This Day in History
February 6

What happened in history on this day: February 6? On February 6 in ... 337 - Saint Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 743 - Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, tenth Muslim caliph, dies at about age 52. 891 - Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies. 1140 - Thurstan archbishop of York, dies. 1189 - Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England. 1461 - Birth of Dzore Drzic Croatian poet. 1497 - John Ockeghem Flemish singer/composer, dies at age 79. 1508 - Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1536 - Birth of Toyotomi Hideyoshi second of three unifier of Japan in 16th century. 1564 - Birth of Christopher Marlowe English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus). 1577 - King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots. 1608 - Birth of Antonio Vieira Portuguese Jesuit preacher. 1612 - Birth of Antoine Arnauld [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist. 1612 - Christopher Clavius calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown). 1617 - Prosper Alpinus Italian physician/botanist, dies at age 63. 1626 - Huguenot rebels and the French sign Peace of La Rochelle. 1651 - Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris. 1665 - Birth of Anne Stuart Queen of England (1702-14). 1673 - Birth of Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich composer. 1685 - Charles II King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at age 54. 1693 - Royal charter granted College of William and Mary, Williamsburg Virginia. 1695 - Ahmed II 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies. 1695 - Birth of Andre Cheron composer. 1699 - Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies. 1705 - Birth of Johann Matthias Leffloth composer. 1716 - England and Netherlands renew alliance. 1724 - Birth of Paul-Louis Cyfflé Flemish sculptor (Terre de Lorraine). 1725 - Johann Philipp Krieger composer, dies at age 75. 1753 - Birth of Evariste Désiré Desforges chevalier de Parny French poet. 1756 - Birth of Aaron Burr Newark New Jersey, (Democrat-R), third US Vice-President (1801-05), dueler. 1778 - Birth of Ugo Foscolo Italy, writer/poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis). 1778 - England declares war on France. 1778 - France recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris; first US treaty. 1780 - In Northwest Florida, one of the largest historical earthquakes in Florida occurs, Intensity VI. 1783 - Lancelot "Capability" Brown English architect (Kew), dies at about age 67. 1785 - Iman Willem Falck Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at age 48. 1788 - Birth of Károly Kisfaludy Hungary, romantic poet (Tartars in Hungary-1819). 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th state to ratify constitution. 1793 - Birth of Pietro Rovelli composer. 1793 - Carlo Goldoni Italian author (L'avaro), dies at age 85. 1797 - Birth of Joseph Maria von Radowitz Prussian minister of Foreign affairs. 1798 - Birth of Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny French painter/etcher. 1798 - Niels Schiorring composer, dies at age 54. 1802 - Birth of Charles Wheatstone English physicist/musician. 1804 - Birth of Ragnerus L van Andringa de Kempenaer Dutch officer/swindler. 1804 - Joseph Priestley England/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at age 70. 1807 - Birth of Hans Matthison-Hansen composer. 1807 - John Reid composer, dies at age 85. 1815 - New Jersey issues first US railroad charter (John Stevens). 1818 - Birth of William Maxwell Evarts (Union), died in 1901. 1819 - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore. 1820 - 86 free black colonists sail from New York City, New York to Sierra Leone, Africa. 1820 - US population announced at 9,638,453 (1,771,656 blacks (18.4%)). 1830 - Birth of Marcellus Monroe Crocker Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1865). 1832 - First appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland. 1832 - Birth of John Brown Gordon Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1904. 1832 - US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy. 1833 - Birth of James Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart Major General (Commander of Cavalry, Confederate Army). 1833 - Birth of José M de Pereda y Sánchez the Porrúa Spanish writer (Sotileza). 1834 - Birth of William Dorsey Pender Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863. 1836 - HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania). 1838 - Birth of Sir Henry Irving [John H Brodribb], England, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet). 1840 - Waitangi Day; treaty signed between Britain and Maoris of New Zealand. 1848 - Birth of Luigi Mancinelli composer. 1851 - Robert Schumann's third Symphony "Rhenisch" premieres in Düsseldorf. 1854 - Composer Robert Schumann is saved from suicide attempt into the Rhine. 1859 - Johannes Josephus Viotta composer, dies at age 45. 1860 - Birth of Johan [Eliza J] de Meester Dutch journalist/writer (Geertje). 1861 - English Admiral Robert Ritzroy issues first storm warnings for ships. 1861 - First meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America. 1862 - Naval Engagement at Tennessee River - USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle. 1862 - Victory for General Ulysses S Grant in Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry, and ten days later Fort Donelson; Grant earns the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant. 1864 - Birth of John Henry Mackay Scottish/German author/poet (Anarchists). 1864 - Skirmish at Barnett's Ford, Virginia. 1865 - John Pegram, US Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 33. 1865 - Second day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run). 1866 - Birth of Karl T Sapper German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde). 1867 - Peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in South. 1869 - Harper's Weekly publishes first picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers. 1872 - Birth of Theodor Lessing writer. 1874 - Birth of Milton Bennett Medary US, architect (Washington Chapel). 1876 - Birth of Wilhelm Schmidtbonn[-Schmidt] German playwright (Der Sprechende Eros). 1878 - Birth of Waclaw Gieburowski composer. 1879 - Birth of Carl Ramsauer. 1881 - Birth of Karl Weigl composer. 1881 - Pieter Mijer Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1866-72), dies at age 68. 1886 - Birth of Louis Piérard Belgian journalist/writer (Great Germany). 1888 - Birth of Ljudmil Stojanow Bulgarian poet (Metsh i Slowo, Cholera). 1889 - Birth of Karel Wellens Flemish painter. 1889 - Birth of Siegfried Kracauer writer. 1890 - Birth of Anton Hermann Fokker aviation pioneer. 1891 - First great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17). 1893 - Birth of Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan President of United Nations General Assembly (1962-63). 1895 - Birth of George Herman "Babe" Ruth in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; baseball player (Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, record 714 home runs). 1896 - Abraham Czn van Stolk Dutch art collector, dies at age 82. 1897 - Birth of Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti Brazil, director (Nicholas Nickleby). 1897 - Ebenezer C Brewer British writer (Dictionary of Phrase and Fable), dies. 1899 - Birth of Ramon Novarro [José RG Samaniegos], Durango Mexico; actor (Ben Hur). 1899 - Georg Leo earl von Caprivi German chancellor, dies at age 67. 1899 - Spanish-American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate. 1900 - Battle at Vaalkrans, South Africa (Boers vs British army). 1900 - Birth of Roy Smeck guitarist/banjoist. 1900 - Birth of Rudolf Värnlund Swedish playwright (Heliga Familjen). 1901 - Birth of Ben Lyon Atlanta Georgia, USA; actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse). 1902 - Birth of Louis Nizer lawyer/author (defended blacklisted stars in the '50s, Catspaw). 1902 - Young Women's Hebrew Association organized in New York City, New York. 1903 - Birth of John Dunning cricketer (New Zealand medium-fast bowler of 1930s). 1903 - Birth of Pieter G Buckinx Flemish writer (Temptation of Poverty). 1904 - Birth of Claudio Arrau Chile, composer/pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra). 1904 - Russian-Japanese war began. 1905 - Birth of Wladislaw Gomulka premier of Poland. 1907 - Birth of Sam Green industrialist/inventor. 1908 - Birth of Amintore Fanfani premier of Italy. 1908 - Birth of General Edward Lansdale model for "Quiet American" and "Ugly American". 1908 - Birth of Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson national Park Warden. 1909 - Birth of Israel Citkowitz composer. 1910 - Birth of George H Poyser English soccer player/manager (Brentford). 1910 - Birth of Irmgard Keun West German writer (Das kunstseidene Mädchen). 1911 - First old-age home opened in Prescott Arizona. 1911 - Birth of A W "Dooley" Briscoe cricketer (batted in two Tests for South Africa 1930s). 1911 - Birth of Ronald Reagan Illinois; actor (Bedtime for Bonzo)/40th President (Republican) (1981-89). 