jive Junction), dies at 68 on February - 06.   

1966  Johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at 79 on February - 06.   

1967  Cultural Revolution in Albania on February - 06.   

1967  On this day in history muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1967  On February - 06 martine Carol, French actress (Nana), dies of heart attack at 46   

1968  On this day in history 10th Winter Olympics games opens in Grenoble, France   

1968  Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam on this day in history.   

1968  Former President Dwight Eisenhower shot a hole-in-one on this day in history.   

1968  C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1970  Graeme Pollock completes 274 vs Australia at Durban on February - 06.   

1970  Roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78 on February - 06.   

1971  The First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard) on this day in history.   

1972  Julian H Steward, US anthropologist (South American), dies at 70 on February - 06.   

1973  40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution on February - 06.   

1973  On February - 06 bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edmonton   

1973  On February - 06 ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at 74   

1974  On February - 06 dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis   

1974  US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon on this day in history.   

1975  On February - 06 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1976  George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)" on February - 06.   

1976  On this day in history vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43   

1977  On February - 06 alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris   

1978  Muriel Humphrey fills the U.S. senate seat of her late husband, Minnesota senator and former U.S. Vice President, Hubert Humphrey on this day in history.   

1978  On February - 06 snowstorm hits New England (54" (137cm))   

1979  Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto on February - 06.   

1979  On this day in history alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47   

1981  "Brady Brides," debuts on NBC TV on this day in history.   

1981  Beatles McCartney, Starr & Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon on February - 06.   

1982  "Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart on February - 06.   

1982  Ben Nicholson, England, painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1984  Moslem militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army on February - 06.   

1985  On this day in history charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53   

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1461  On February - 06 birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on this day in history.   

1577  On February - 06 birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)   

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1637  On February - 06 birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

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

0743  On February - 06 hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52   

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  On this day in history death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1515  On February - 06 death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer   

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

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