Historical Events In February - 13

1971  On February - 13 12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos   

1971  Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2 on February - 13.   

1972  "Grease" opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

1972  11th Winter Olympics games close at Sapporo, Japan on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history uS dollar devalues 10%   

1974  Dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from USSR on this day in history.   

1974  Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn is expelled from the USSR on February - 13.   

1975  Cyprus premier Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation on February - 13.   

1975  On February - 13 dagmar Godowsky, actress (Common Law, Red Lights), dies at 78   

1976  Dorothy Hamill wins Olympics figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria on this day in history.   

1976  Peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes on February - 13.   

1976  General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup on February - 13.   

1977  Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship on February - 13.   

1977  On this day in history pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic   

1977  Jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77 on February - 13.   

1978  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1979  2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation on this day in history.   

1979  Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84   

1980  On February - 13 apollo Computer Inc incorporated   

1980  New Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin on this day in history.   

1980  Opening ceremonies for the 13th Winter Olympics begin in Lake Placid, New York on February - 13.   

1980  David Janssen, [Meyer], actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49 on February - 13.   

1981  Longest sentence published by New York Times-1286 words on this day in history.   

1982  Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is on the charts for 402nd week on February - 13.   

1982  Zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, grew to 8'1" (tallest woman), dies at 17 on February - 13.   

1983  Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup on this day in history.   

1983  World Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds on this day in history.   

1983  Marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78 on this day in history.   

1984  6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart &liver transplant on February - 13.   

1984  On February - 13 konstantin Chernenko is selected as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, after the death of Yuri Andropov.   

1985  On February - 13 dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier   

1985  On February - 13 polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders   

1987  On this day in history m L "Curly" Page, cricketer (NZ Test capt 1933), dies   

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1440  On February - 13 birth of hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian   

1457  On February - 13 birth of mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)   

1480  Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) was born on this day in history.   

1610  Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists was born on February - 13.   

1622  Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1658  On this day in history birth of jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter   

1660  On February - 13 birth of johann Sigismund Kusser, composer   

0858  Death of Kenneth I of Scotland on February - 13.   

1130  On February - 13 honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies   

1141  On this day in history death of béla II of Hungary (b. 1110)   

1199  On February - 13 stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies   

1219  Death of Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192) on this day in history.   

1237  On February - 13 death of jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns   

1315  Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies on February - 13.   

1332  Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on February - 13.