1911 - Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey. 1912 - Birth of Eva Braun mistress of Adolf Hitler. 1913 - Birth of John Lund Rochester New York; actor (Wackiest Ship in the Army). 1913 - Birth of Mary Nicol Leakey palaeontologist. 1914 - J Albert Neuhuys Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at age 69. 1915 - Birth of Derk Roemers Dutch politician (Social-Democrat). 1916 - Anne C A I van Diest Belgian physician/feminist, dies at age 73. 1916 - Birth of Bill Doggett rocker. 1917 - Birth of Arthur Gold Toronto, Canada, pianist. 1917 - Birth of Liberato Firmino Sifonia composer. 1917 - Edouard A Drumont French anti-semite journalist, dies at age 72. 1918 - Britain grants women (30 and over) the vote. 1918 - Gustav Klimt Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at age 55. 1919 - First day of 5-day Seattle general strike. 1919 - Birth of Lindsay Tuckett cricketer (son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49). 1919 - Birth of Louis Heren journalist/writer (China's Three Thousand Years). 1919 - Friedrich W Mengelberg German sculptor/painter, dies at age 81. 1920 - Birth of James H Scheuer (Representative-Democrat-New York, 1965-73, 75-). 1920 - Saarland administrated by League of Nations. 1921 - "The Kid", starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan, released. 1922 - Birth of Patrick MacNee London England; actor (Jonathan Steed-Avengers). 1922 - Cardinal Achille Ratti elected Pope Pius XI. 1922 - A treaty limiting naval armament is signed by the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan. The limits set for total tonnage of major naval ships are: USA 525,000, Great Britain 525,000, France 175,000, Italy 175,000, Japan 315,000. 1923 - Birth of Maurice Le Roux composer. 1923 - Edward E Barnard US astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at age 65. 1924 - Birth of Billy W William Ambrose right soccer star. 1924 - Birth of Billy Wright English soccer player. 1924 - Birth of Paolo Volponi Italian communist/author (Road to Rome). 1926 - NFL rules college students ineligible until college classes graduates. 1926 - Saint Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from New York Yankees. 1927 - Birth of Smokey Burgess baseball catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates). 1927 - Daniël F Scheurleer Dutch musicologist/banker, dies at age 71. 1929 - Birth of Keith Waterhouse English writer (Billy Liar, Say Who Are You?). 1929 - Birth of Sixten Jernberg Sweden, skier (Olympics-gold-1956/60/64). 1929 - Rudy Vallee recorded "Deep Night". 1930 - Eva Strittmatter writer, dies at age 17. 1931 - Birth of Freddie Trueman cricketer ("Fiery Fred", 307 wickets for England). 1931 - Birth of Mamie Van Doren Rowena South Dakota, actress (Navy vs Night Monsters). 1931 - Birth of Rip Torn Texas; actor (Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof). 1932 - First Olympics dog sled race, Lake Placid New York (demonstration sport). 1932 - Birth of François Truffaut Paris France, director (Jules and Jim, Fahrenheit 451). 1932 - Fascist coup in the Memel territory. 1933 - -90 degrees F (-68 degrees C), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record). 1933 - 20th Amendment goes into effect; Presidential term begins in Jan not March. 1933 - Birth of Leslie Crowther English TV-comic/quizmaster. 1933 - Birth of Walter E Fauntroy (Representative-Democrat-DC, 1971-). 1933 - Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 metres (112 feet), in Pacific hurricane near Manila. 1933 - President von Hindenburg and von Papen end Prussian parliament. 1934 - Cincinnati Reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Saint Louis Cardinals for $7,500. 1935 - First election to allow women to vote in Turkey. 1935 - Board game "Monopoly" goes on sale for the first time. 1936 - (to February 16) The 4th Olympic Winter Games are held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. 1936 - Birth of Otis Williams rocker (Charms). 1936 - Birth of Wies Andersen [Aloïs de Bois], Belgian actor/producer (Maigret). 1936 - Pravda criticizes Shostakovich's ballet "Clear Brook". 1937 - Birth of Baldev Singh Chahal campaigner. 1937 - K Elizabeth Ohi becomes first Japanese-US female lawyer. 1938 - Birth of Ellsworth Milburn composer. 1938 - Marianne V von Werefkin Russian/German/Swiss house painter, dies at age 77. 1939 - Birth of Mike Farrell Saint Paul Minnesota; actor (BJ Honeycutt-MASH, Battered). 1939 - Spanish government flees to France. 1940 - Birth of Jimmy Tarbuck English comic/golfer. 1940 - Birth of Tom Brokaw Yankton South Dakota, news anchor (NBC Nightly News 1982-). 