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1368 Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) 1763 Caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author 1805 Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia 1805 Samuel Ryan Curtis, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 1807 Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891 1809 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos) 1811 Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man") 1820 Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland) 1821 Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician 1824 George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) 1824 Nathan George "Shanks" Evans, Brig Gen (Confederacy), died in 1868 1826 Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist 1830 Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902) 1831 Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 1842 Sidney Lanier, US, musician/poet (Hall of Fame) 1851 Johannes B van Heutsz, lt-gen/gov-gen Dutch East Indies 1874 Gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas) 1878 Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28) 1879 Charles Follis, 1st black US football player (Shelby, Ohio) 1882 Tr˜ntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland) 1883 Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler/painter 1883 Clarence Mulford, Ill, western writer (Hopalong Cassidy) 1887 Georg Trakl, Austrian poet (Herbst of Einsamen) 1889 Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director (Passion of Jeanne d'arc) 1889 Risto Ryti, Finnish premier/president 1890 Charles [Andy] Correll, Peoria Ill, actor (Calvin & Colonel) 1890 Heinrich Barth, Swiss philosopher (Problem of B”sen) 1891 Peter H "Paul" Huf, actor/director (Great Neth Stage) 1894 Juan Negr¡n, PM of Spanish Republic (1936-39) 1894 Norman Rockwell, US, artist/illustrator (Sat Evening Post covers) 1895 Nick Kenny, Astoria NYC, columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show) 1895 Victor Raul Haya de la Torre, politician (found APRA party in Peru) 1898 Alvar Aalto, Finland, architect (Finlandia House) 1898 Paul Urysohn, Russian mathematician 1899 Forrest "Red" DeBernardi, basketball hall of famer (elected 1961) 19-- Brenda Dickson, Long Beach Ca, actress (Young & Restless, Deathmaster) 19-- Joel Bartlett, KPIX (Channel 5) weatherman 19-- Mariclare Costello, actress (Rosemary-Waltons) 19-- Nathan Lane, Jersey NJ, actor (One of the Boys) 19-- Stephen McHattie, Nova Scotia, actor (Call Me, Death Valley) 19-- Thomas Calabro, Bkln NY, actor (Michael Mancini-Melrose Place) 19-- Trisha Noble, Sydney Australia, actress (Executive Suite) 1900 Mabel Mercer, English cabaret singer (Fly Me to the Moon) 1902 Ramon (J) Sender (Garc‚s), Spanish writer (El Lugar del Hombre) 1904 Charlie "Pretty Boy" Floyd, FBI Most Wanted criminal 1904 Luigi Dallapiccola, Pisino Istria, Italian composer 1907 James A Mitchner, NYC, writer (South Pacific, Hawaii, Space) 1908 Oddbj”rn Hagen, Norway, cross country jumper (Olympic-gold-1936) 1909 Simone Weil, Paris, mystic/social philosopher/Resistance fighter 1910 Blas Galindo, San Gabriel M‚xico, composer (A la Patria) 1910 Nelson Case, Long Beach Calif, TV host (Trash or Treasure) 1912 Jacques Soustelle, French minister of information 1918 Joey Bishop, [Gottlieb], Bronx, talk show host (Joey Bishop Show) 1920 Bibi Osterwald, New Brunswick NJ, actress (Bridget Loves Bernie) 1920 Henry Heimlich, doctor/inventor (Heimlich maneuver) 1920 Stan Ockers, Belgian bicyclist 1922 Bill Chappell Jr, (Rep-D-FL, 1969- ) 1922 Jean-Pierre Rampal, flutist (Italian Flute Concertos) 1925 John Fiedler, Platville Wisc, actor (Mr Peterson-Newhart) 1926 Arthur Arfons, auto racer/designer (Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH) 1926 Hans-Jochen Vogel, leader of West Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) 1926 J Roy Rowland, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- ) 1926 Shelley Berman, Chicago, actor (Son of Blob, Love American Style) 1928 Mr "Fred" Rogers, Latrobe, Pa, kid host (Mr Roger's Neighorhood) 1929 Russell Arms, Berkeley Calif, singer (Your Hit Parade) 1932 Peggy Ann Garner, Canton Ohio, actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon) 1933 Paul S Sarbanes, (Sen-D-MD, 1977- ) 1934 Jeremy Kemp, Chesterfield England, actor (Winds of War) 1935 Johnny "Guitar" Watson, rocker guitarist 1938 Victor C Buono, US, actor (Untouchables) 1939 Desz” Nowak, Hungary, soccer play (Olympic-gold-1964, 68) 1940 Fran Tarkenton, Richmond Va, NFL QB (NY Giants, Minn Vikings) 1940 Jim Hartz, newscaster (NBC-TV, Innovations) 1941 Angelo D'Aleo, tenor vocalist (Dion & Belmonts-Teenager in Love) 1941 Bridget Hanley, Minneapolis Mn, actress (Here Come the Brides) 1941 Carol Mann, Buffalo NY, golfer (LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 US Open) 1943 Blythe Danner, Philadelphia, actress (Butterflies