▁in ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁Ru hr ▁region . ▁The ▁drama ▁film ▁Jazz mania ▁was ▁released . ▁Born : ▁Franco ▁Ze ff ire l li ▁( d . 2 0 1 9 ), ▁film ▁and ▁opera ▁director , ▁in ▁Florence , ▁Italy ▁D ied : ▁Robert ▁T iger sted t , ▁ 6 9 , ▁Finn ish - born ▁Swedish ▁scient ist ▁and ▁phys i ologist ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁( T ues day ) ▁France ▁f ined ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Re ck ling hausen ▁ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁marks ▁for ▁its ▁dis ob ed ience . ▁G els enk ir chen ▁also ▁went ▁on ▁strike ▁in ▁response . ▁The ▁Bel gi ans ▁occupied ▁Em mer ich ▁am ▁Rhein ▁and ▁Wes el , ▁cutting ▁the ▁Ru hr ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁Italy ' s ▁F asc ist ▁council ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁stating ▁that ▁no ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁F asc ist ▁Party ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁a ▁Fre em ason , ▁and ▁anyone ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁both ▁had ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁one ▁organization ▁or ▁the ▁other . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Renaissance ▁all - black ▁basketball ▁team ▁was ▁established . ▁Born : ▁Y f rah ▁Ne aman , ▁viol in ist , ▁in ▁Sid on , ▁Leb anon ▁( d . ▁ 2 0 0 3 ); ▁Ch uck ▁Ye ager , ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁and ▁test ▁pilot , ▁in ▁My ra , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9