3RD
FEBRUARY
FEAST DAY OF
"ST LAURENCE OF SPOLETO; ST ANSKAR;
ST la THE VIRGIN; ST LAURENCE OF CANTEBURY; ST BLAISE; ST WERBURGA; & ST MARGARET OF
ENGLAND." |
| 3RD |
1690 |
THE FIRST PAPER MONEY IN AMERICA IS ISSUED IN MASSACHUSETTS. |
| 3RD |
1788 |
CHURCH OF ENGLAND MINISTER
"RICHARD JOHNSON" CONDUCTS THE FIRST CHURCH SERVICE IN THE COLONY OF NSW. |
| 3RD |
1815 |
THE WORLD’S FIRST COMMERCIAL CHEESE FACTORY IS
ESTABLISHED IN SWITZERLAND. |
| 3RD |
1869 |
THE "BOOTH THEATRE" OPENS AT
THE CORNER OF 23RD & 6TH STREETS IN NEW YORK CITY. |
| 3RD |
1893 |
THE HIGHEST RAINFALL OVER A 24 hr PERIOD IS RECORDED AT
CROHAMHURST OBSERVATORY, QUEENSLAND. |
| 3RD |
1916 |
CANADA’S ORIGINAL PARLIAMENT
BUILDINGS IN OTTAWA, BURNS DOWN. |
| 3RD |
1931 |
EARTHQUAKE KILLS 216 IN NEW ZEALAND. |
| 3RD |
1953 |
MAJOR FLOODING CAUSED WHEN A DUTCH DYKE
LEAVES MORE THAN 1,000 DEAD. |
| 3RD |
1954 |
"HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH 11," AND "THE
DUKE OF EDINBURGH," ARRIVED AT FARM COVE SYDNEY TO BEGIN AN AUSTRALIAN TOUR. |
| 3RD |
1959 |
"BUDDY HOLLY," "RICHIE
VALENS," AND "J.P. RICHARDSON," DIED WHEN THEIR PLANE CRASHES AFTER A
CONCERT PERFORMANCE IN IOWA , U.S.A. |
| 3RD |
1961 |
"BOB DYLAN" MAKES HIS FIRST RECORDINGS ON HOME
EQUIPMENT AT A FRIEND’S HOUSE. |
| 3RD |
1962 |
"PRESIDENT KENNEDY" BANS ALL
U.S. TRADE WITH CUBA, EXCEPT FOR FOOD & DRUGS. |
| 3RD |
1966 |
THE SOVIET SPACECRAFT "LUNAR IX" MADE THE FIRST
SOFT LANDING ON THE MOON. |
| 3RD |
1967 |
"RONALD RYAN" BECOMES THE
LAST MAN TO BE EXECUTED IN AUSTRALIA, WHEN HE WAS HANGED AT MELBOURNES "PENTRIDGE
PRISON." |
| 3RD |
1971 |
"IAN CHAPPELL" REPLACED "BILL LAWRY" AS
CAPTAIN OF THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM. |
| 3RD |
1972 |
THE 11TH WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES OPENS IN
SAPPORO, JAPAN. |
| 3RD |
1974 |
$6 million DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO BATHURST GAOL WHEN 250
PRISONERS BURNED 3 OF 4 MAIN BUILDINGS TO THE GROUND IN JUST 6hours. 12 PRISONERS WERE
SHOT. |
| 3RD |
1982 |
THE GREATEST HELICOPTER LIFT, 56,888kg,
PODMOSCOVNOE, USSR. |
| 3RD |
1982 |
"JOHN SHARPLES" OF ENGLAND FINISHES DISCO DANCING
AFTER 371 HOURS. |
| 3RD |
1984 |
CHAMPION RACEHORSE,
"MANIKATO" DIED.
HE IS LATER HONOURED BY BEING BURIED AT FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE, MELBOURNE. |
| 3RD |
1984 |
THE FIRST BABY CONCEIVED BY EMBRYO TRANSPLANT IS BORN IN LONG
BEACH, CALIFORNIA. |
| 3RD |
1990 |
U.S. JOCKEY, "BILLY
SHOEMAKER" 58, RETIRES AFTER 40,350 HORSE RACES. |
| 3RD |
1999 |
ACTRESS, "ANGELINA JOLIE", 23, DAUGHTER OF ACTOR
"JOHN VOIGHT" FILED FOR DIVORCE FROM ACTOR, "JOHNNY LEE MILLER," 25,
AFTER A 22 MONTH MARRIAGE. |
| 3RD |
2000 |
SWEDISH POP GROUP OF THE 1970’s
"ABBA" TURNED DOWN $1.5billion TO RE-GROUP & PERFORM 100 CONCERTS. |
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