Historical Events In February - 05

1984  New Zealand beat England (82 &93) by an innings in 3 days on this day in history.  

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

1987  Dow Jones average closes above 2,200 for first time on February - 05.  

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history the first prime-time wrestling match in 30 years-Andre the Giant beats Hulk Hogan  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1993  R James Woolsey, becomes 16th director of CIA on February - 05.  

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

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

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

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

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

1998  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 February - 05.  

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

2014  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history 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 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 February - 05.  

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

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on this day in history.  

1591  On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

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

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on February - 05.  

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

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