407 Historic Events for February 6
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Michael Tucker, Balt MD, actor (Stuart Markowitz-LA Law)
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| 1945 |
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8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz
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| 1945 |
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Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Bob Marley, Jamacian reggae vocalist (and Wailers-Roots Rock Reggae)
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| 1945 |
Death |
Paul Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed
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| 1945 |
Death |
Jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed
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| 1946 |
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"Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 142 performances
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| 1947 |
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Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Charles Hickcox, US, 200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1968)
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| 1947 |
Death |
Luigi Russolo, composer, dies at 61
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| 1947 |
Death |
Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82
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| 1948 |
Death |
Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38
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| 1948 |
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1st radio-controlled airplane flown
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| 1948 |
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KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, CA (CBS) 1st broadcast
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| 1948 |
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Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia
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| 1949 |
Birth |
Manuel Orantes, tennis champ (US Open-1975)
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| 1949 |
Birth |
Richie Zisk, baseball player
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| 1949 |
Birth |
Frank Rich, US politician (?)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Punky Meadows, Washington DC, rock guitarist (Angel)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Natalie Cole, LA Calif, vocalist (Pink Cadillac, Miss You Like Crazy)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Rich Glover, NFLer
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Mike Batt, composer/arranger
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| 1951 |
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"Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84
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| 1951 |
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Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into
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| 1951 |
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Argonne Atomic Lab (Ill), to demonstrate lax in security
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