Page 7: Historical Events In February - 14

1955  Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history 20th Congress of CPSU opens in Moscow   

1956  On this day in history indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union   

1956  Khrushchev denounces Stalin at USSR Communist Party Conference on this day in history.   

1957  Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites on February - 14.   

1958  On February - 14 arab Federation of Iraq & Jordan forms   

1959  $3.6 million heroin seizure in New York NY on February - 14.   

1960  Marshal Ayub Khan elected President of Pakistan on this day in history.   

1961  Element 103, Lawrencium, first produced in Berkeley CA on this day in history.   

1961  Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1962  Lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV on this day in history.   

1963  First successful kidney transplant on February - 14.   

1963  US launches communications satellite Syncom 1 on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 14 desire-Emile Inghelbrecht, French composer/conductor, dies at 84   

1966  On February - 14 australia introduces first decimal currency postage stamps   

1967  On this day in history aretha Franklin records "Respect"   

1967  Latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up on February - 14.   

1967  James Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85 on February - 14.   

1968  On February - 14 pennsylvania Railroad/NYC Central merge into Pennsylvania Central   

1969  On February - 14 vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at 71   

1971  Movie "Ben Hur" first shown on television on this day in history.   

1971  Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 14 john & Yoko co-host "Mike Douglas Show" for entire week   

1972  Luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit & soft landing on Moon on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Dike), dies at 65   

1974  On this day in history c S Dempster, cricketer (10 Tests for NZ, 723 runs), dies   

1975  Bomb explodes at annex of Amsterdam metro station on this day in history.   

1975  Heintje Davids, [Hendrika David], Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87 on February - 14.   

1976  On February - 14 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1977  On February - 14 the Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge   

1978  On February - 14 first "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments   

1979  Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history "West Side Story" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 341 performances   

1980  13th Winter Olympics games open in Lake Placid NY on February - 14.   

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1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on this day in history.   

1468  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on February - 14.   

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on February - 14.   

1487  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on February - 14.   

1513  On this day in history birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer   

1515  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts   

1533  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian   

0270  On February - 14 death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).   

0869  On February - 14 cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies   

1317  On this day in history death of marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282)   

1400  Death of Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on this day in history.   

1405  Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on February - 14.   

1528  On February - 14 edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66   

1571  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on February - 14.   

1676  On this day in history death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist