Page 4: 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 February - 05 snow falls on San Francisco   

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 this day in history.   

1889  On February - 05 elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's)   

1891  On this day in history 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 February - 05 roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica)   

1894  On February - 05 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 February - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On February - 05 pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp   

1902  Bronislaw Kaper, composer on February - 05.   

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

1904  American occupation of Cuba ends on this day in history.   

1906  John Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling) on February - 05.   

1907  Arnold Schoenberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna on February - 05.   

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

1907  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1911  On this day in history 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  Alan Hodgkin, British physicist (Nobel 1963) on this day in history.   

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0976  On February - 05 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 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  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 this day in history 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  On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

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 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.