are Free) 1943 Dennis Edwards, rocker (Temptations-Aint Too Proud To Beg, My Girl) 1943 Eric Haydock, bassist (Hollies-He Aint Heavy He's My Brother) 1945 Bob Griese, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year) 1945 Willeke Alberti, [Verbruggen], singer/actress (Small Truth) 1947 Chose Alberts, [Krommenhoek], singer (Yet Many Years) 1947 Dave Davies, singer/guitarist (Kinks-Lola, You Really Got Me) 1947 Joe Coleman, baseball pitcher (Washington, Detroit) 1947 Koos Alberts, [Krommenhoek], singer (Nog vele jaren) 1947 Melanie, [Safka], Astoria, singer/songwriter (Candles in Rain) 1949 Oscar Benton, [Ferdinand van Eis], blues singer/guitarist 1950 Morgan Fairchild, [Patsy McClenny], Dallas Tx, actress (Falcon Crest) 1951 Felipe Munoz, M‚xico, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1968) 1952 Fred Lynn, Chicago, baseball outfielder (Boston, Calif, Baltimore) 1952 Jack Fields, (Rep-R-TX, 1981- ) 1956 Pamela Cossey, England, model/sister of transsexual Tula 1958 Lee Crystal, rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts-Ashes in the Wind) 1959 Loi Tolhurst, rocker (Cure-Hell's Kitchen) 1959 Molly Killingbeck, Jamaica, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-silver-1984) 1960 B.J. Jefferson, Dallas Tx, actress (Ronnie Laurance-Another World) 1961 Keith Gordon, NYC, actor (Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean) 1962 Michele Greene, Las Vegas Nevada, actress (Abby Perkins-LA Law) 1990 Cody Newton Gifford, son of Kathie Lee & Frank Gifford Back to GREGSITE Passings for February 03474 Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies 1399 Jan of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castili‰ & Leon, dies 1451 Murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies 1468 Johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies 1536 Garc¡a de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies 1558 Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies 1846 Joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Tie Waisenhaus), dies 1853 August Kopisch, German writer (M„useturm), dies at 53 1875 Everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies 1902 Isaac Frenchn van der Putten, premier 1866/minister of Cologne, dies 1924 Woodrow Wilson, 28th pres (1913-21), dies at his home in Wash at 68 1925 Jap Eden, World champion bicyclist & skater, dies 1945 Roland Freisler, German judge (July 20th plotter), dies 1950 Karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies 1958 Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42 1958 John F Buziau, cabaret performer, dies at 81 1959 Big Bopper, rocker, dies in a plane crash 1959 Buddy Holly, rocker (Tghat'll be the Day), dies in a plane crash 1959 Ritchie Valens, rock vocalist (Donna), dies in a plane crash 1961 Anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54 1961 Viscount Dunrossil, Gov-Gen of Australia, dies at 67 1969 Eduardo C Mondlane, president Frelimo, Mozambique, murdered 1971 Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 1975 John Secondari, newscaster (Open Hearing), dies at 55 1984 Anne Townsend, lacrosse/tennis/field hockey star, dies 1984 Ravindara Mhatrem, Indian diplomat, killed in England 1991 Nancy Kulp, actress (Jane Hathaway-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 69 1993 Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (8 Horse Bet), dies Back to GREGSITE Holidays for February 03[Japan] Bean throwing Festival/Setsubun (last day of lunar cal winter) [Paraguay] Patron's Day/San Blas, patron [Puerto Rico] Fiesta de San Blas, protector of harvest (316) [US] 4 Chaplains Memorial Day [Switzerland] Homstrom-celebrates end of winter Back to GREGSITE Interest events for February 03316 [RC] Memorial of St Blase, bishop of Sebaste, Armenia, martyr (opt) 619 [Christian] Feast of St Laurentius, 2nd abp of Canterbury (604-619) 865 [RC, Ang, Luth] Memorial of Anskar, Hamburg archbsp, msny Denmk/Swed Back to GREGSITE Special events for February 03 [Ancient Rome] a d iij Non Feb NFL Pro Ball (Aloha Bowl, Honolulu Hawaii) 1377 Cardinal Robert of Genve (anti-pope Clemens VII) begins term 1377 Mass execution of population of Cesena Italy 1576 Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris 1690 1st paper money in America issued (colony of Mass) 1743 Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants 1781 Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British 1783 Spain recognizes US independence 1809 Territory of Illinois organized 1815 World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland 1823 Opera "Semiramide" is produced (Venice) 1836 Whig Party holds its 1st national convention, Albany NY 1855 Wisconsin Supreme Ct declares US Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional 1860 Thomas Clemson takes office as 1st US superintendent of agriculture 1864 Sherman's march through Mississippi 1865 Hampton Roads Peace Conference, Lincoln & Stephens reach an impasse 