1941 - Auke Adema win 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19). 1941 - Battle of Beda Fomm Italian 10th army destroyed. 1941 - Birth of Gigi Perreau Los Angeles California, actress (Journey to Center of Time). 1941 - Birth of Stephen Albert composer. 1941 - British troops conquer Bengazi, Libya. 1941 - Adolf Hitler puts Erwin Rommel in command of the new Deutsches Afrika Korps (German Africa Corps) with 15th Panzer Division and 5th Light Motorized Division, to rescue the Italians in North Africa. 1941 - Maximilien Luce French painter, dies at age 82. 1942 - Birth of John London bassist (Michael Nesmith band). 1942 - Wobbe de Vries Dutch linguist, dies at age 78. 1943 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Saludos Amigos to theaters in the USA. It includes the animated short films: Lake Titicaca (with Donald Duck), Pedro, El Gaucho Goofy (with Goofy), and Aquarela do Brasil (with Donald Duck). 1943 - First Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down. 1943 - Birth of Fabian Forte Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer (Turn Me Loose, Tiger). 1943 - Birth of Gayle Hunnicutt Fort Worth Texas, actress (Legend of Hell House, Dallas). 1943 - HA Seyffardt Dutch Lieutenant-General/NSB "minister", dies at age 71. 1943 - Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade". 1944 - Birth of Michael Tucker Baltimore Maryland; actor (Stuart Markowitz-L.A. Law). 1945 - 8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz. 1945 - Birth of Bob Marley Jamaican reggae vocalist (Bob Marley and Wailers-Roots Rock Reggae). 1945 - Jan Bos Dutch resistance fighter, executed. 1945 - Paul Bos Dutch resistance fighter, executed. 1945 - Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder. 1946 - "Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 142 performances. 1947 - Albert J Bakker Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at age 82. 1947 - Birth of Charles Hickcox US, 200 metre/400 metre medley swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1968). 1947 - Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket. 1947 - Luigi Russolo composer, dies at age 61. 1948 - First radio-controlled airplane flown. 1948 - Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia. 1948 - Robert Brasillach French author/Nazi collaborator, dies at age 38. 1949 - Birth of Frank Rich US politician. 1949 - Birth of Manuel Orantes tennis champion (US Open-1975). 1949 - Birth of Richie Zisk baseball player. 1950 - Birth of Mike Batt composer/arranger. 1950 - Birth of Natalie Cole Los Angeles California, singer (Unforgettable, Pink Cadillac, Miss You Like Crazy). 1950 - Birth of Punky Meadows Washington DC, rock guitarist (Angel). 1950 - Birth of Rich Glover NFL player. 1951 - "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge New Jersey, killing 84. 1951 - Birth of Maria Christina Belgian princess/daughter of Leopold III. 1951 - Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into the Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago Illinois. 1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Argonne Atomic Lab (Illinois), to demonstrate lax in security. 1952 - Birth of John Sanderford Orlando Florida; actor (Recoil, Ryan's Hope). 1952 - Birth of Richard Charsworth Australian women field hockey head coach (Olympics-1996). 1952 - England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II. 1952 - George VI King of Britain (1936-52), dies at age 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). 1953 - Birth of Susie Hutchison Flintridge California, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-1996). 1953 - Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at age 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie. 1953 - US controls on wages and some consumer goods were lifted. 1954 - Birth of Scott Kempner "Top Ten" rocker (Del Lords). 1955 - Birth of Eric Money NBA player. 1956 - Birth of Jon Walmsley Lancashire England; actor (Jason-Waltons). 1956 - Birth of Linda Grovenor Baltimore Maryland, actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire). 1956 - Chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing. 1956 - French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers. 1956 - University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black). 1957 - Birth of Jerry Marotta rocker (Orleans-Love Takes Time). 1957 - Birth of Kathy Najimy actress (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet). 1957 - Birth of Robert Townsend Chicago Illinois, comedian/actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy). 