Page 4: Historical Events In February - 05

1882  Felice Lattuada, composer on February - 05.   

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 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 February - 05.   

1892  George Saiko, writer on this day in history.   

1893  Alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec) on February - 05.   

1893  Roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms   

1897  On this day in history 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 February - 05.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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 February - 05.   

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

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

1909  On this day in history grazyna Bacewicz, composer   

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

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

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  On this day in history rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger   

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

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0976  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

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 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  On February - 05 birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)   

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

0995  On February - 05 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  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 February - 05.   

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on February - 05.   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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