Historical Events In February - 05

1984  On this day in history new Zealand beat England (82 &93) by an innings in 3 days  

1986  On February - 05 corazon Aquino &Ferdinand Marcos appear on "Nightline"  

1987  On this day in history dow Jones average closes above 2,200 for first time  

1987  On this day in history soyuz TM-2 launches  

1988  Arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Governor Evan Mecham on February - 05.  

1988  Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on February - 05.  

1988  On this day in history panamanian General Manuel Noriega indicted by US grand jury for drugs  

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

1989  On February - 05 kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes first NBA player to score 38,000 points  

1989  Joe Raposa, composer/songwriter (Sesame Street), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history a Michigan court bars Dr Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides  

1991  Dean Jagger, US actor (Mr Novak, Rawhide, Oscar), dies at about 87 on this day in history.  

1992  Jury selection begins in the Los Angeles cops beating Rodney King case on February - 05.  

1992  Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar on February - 05.  

1992  Mike Whitney career-best 7-27 at WACA in Test Cricket win vs India on February - 05.  

1992  On February - 05 donald Zimmerman, editor, dies  

1993  Grenade explodes in Sarajevo, killing 63 &injuring 160 on this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history r James Woolsey, becomes 16th director of CIA  

1993  On this day in history jack Young, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49, 17 wickets), dies  

1994  On this day in history "Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV  

1994  Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson MS, 30 years after the crime on February - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1995  Courtenay E Benson, broadcaster, dies at 79 on February - 05.  

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

1997  Brook Lee, Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe) on this day in history.  

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

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

2006  On February - 05 the Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10.  

2009  On February - 05 e United ates Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal runs aground off Oahu, Hawaii, damaging e ship as well as a coral reef.  

2012  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 on this day in history.  

2013  On this day in history uK House of Commons votes in favour of same-sex marriage  

2014  On February - 05 archaeologists decrypt the 13th C Viking jötunvillur runic code  

2017  African Cup of Nations 2017: Cameroon defeat Egypt 2-1 in Libreville on February - 05.  

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.  

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on February - 05.  

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 05.  

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.  

1608  On February - 05 birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)  

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on February - 05.  

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

1520  On February - 05 death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)  

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

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.  

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on February - 05.  

1721  On February - 05 james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47