Historical Events In February - 05

1882  Felice Lattuada, composer on February - 05.   

1885  On February - 05 news of fall of Khartoum reaches London   

1887  On February - 05 snow falls on San Francisco   

1887  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy on February - 05.   

1888  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1889  Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's) on this day in history.   

1891  Elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim Calif, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled) on this day in history.   

1892  George Saiko, writer on February - 05.   

1893  Alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec) on February - 05.   

1893  On this day in history roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica)   

1894  On February - 05 female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms   

1897  Marcel Proust meets Jean Lorrain in a pistol duel on February - 05.   

1897  Dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42   

1900  On February - 05 british troops under General Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal   

1900  On this day in history british troops under Gen Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal   

1900  Adlai E Stevenson, (Gov-D-Ill), pres candidate (D) (1952, 1956) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history loop-the-loop centrifugal RR (roller coaster) patented by Ed Prescot   

1901  On this day in history pierpont Morgan forms US Steel   

1901  On February - 05 pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp   

1902  On this day in history bronislaw Kaper, composer   

1903  On this day in history ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist   

1904  American occupation of Cuba ends on February - 05.   

1906  John Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling) on this day in history.   

1907  Arnold Schoenberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna on February - 05.   

1907  On February - 05 jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56)   

1907  Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 on February - 05.   

1909  Grazyna Bacewicz, composer on February - 05.   

1910  On February - 05 martha van Och-Scholl, German/Dutch resistance fighter (WW II)   

1911  On this day in history society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam   

1911  On this day in history petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies   

1912  On February - 05 willard Parker, NYC, actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman)   

1913  On this day in history rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger   

1914  Alan Hodgkin, British physicist (Nobel 1963) on February - 05.   

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

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on February - 05.   

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1589  On February - 05 birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

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 February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.   

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

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

1658  On this day in history maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

1679  On February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

1721  On this day in history james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47