Historical Events In February - 05

1984  New Zealand beat England (82 &93) by an innings in 3 days on February - 05.   

1986  Corazon Aquino &Ferdinand Marcos appear on "Nightline" on this day in history.   

1987  Dow Jones average closes above 2,200 for first time on this day in history.   

1987  Soyuz TM-2 launches on this day in history.   

1988  On February - 05 arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Governor Evan Mecham   

1988  On February - 05 mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize   

1988  Panamanian General Manuel Noriega indicted by US grand jury for drugs on February - 05.   

1988  The first prime-time wrestling match in 30 years-Andre the Giant beats Hulk Hogan on this day in history.   

1989  Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes first NBA player to score 38,000 points on February - 05.   

1989  Joe Raposa, composer/songwriter (Sesame Street), dies at 51 on February - 05.   

1991  A Michigan court bars Dr Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides on this day in history.   

1991  On February - 05 dean Jagger, US actor (Mr Novak, Rawhide, Oscar), dies at about 87   

1992  On February - 05 jury selection begins in the Los Angeles cops beating Rodney King case   

1992  Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar on this day in history.   

1992  Mike Whitney career-best 7-27 at WACA in Test Cricket win vs India on this day in history.   

1992  Donald Zimmerman, editor, dies on February - 05.   

1993  Grenade explodes in Sarajevo, killing 63 &injuring 160 on February - 05.   

1993  R James Woolsey, becomes 16th director of CIA on this day in history.   

1993  On February - 05 jack Young, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49, 17 wickets), dies   

1994  "Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV on February - 05.   

1994  Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson MS, 30 years after the crime on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history fred de Bruyne, Flemish cyclist/gang leader (Paris-Nice), dies at 63   

1995  Japan's Shinshinto Party win local elections on February - 05.   

1995  Courtenay E Benson, broadcaster, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1997  3 Swiss banks create $70 million Holocaust fund on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history brook Lee, Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe)   

1998  On February - 05 alberto Acciarito convicted of harassing his ex-wife Ingrid Rossellini   

1999  On February - 05 former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson is sentenced to a year in a Maryland jail for assaulting two motorists after a traffic accident.   

2006  The Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 on this day in history.   

2009  e United ates Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal runs aground off Oahu, Hawaii, damaging e ship as well as a coral reef on this day in history.   

2012  On February - 05 quarterback Eli Manning wins his second Superbowl Most Valuable Player Award after leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Superbowl XLVI   

2013  UK House of Commons votes in favour of same-sex marriage on this day in history.   

2014  Archaeologists decrypt the 13th C Viking jötunvillur runic code on this day in history.   

2017  On February - 05 african Cup of Nations 2017: Cameroon defeat Egypt 2-1 in Libreville   

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0976  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

1505  On February - 05 birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)   

1519  On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

1534  On February - 05 birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on February - 05.   

1626  On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on February - 05.   

1520  On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  On February - 05 giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on February - 05.   

1658  On February - 05 maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.