Today in History for 6th February 2024

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Historical Events

1920 - Saarland administrated by League of Nations
1941 - Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19)
1971 - James Saunders (22), a member of the IRA, is shot and killed by the British Army during a gun battle near the Oldpark Road, Belfast
1973 - Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm
1974 - Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis
1996 - Heidi Fleiss scheduled to begin her 7 year jail sentence

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Famous Birthdays

1639 - Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar, born in Wismar, Germany (d. 1691)
1899 - Ramon Novarro [Jose Samaniegos], Mexican-American actor (Ben-Hur, Mata Hari), born in Durango, Mexico (d. 1968)
1925 - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Javanese author (Anak semua bangsa), born in Blora Regency, Indonesia (d. 2006)
1929 - Sixten Jernberg, Swedish skier (Olympic gold 1956/60/64), born in Lima, Sweden (d. 2012)
1957 - Simon Phillips, English drummer and record producer (Toto), born in London
1983 - S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer, born in Kothamangalam, India

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Famous Deaths

1699 - Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies of smallpox at 6
1958 - Billy Whelan, Irish soccer forward (4 caps, Republic of Ireland; Manchester United 79 games), dies Munich air disaster at 22
1985 - Charles Briggs, American actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53
1989 - Nuno Oliveira, Portuguese equestrian, horse trainer, dressage instructor, author ('baroque' or 'classical' style), dies at 63
2001 - Filemon Lagman, Filipino Communist revolutionary (b. 1953)
2012 - Antoni Tapies, Spanish painter, sculptor and theorist (Dau al Set), dies at 88

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