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February 6 Events in History - February 6 Birthdays - February 6 Deaths
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February 6, 2005 Super Bowl XXXIX, the New England Patriots win 24-21 over the Philadelphia Eagles February 6, 1998 Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3M and 4 minor leaguers February 6, 1998 Mary Kay LeTourneau, 36, former teacher, who violated probation by seeing 14 year old father of her baby, sentenced to 7 years February 6, 1998 President Bill Clinton says he would never resign, 'I would never walk away from the of this country and the trust they've placed in me', during a press conference February 6, 1997 Diane Blood, 32, in England, won right to use her dead husbands sperm February 6, 1996 Heidi Fleiss scheduled to begin her 7 year jail sentence February 6, 1995 Beachboy Brian Wilson wed Melinda Ledbetter February 6, 1995 Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days February 6, 1995 Greg Blewett scores his 2nd century in his 2nd Test Cricket February 6, 1994 "Government Inspector" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 37 performances February 6, 1994 Dawn Coe-Jones wins LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic February 6, 1994 Jose Maria Figueres elected president of Costa Rica February 6, 1994 Leonid Voloshin triple jumps world record 17.77m February 6, 1994 Martti Ahtisaari elected president of Finland February 6, 1994 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-3 February 6, 1993 44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montreal February 6, 1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title February 6, 1992 "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC February 6, 1991 Mousey Davis becomes 1st coach of NY-New Jersey Knights February 6, 1990 Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50 February 6, 1990 Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium February 6, 1990 Steve Briers of Wales recited the entire lyrics of Queen's album "A Night At The Opera" in 9 minutes and 58.44 seconds backwards! February 6, 1989 Lech Walesa begins negotiating with Polish government February 6, 1988 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. February 6, 1987 No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings February 6, 1987 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary February 6, 1986 New Jersey Devil Peter McNab becomes 42nd NHLer to score 350 goals February 6, 1984 Moslem militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army February 6, 1983 13th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-19 February 6, 1983 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic February 6, 1982 "Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart February 6, 1981 "Brady Brides," debuts on NBC TV February 6, 1981 Beatles McCartney, Starr and Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon February 6, 1981 Suleiman Nyambui runs world record 5k indoor (13:20.4) February 6, 1979 Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto February 6, 1978 Muriel, wife of late Hubert Humphrey (Sen-D-Minn) takes his office February 6, 1978 Snowstorm hits New England, parts of RI (54" (137cm)) February 6, 1977 4th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 4-0 February 6, 1977 Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 m over 16 buses, near Paris February 6, 1977 Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ February 6, 1976 George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)" February 6, 1975 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 6, 1974 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0 February 6, 1974 Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis February 6, 1974 U.S. House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon February 6, 1973 "Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 31 performances February 6, 1973 40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution February 6, 1973 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah February 6, 1973 Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm February 6, 1970 Graeme Pollock completes 274 vs. Australia at Durban February 6, 1970 NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland February 6, 1969 "Dear World" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 132 performances February 6, 1969 Jerry Herman's "Dear World," premieres in New York City February 6, 1968 10th Winter Olympic games opens in Grenoble, France February 6, 1968 Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns U.S. bombing of North Vietnam February 6, 1968 Former President Dwight Eisenhower shot a hole-in-one February 6, 1968 KESD TV channel 8 in Brookings, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting February 6, 1967 Cultural Revolution in Albania February 6, 1967 Heavyweight Cassius Clay beats Ernie Terrell in Houston February 6, 1967 Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title February 6, 1965 "Kelly" opens and closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City February 6, 1965 Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1 February 6, 1964 "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 28 performances February 6, 1964 France and Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel February 6, 1964 WCIU TV channel 26 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting February 6, 1962 Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named February 6, 1961 "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC February 6, 1961 KOAP TV channel 10 in Portland, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting February 6, 1959 1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM February 6, 1959 Fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R. Murrow February 6, 1958 7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash February 6, 1958 Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid February 6, 1956 Chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing February 6, 1956 French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers February 6, 1956 University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) February 6, 1953 Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie February 6, 1953 U.S. controls on wages and some consumer goods were lifted February 6, 1952 England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II February 6, 1951 "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84 February 6, 1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Argonne Atomic Lab (Ill), to demonstrate lax in security February 6, 1948 Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia February 6, 1948 KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, California (CBS) 1st broadcast February 6, 1947 Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket February 6, 1946 "Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 142 performances February 6, 1945 8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz February 6, 1945 Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder February 6, 1943 1st Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down February 6, 1943 Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade" February 6, 1941 Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19) February 6, 1941 Battle of Beda Fomm: Italian 10th army destroyed February 6, 1941 British troops conquer Bengazi, Libya February 6, 1939 Spanish government flees to France February 6, 1937 K Elizabeth Ohi becomes 1st Japanese-U.S. female lawyer February 6, 1936 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany February 6, 1936 Pravda criticizes Shostakovitch' ballet "Clear Brook" February 6, 1935 Monopoly board game goes on sale for 1st time February 6, 1935 1st election to allow women to vote in Turkey February 6, 1934 Reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500 February 6, 1933 -90 degrees F (-68 degrees C), Oymyakon, U.S.S.R. (Asian record) February 6, 1933 112 foot ocean wave observed near Manila February 6, 1933 20th Amendment goes into effect: President term begins in Jan not March February 6, 1933 Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 m, in Pacific hurricane February 6, 1933 President von Hindenburg and von Papen end Prussian parliament February 6, 1932 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport) February 6, 1932 Fascist coup in the Memel territory February 6, 1929 Rudy Vallee recorded "Deep Night" February 6, 1926 NFL rules college students ineligible until college classes graduates February 6, 1926 St. Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from New York Yankees February 6, 1922 Cardinal Achille Ratti elected Pope Pius XI February 6, 1922 U.S., U.K., France, Italy and Japan sign Washington naval arms limitation February 6, 1921 "The Kid," starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan, released February 6, 1920 Saarland administrated by League of Nations February 6, 1919 1st day of 5-day Seattle general strike February 6, 1918 Britain grants women (30 and over) vote February 6, 1911 1st old-age home opened in Prescott, Arizona February 6, 1911 Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey February 6, 1904 Russian-Japanese war began February 6, 1902 Young Women's Hebrew Association organizes in New York City February 6, 1900 Battle at Vaalkrans, South-Africa (Boers vs British army) February 6, 1899 Spanish-American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate February 6, 1891 1st great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17) February 6, 1869 Harper's Weekly publishes 1st picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers February 6, 1867 Peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in South February 6, 1865 2nd day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run) February 6, 1865 Robert E. Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief February 6, 1864 Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia February 6, 1862 Gen Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee February 6, 1862 Naval Engagement at Tenn River-USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle February 6, 1862 Ulysses S. Grant begins military campaign in Mississippi February 6, 1861 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America February 6, 1861 English Adm Robert Ritzroy issues 1st storm warnings for ships February 6, 1854 Composer R Schumann is saved from suicide attempt into the Rhine February 6, 1851 Robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Dusseldorf February 6, 1840 Waitangi Day; treaty signed between Britain and Maoris of New Zealand February 6, 1836 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania) February 6, 1832 1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland February 6, 1832 U.S. ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy February 6, 1820 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (New York to Sierra Leone) February 6, 1820 U.S. population announced at 9,638,453 (1,771,656 blacks (18.4%)) February 6, 1819 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore February 6, 1815 New Jersey issues 1st U.S. railroad charter (John Stevens) February 6, 1788 Massachusetts becomes 6th state to ratify constitution February 6, 1778 England declares war on France February 6, 1778 France recognizes U.S., signs treaty of aid in Paris; 1st U.S. treaty February 6, 1716 England and Netherlands renew alliance February 6, 1693 Royal charter granted College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va February 6, 1651 Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris February 6, 1626 Huguenot rebels and French sign Peace of La Rochelle February 6, 1577 King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots February 6, 1508 Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor February 6, 1189 Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England February 6, 337 St. Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |