Page 4: Historical Events In February - 05

1882  Felice Lattuada, composer on this day in history.   

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

1887  On February - 05 snow falls on San Francisco   

1887  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy on February - 05.   

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

1889  Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's) on February - 05.   

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

1892  George Saiko, writer on February - 05.   

1893  On February - 05 alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec)   

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  On February - 05 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  On February - 05 hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42   

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  On this day in history adlai E Stevenson, (Gov-D-Ill), pres candidate (D) (1952, 1956)   

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  On February - 05 pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp   

1902  On February - 05 bronislaw Kaper, composer   

1903  Ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist on February - 05.   

1904  On February - 05 american occupation of Cuba ends   

1906  On February - 05 john Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling)   

1907  On February - 05 arnold Schoenberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna   

1907  Jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56) on this day in history.   

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

1909  Grazyna Bacewicz, composer on February - 05.   

1910  On February - 05 martha van Och-Scholl, German/Dutch resistance fighter (WW II)   

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

1911  Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on this day in history.   

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

1913  On February - 05 rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger   

1914  Alan Hodgkin, British physicist (Nobel 1963) on February - 05.   

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0976  On February - 05 birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

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

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

1534  On this day in history 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 February - 05.   

1626  On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.   

1520  On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  On February - 05 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  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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

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