Historical Events In February - 05

1882  On this day in history felice Lattuada, composer  

1885  News of fall of Khartoum reaches London on this day in history.  

1887  On this day in history snow falls on San Francisco  

1887  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy on this day in history.  

1888  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

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  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 February - 05.  

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

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

1900  Adlai E Stevenson, (Gov-D-Ill), pres candidate (D) (1952, 1956) on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history loop-the-loop centrifugal RR (roller coaster) patented by Ed Prescot  

1901  On this day in history pierpont Morgan forms US Steel  

1901  Pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp on February - 05.  

1902  On February - 05 bronislaw Kaper, composer  

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

1904  American occupation of Cuba ends on February - 05.  

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 February - 05.  

1909  On February - 05 grazyna Bacewicz, composer  

1910  On this day in history martha van Och-Scholl, German/Dutch resistance fighter (WW II)  

1911  Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam on February - 05.  

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

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

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

1914  On this day in history alan Hodgkin, British physicist (Nobel 1963)  

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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 this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)  

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  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on February - 05.  

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

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on February - 05.  

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