Page 8: Historical Events In February - 08
Sunday, 09 February 2025
1953 On February - 08 cliff Clark, actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63
1954 Mabel Paige, actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73 on this day in history.
1955 John Grisham author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and other was born on this day in history.
1955 On February - 08 malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him
1956 Mine disaster in Quaregnon Belgium, 8 die on February - 08.
1956 Connie Mack, baseball manager (Phila A's, 1901-50), dies at 93 on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history san Francisco Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall
1957 On February - 08 john Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53
1958 Edgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia on this day in history.
1958 French planes bomb Sakiet Tunisia, 75 die on February - 08.
1958 On February - 08 kIRO TV channel 7 in Seattle WA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1959 William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1960 Congress opens hearings looking into payola on this day in history.
1961 William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81 on February - 08.
1962 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1963 First transmission of Clandestine Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1963 Abdul Karim Kassem, PM of Iraq (58-63), assassinated in Baghdad at 48 on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history peter Shaffer's "Royal Hunt of the Sun," premieres in London
1964 On this day in history representative Martha Griffiths address gets civil rights protection for women being added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act
1964 Tom Terriss, English director (His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru), dies at 91 on this day in history.
1965 Eastern DC-7B crashes into Atlantic off Jones Beach NJ, kills 84 on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love"
1967 On February - 08 french Diadème D-1C satellite launches into Earth orbit
1967 Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games) on February - 08.
1967 Peter (Asher) &Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership on February - 08.
1967 Pirate Radio UKGM (England) closes down on this day in history.
1967 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1968 Three college students are killed in a clash with the South Carolina highway patrol, during a civil rights protest in Orangeburg on February - 08.
1968 On February - 08 j Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56
1969 First test flight of the Boeing 747 Jumbo jet on February - 08.
1969 Last edition of Saturday Evening Post on this day in history.
1969 Last edition of Saturday Evening Post, which used to carry Norman Rockwell covers on February - 08.
1969 Meteorite weighing over 1 ton falls in Chihuahua, México on February - 08.
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