1869 Booth theater at 23rd & 6th opens in NYC (Romeo & Juliet) 1870 15th Amendment (Black suffrage) passed 1894 1st US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, launched, Bath, Me 1899 -16ø F (-27ø C), Minden Louisiana (state record) 1908 Supreme Court rules a union boycott violates Sherman Antitrust Act 1911 J Helffrich discovers asteroids #708 Raphaela & #709 Fringilla 1913 16th Amendment, federal income tax, ratified 1915 Turks attack on Suez Canal, fails 1916 Canada's original Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, burns down 1916 Tristan Tzar publishes Dada-manifest in Zurich Switzerland 1917 US broke diplomatic relations with Germany 1918 Twin Peaks Tunnel longest (11,920') streetcar tunnel begins service 1919 Socialist conference in Berne Switzerland 1921 J Comas Sola discovers asteroid #945 Barcelona 1924 Alexei Ryko elected as Pres of People's commission (succeeds Lenin) 1927 Uprising against regime of general Carmona in Portugal 1929 E Delporte discovers asteroid #1145 Robelmonte 1930 William Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons 1933 1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, DC 1935 Johnny Guitar Watson, guitarist 1935 S Arend discovers asteroids #1352 Wawel, #1969 Alain & #2689 Bruxelles 1943 4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others 1945 Air attack on Berlin (3000 ton bombs) 1945 Walt Disney's "3 Caballeros" released 1947 -81ø F (-63ø C), Snag Yukon (North American record) 1947 1st black reporter in Congressional press gallery (Percival Prattis) 1948 Dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US 1950 Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges 1951 Dick Button wins US skating title for 6th time 1953 J Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on Today Show 1954 Jeen Van de Bergen wins Dutch Elfstedentocht skate 1956 Autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot 1956 Toni Sailor becomes 1st Olympic skier to sweep 3 alpine events 1959 American Airlines Electra crashes in NY's East River, killing 65 1961 6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm)) 1962 John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm 1962 Pres Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food & drugs 1964 "Meet the Beatles," goes gold 1964 Black & Puerto Rican students boycot NYC public schools 1965 Geraldine McCullough wins Widener Gold Medal for Sculpture 1965 Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km) 1966 1st operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US) 1966 1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9) 1971 KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast 1972 11th Winter Olympic games opens in Sapporo, Japan (1st in Asia) 1979 Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California for 4 players 1980 Mohammed Ali tours Africa as Pres Carter's envoy 1982 Columbia Shuttle moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-3 mission 1982 Greatest helicopter lift, 56,888 kg, Podmoscovnoe, USSR 1982 John Sharples of England finishes disco dancing 371 hours 1982 Porn star John Holmes ordered to stand trial for murder 1984 10th Space Shuttle Mission (41B)-Challenger 4 launched 1984 1st baby conceived by embryo transplant born in Long Beach, Calif 1986 Pres Reagan announces formation of Comm on Challenger Accident 1989 Bill White named NL president; 1st black major-league sports head 1989 Military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay 1990 Jockey Billy Shoemaker (58), retires after 40,350 horse race 1990 NY Met Darryl Strawberry voluntarily enters Alcohol rehab center 1992 Defense opens calling Noriega "our ally in war on drugs" 1992 Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $300 per week 1993 Cin Red owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to racist comments Back to GREGSITE Facts for February 0334th day of the year with 331 days left (Numerology = 5) 1955 0øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1991 64øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on February 0302/03/44 --- I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night --- Sinatra, Frank 02/03/50 --- Rag Mop --- Hampton, Lionel 02/03/50 --- It Isn't Fair --- Kaye, Sammy 02/03/50 --- Cry Of The Wild Goose, The --- Laine, Frankie 02/03/58 --- You Are My Destiny --- Anka, Paul 02/03/58 --- Short Shorts --- Royal Teens 02/03/58 --- I Beg Of You --- Presley, Elvis 02/03/62 --- Crying In The Rain --- Everly Brothers 02/03/68 --- Valley Of The Dolls, (Theme From) --- Warwick, Dionne 02/03/73 --- Cover Of "Rolling Stone", The --- Dr. Hook 02/03/73 --- Killing Me Softly With His Song --- Flack, Roberta 02/03/73 --- Dueling Banjos --- Weissberg, Eric & Steve Mandell 02/03/79 --- What You Won't Do For Love --- Caldwell, Bobby 02/03/90 --- Love Will Lead You Back --- Dayne, Taylor 02/03/90 --- Black Velvet --- Myles, Alannah |
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