1958 - Seven soccer players of Manchester United die in an air crash at Munich, Germany. 1958 - Birth of Barry Miller in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married, Joe and Sons, Szysznyk). 1958 - Birth of Bill Dawley; baseball player. 1958 - Birth of Cecily Adams in Queens, New York, USA; entertainment caster (American Heart). 1958 - Birth of Kelly Leadbetter in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; LPGA golfer (1986 Hennessy French Open). 1958 - Birth of Mark Hamilton in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; sprint kayak Olympics-1996). 1958 - Birth of Simon Baker; Australian speed walker, (Olympics-1984, 1988, 1996). 1958 - Ted Williams signs with Boston Red Sox for US$135,000, making him highest paid. 1959 - US first successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). 1960 - Birth of Megan Gallagher in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Slap Maxwell, Millennium). 1960 - Jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at age 26 in a car crash. 1961 - Archibald T Davison, composer, dies at age 77. 1961 - Birth of Yuri Ivanovich Onufriyenko; Russian major/cosmonaut (Mir, Soyuz TM-23). 1962 - Birth of Axl Rose [William Bailey] in Lafayette, Indiana, USA; rocker (Guns and Roses). 1963 - Birth of David Capel, cricketer (England all-rounder in 15 Tests 1987-90). 1963 - Birth of Mike Hough in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; NHL left wing (Florida Panthers). 1963 - Mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies. 1963 - Werner Erich Josten, German composer (Jungle), dies at age 77. 1964 - Birth of Matt Hayes; Australian soling yachtsman (Olympics-1996). 1964 - Birth of Skip Ewing in Redlands, California, USA; country vocalist (Coast of Colorado). 1964 - France and Great Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel. 1964 - Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 1950-51), dies at age 69. 1964 - W L Cornford, England cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests vs New Zealand 1930), dies. 1965 - Birth of Jan Sverák in Zatec, Czechoslovakia; director (Kolya, Jizda, Ropaci). 1965 - Jack Wagner, actor (Jive Junction), dies at age 68. 1965 - Righteous Brothers song "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits number 1. 1966 - Birth of Alex Antonitsch in Austria; tennis star. 1966 - Birth of Rick Astley; rock vocalist (Never Gonna Give You Up). 1966 - Birth of Tom Tupa; NFL punter/quarterback (Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots). 1966 - Johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at age 79. 1967 - Birth of Bennie Dekker; Dutch soccer player (NEC/AZ/De Graafschap). 1967 - Birth of Mike Evans; WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals). 1967 - Birth of Randy Hilliard; NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32). 1967 - Cultural Revolution in Albania. 1967 - Heavyweight Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 rounds in Houston, Texas, USA for heavyweight boxing title. 1967 - Martine Carol, French actress (Nana), dies of heart attack at age 46. 1968 - (to February 18) The 10th Olympic Winter Games are held in Grenoble, France. 1968 - Birth of Imtiaz Abbasi in United Arab Emirates; cricket wicket-keeper (World Cup 1996). 1968 - Birth of Malika Mahfoud in Copenhagen, Denmark; golfer (Gippsland Ladies Amateur). 1968 - Birth of Richard Newbill; WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs). 1968 - C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at age 85. 1968 - Dutch second Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam. 1968 - Former US President Dwight Eisenhower shoots a hole-in-one. 1969 - Birth of Anna Acker-Macosko in Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Gold Coast Tour). 1969 - Birth of April Lerman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Lila - Charles in Charge). 1969 - Birth of Bob Wickman in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; pitcher (Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees). 1969 - Birth of Greg Patrick; WLAF safety (Frankfurt Galaxy). 1969 - Birth of James Jones; NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens). 1969 - Birth of Kurt Abbott; US baseball player (Florida Marlins). 1969 - Birth of Rajindra Dhanraj in Trinidad; cricket leg-spinner (West Indies 1994-95). 1970 - Birth of Jeff Rouse; American 50 metre/100 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold/silver-1992, 1996). 1970 - Birth of Mark Hutton in Adelaide, Australia; pitcher (New York Yankees). 1970 - Graeme Pollock completes 274 vs Australia at Durban. 1970 - NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland. 1970 - Roscoe Karns, actor (Captain Shafer - Hennesey), dies at age 78. 1971 - First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard). 1971 - Birth of Brad Hogg; cricketer (WA chinaman all-rounder, Australia vs India 1996). 1971 - Birth of Carlos Rogers; NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors). 1971 - Birth of Lance Bade in Vancouver, British Columbia, USA; US double trap (Olympics-bronze-1996). 1971 - Birth of Mana Endo in Hiroshima, Japan; tennis star (1996 third round Australian Open). 1971 - Birth of Peter Tchernyshev in Saint Petersburg, Russia; dance skater (and Naomi Lang). 1972 - Birth of David Binn; NFL safety (San Diego Chargers). 1972 - Birth of Mark Labbrook; Australian 200 metre/400 metre runner (Olympics-1996). 1972 - Birth of Shawn Respert; NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors). 1972 - Julian H Steward, US anthropologist (South American), dies at age 70. 1973 - 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah. 1973 - Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to second straight 8-ender, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 1973 - Birth of Arie Obdam; Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam). 1973 - Birth of Fred Miller; tackle (Saint Louis Rams). 1973 - Birth of Lulama Masikazana; cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province). 1973 - Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at age 74. 1974 - Third time Texas Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 6-0. 1974 - Birth of Nathan Davis; defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons). 1974 - Birth of Olaf Lindenbergh; soccer player (Ajax, De Graafschap). 1974 - Dutch automobile speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis. 1974 - US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of President Richard Nixon. 1975 - Birth of Chad Allen in Dallas, Texas, USA; baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-1996). 1975 - Birth of Leo Insam; hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998). 1975 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1976 - Birth of Elina Zisi; Miss Greece-Universe (1997). 1976 - Birth of Kim Zmeskal in Houston, Texas; US gymnast (Olympics-1992). 1976 - Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at age 43. 1977 - 4th time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 4-0. 1977 - Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 metres over 16 buses, near Paris, France. 1978 - Muriel, wife of late Hubert Humphrey (Senator-Democrat-Minnesota) takes his office. 1978 - Snowstorm hits New England (54 inches (137cm)). 1979 - Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at age 47. 1979 - Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian, dies at age 68. 1979 - Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto. 1980 - Death of Albert Kotin, American abstract expressionist painter (born 1907). 1980 - Birth of Mamiko Noto; Japanese seiyu (voice actress). 1981 - Suleiman Nyambui runs world record 5k indoor (13:20.4). 1981 - Brady Brides debuts on NBC TV. 1981 - Ex-Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon. 1982 - Ben Nicholson, English painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at age 87. 1982 - "Centerfold" song by J Geils Band hits #1 on pop chart. 1983 - Birth of Sreesanth; Indian cricketer. 1983 - 13th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-19. 1983 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. 1984 - Birth of Darren Bent, English footballer. 1984 - Birth of Brandon Hammond actor (Gregory Hines Show). 1984 - Muslim militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army. 1985 - Birth of Joji Kato; Japanese speedskater. 1985 - Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Captain Newman), dies at age 53. 1985 - Dandy Nichols, actress (Confessions of a Window Cleaner), dies at age 78. 1986 - New Jersey Devils' Peter McNab becomes the 42nd NHL player to score 350 goals. 1986 - William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies. 1986 - Death of Frederick Coutts, the 8th General of The Salvation Army (born 1899). 1987 - No-smoking rules take effect in US federal buildings. 1987 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary. 1988 - Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of Tuberculosis at age 64. 1988 - Marghanita Laski, English author (Victorian chaise-lounge), dies. 1988 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk. 1989 - Andre Cayatte dies. 1989 - Barbara Tuchman, American historian (Guns of August - Pulitzer Prize), dies at age 77 (born 1912). 1989 - Lech Walesa begins negotiating with the Polish government. 1990 - Brett Hull becomes first son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50. 1990 - Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium. 1990 - Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at age 94. 1990 - John Merivale, actor (Caltiki), dies. 1990 - Steve Briers of Wales recites the entire lyrics of Queen's album A Night At The Opera in 9 minutes and 58.44 seconds, backwards. 1991 - Danny Thomas, Americen singer/comedian/actor (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at age 76 (born 1914). 1991 - Marten Levendig, Dutch TV correspondent to Moscow, dies. 1991 - Death of Salvador Luria, Italian-born biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1912). 1991 - Mousey Davis becomes the first coach of the New York-New Jersey Knights. 1992 - Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall on NBC. 1992 - Frank Wilson. actor (Beware, Sunday Sinners, Club), dies at age 37. 1992 - Wade Preston. actor (Man Called Sledge), dies at age 62. 1993 - 44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montréal. 1993 - Frances Hunt, actress (You're a Sweetheart), dies of stroke at age 77. 1993 - Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in one round for heavyweight boxing title. 1993 - The NBC TV network airs the first episode of Almost Home. 1994 - Government Inspector closes at Lyceum Theater in New York City after 37 performances. 1994 - Dawn Coe-Jones win LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic. 1994 - The Disney Channel first airs the animated TV series Disney's Aladdin. 1994 - Ignace Strasfogel, Polish/US pianist/conductor/composer, dies at age 84. 1994 - Jack Kirby, American cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk), dies at age 76 (born 1917). 1994 - Joseph Cotten, actor (Citizen Kane), dies at age 88. 1994 - José Maria Figueres elected President of Costa Rica. 1994 - Leonid Voloshin triple jumps world record 17.77 metres. 1994 - Martti Ahtisaari elected President of Finland. 1994 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-3. 1994 - Norman Del Mar, conductor/writer (Conducting Brahms), dies at age 74. 1994 - A Bosnian Serb Army mortar shell kills 68 civilians and wounds about 200 in a Sarajevo marketplace. 1995 - Arthur S Taylor Jr, US drummer/author (Notes on notes), dies at age 65. 1995 - Beachboy Brian Wilson weds Melinda Ledbetter. 1995 - Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days. 1995 - Greg Blewett scores his second century in his second Test Cricket. 1995 - James Ingram Merrill, US poet (Braving the elements), dies at age 68. 1996 - Guy Madison, American actor (Wild Bill Hickok), dies at age 74 (born 1922). 1996 - Ronald Fletcher, broadcaster, dies at age 85. 1996 - Rosemary Tsay, drama critic/SOE operator, dies at age 76. 1998 - International Telecommunications Union of modem vendors agree on v.90 as a common 56 kbps transmission standard. 1998 - Death of Carl Wilson, American musician (Beach Boys) at age 51 of lung cancer (born 1946). 1998 - Nazim al-Kudsi, Syrian Prime Minister (1949, 1950-51)/President (1961-63), dies. 1998 - Minnesota Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3 million and four minor league players. 1998 - Death of Falco (Johann Hoelzel), Austrian musician (Rock Me Amadeus), at age 40 (born 1957). 1998 - Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. 1998 - The French prefect Claude Erignac is assassinated in the streets of Ajaccio (Corse). 1999 - Death of Jimmy Roberts, American singer, The Lawrence Welk Show (born 1924). 2000 - Tarja Halonen is elected the first female president of Finland. 2001 - Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon wins election as Prime Minister of Israel. 2001 - Death of Filemon Lagman, Filipino Communist revolutionary (born 1953). 2002 - Death of Max Perutz, Austrian-born molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (born 1914). 2004 - Birth of Princess Louise of Belgium, granddaughter of King Albert II of Belgium. 2004 - A suicide bomber kills 41 people on a metro car in Moscow. 2005 - Death of Merle Kilgore, American singer and songwriter (born 1934). 2005 - Super Bowl XXXIX: The New England Patriots win their second consecutive Super Bowl title, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21. 2007 - Death of Frankie Laine, American singer (born 1913). 2008 - Over 60 tornadoes across the US South in two days kill 48 and injure over 150. 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