February 17, 1933 Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84 February 17, 1933 Marinus van der Lubbe arrives in Glindow, at Potsdam February 17, 1933 U.S. Senate accept Blaine Act: ending prohibition February 18, 1933 Bobby Robson, British soccer coach (PSV) February 18, 1933 James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies February 18, 1933 Mary Ure, England, model/actress (Reflection of Fear, Windom's Way) February 18, 1933 Yoko Ono Lennon, [Mrs John Lennon], Tokyo Japan, vocalist(?) February 19, 1933 Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer, dies at 77 February 19, 1933 Prussian minister Goering bans all Catholic newspapers February 20, 1933 Curom, Cura‡aose Broadcast System starts: Princess Juliana's speech February 20, 1933 Hannes Postma, Dutch graphic artist February 20, 1933 House of Representatives completes congressional action to repeal Prohibition February 21, 1933 Nina Simone, [Eunice Waymon], Tyron NC, vocalist/pianist (Porgy) February 22, 1933 Goering forms SA/SS-police, shoots 40-50 February 22, 1933 Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, England, Duchess of Kent February 23, 1933 Donna J Stone, poet February 23, 1933 Lee Calhoun, Laurel Miss, hurdler (Olympics-gold-56, 60) February 23, 1933 Lee Quencey Calhoun, Laurel MS, 110m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1956, 60) February 24, 1933 Final demonstration of German Communist Party in Berlin February 24, 1933 League of Nations tells Japanese to pull out of Manchuria