Historical Events In February - 05

1882  Felice Lattuada, composer on this day in history.   

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

1887  On this day in history snow falls on San Francisco   

1887  On February - 05 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy   

1888  On this day in history anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49   

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

1891  On this day in history elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim Calif, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled)   

1892  On this day in history george Saiko, writer   

1893  Alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec) on this day in history.   

1893  Roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica) on February - 05.   

1894  On February - 05 female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms   

1897  On February - 05 marcel Proust meets Jean Lorrain in a pistol duel   

1897  Dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO on February - 05.   

1897  Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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

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

1900  On February - 05 adlai E Stevenson, (Gov-D-Ill), pres candidate (D) (1952, 1956)   

1901  Loop-the-loop centrifugal RR (roller coaster) patented by Ed Prescot on February - 05.   

1901  On February - 05 pierpont Morgan forms US Steel   

1901  On February - 05 pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp   

1902  Bronislaw Kaper, composer on February - 05.   

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

1904  American occupation of Cuba ends on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history john Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling)   

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 this day in history.   

1909  On February - 05 grazyna Bacewicz, composer   

1910  Martha van Och-Scholl, German/Dutch resistance fighter (WW II) on February - 05.   

1911  On February - 05 society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam   

1911  On February - 05 petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies   

1912  Willard Parker, NYC, actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman) on February - 05.   

1913  Rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger on February - 05.   

1914  Alan Hodgkin, British physicist (Nobel 1963) on this day in history.   

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on February - 05.   

1505  On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)   

1519  On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.   

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

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on February - 05.   

1608  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  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