Page 4: Historical Events In February - 05

1882  On this day in history felice Lattuada, composer   

1885  On this day in history news of fall of Khartoum reaches London   

1887  Snow falls on San Francisco on this day in history.   

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

1888  On February - 05 anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49   

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

1891  On February - 05 elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim Calif, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled)   

1892  On February - 05 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)   

1894  On this day in history 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  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 February - 05.   

1900  British troops under Gen Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal on February - 05.   

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 February - 05.   

1901  Pierpont Morgan forms US Steel on February - 05.   

1901  On this day in history pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp   

1902  Bronislaw Kaper, composer on this day in history.   

1903  On February - 05 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  On this day in history arnold Schoenberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna   

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

1907  On February - 05 ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45   

1909  On this day in history grazyna Bacewicz, composer   

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

1911  Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1911  Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on February - 05.   

1912  On this day in history willard Parker, NYC, actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman)   

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

1914  On February - 05 alan Hodgkin, British physicist (Nobel 1963)   

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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 this day in history.   

1519  On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

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 February - 05 birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on February - 05.   

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

0995  On this day in history death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)   

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 February - 05.   

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

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

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

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