Page 4: Historical Events In February - 05

1882  Felice Lattuada, composer on February - 05.   

1885  On February - 05 news of fall of Khartoum reaches London   

1887  Snow falls on San Francisco on February - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1892  On February - 05 george Saiko, writer   

1893  On this day in history alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec)   

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

1894  Female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms on February - 05.   

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 this day in history hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42   

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

1900  On this day in history british troops under Gen Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal   

1900  Adlai E Stevenson, (Gov-D-Ill), pres candidate (D) (1952, 1956) on February - 05.   

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

1901  On February - 05 pierpont Morgan forms US Steel   

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

1902  Bronislaw Kaper, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  Arnold Schoenberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

1907  Jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56) on February - 05.   

1907  Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 on February - 05.   

1909  Grazyna Bacewicz, composer on this day in history.   

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

1911  On this day in history society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam   

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

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

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  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on February - 05.   

1505  On February - 05 birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)   

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

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

1589  On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1608  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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 February - 05 maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

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