Page 8: Historical Events In February - 12

1964  Beatles first NYC concert (Carnegie Hall) on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming   

1964  US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen on February - 12.   

1965  On February - 12 nuclear test at Pacific Ocean   

1965  Henry Kulky, actor (Otto-Life of Riley), dies at 53 on February - 12.   

1967  Keith Richards, Mick Jagger &Marianne Faithful busted for drugs on February - 12.   

1969  Johanna EFG Tourniaire, actress (Potasch & Perlemoer), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1970  Three-month-old baby receives Canada's first successful liver transplant at Montreal's Notre-Dame Hospital on this day in history.   

1970  Andre Souris, composer, dies at 79 on February - 12.   

1971  George Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history american prisoners captured in Vietnam are released   

1973  On this day in history the first US POWs in N Vietnam released; 116 of 456 flown to Philippines   

1973  Benjamin Frankel, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1976  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 12.   

1976  On this day in history james Clifton Williams, composer (Sinfonians), dies at 52   

1978  "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 96 performances on February - 12.   

1978  On February - 12 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne   

1978  On February - 12 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner   

1979  On this day in history jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84   

1980  On this day in history richard Hadlee becomes New Zealand's top wicket-taker with 117   

1980  Floyd Taliaferro Alderson, actor (Crossing Trails), dies on this day in history.   

1981  On February - 12 admiral Bobby R Inman, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA   

1981  Jean Dixon, actress (Joy of Livng, You Only Live Once), dies on February - 12.   

1982  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1982  Cornelis Rijnsdorp, Dutch writer (Culprit), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1983  On February - 12 eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 100   

1984  Jayne Torvill &Christopher Dean skate "Bolero" at the Olympics receiving all perfect scores for quality &the gold medal on this day in history.   

1984  On February - 12 julio Cort zar, Argentina writer (Final del Juego), dies at 69   

1985  Defence Minister Robert Coates resigns news reports reveal he visited a nightclub featuring nude dancers and prostitutes while on ministry business in West Germany on this day in history.   

1985  Nicholas Colssanto, actor (Coach-Cheers), dies at 61 on February - 12.   

1986  Guy Douglas Hamilton Warrack, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1987  On February - 12 survivors of a black man murdered by KKK members awarded $7 million damages   

1987  On February - 12 lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip-Rescue 8), dies at 55   

1989  On February - 12 5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel   

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on this day in history.   

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen was born on this day in history.   

1474  On February - 12 birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on February - 12.   

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on February - 12.   

1585  On February - 12 birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on February - 12.   

1242  Death of Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on February - 12.   

1554  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on February - 12.   

1571  On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  On February - 12 francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

1595  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on this day in history.   

1616  On February - 12 john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65