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  Snow falls on San Francisco on February - 05.  

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

1888  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on February - 05.  

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

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

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

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1894  Female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms on this day in history.  

1897  On this day in history marcel Proust meets Jean Lorrain in a pistol duel  

1897  On this day in history dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO  

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

1900  British troops under General Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal on this day in history.  

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  Loop-the-loop centrifugal RR (roller coaster) patented by Ed Prescot on this day in history.  

1901  Pierpont Morgan forms US Steel on this day in history.  

1901  Pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp on this day in history.  

1902  Bronislaw Kaper, composer on this day in history.  

1903  Ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist on this day in history.  

1904  On February - 05 american occupation of Cuba ends  

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 this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56)  

1907  Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1909  Grazyna Bacewicz, composer on February - 05.  

1910  Martha van Och-Scholl, German/Dutch resistance fighter (WW II) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1913  Rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1589  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1705  On this day in history jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37  

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