Page 5: Historical Events In February - 05

1916  Enrico Caruso recorded "O Sole Mio" for the Victor Talking Machine Company.   

1916  Enrico Caruso recorded "O Solo Mio" for the Victor Talking Machine Co   

1917  Congress overrides Wilson's veto, curtailing Asian immigration   

1917  Mexican constitution proclaimed   

1917  In this year, Mexico formally adopts it's constitution. The country now celebrates Constitution Day on February 5th to commemorate the event.   

1917  Zsa Zsa Gabor, [Zsa Sari], Budapest, actress (Queen of Outer Space)   

1917  Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41   

1918  inaugural US pilot to down an enemy airplane, Stephen W Thompson   

1918  Separation of church and state begins in USSR   

1918  1st US pilot to down an enemy airplane, Stephen W Thompson   

1918  Charles J "Tim" Holt, US actor (Treasure of Sierra Madre).   

1919  Red Buttons, American actor is born.   

1919  NL pres John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team and threw games in collusion with gamblers.   

1919  Andrea George Papandreou, Greek premier (1981-89, 93- )   

1919  Vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62.   

1921  Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx for Yankee Stadium.   

1921  Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium.   

1921  John M Pritchard, London England, conductor.   

1922  Reader's Digest magazine inaugural published   

1922  The very inaugural 'Readers Digest' appears on the shelves   

1922  Reader's Digest magazine 1st published   

1922  Bernard Kalb, spokesman (State Dept)/actor (Dave)   

1922  James William Tate, composer, dies at 46   

1923  General mine strike against wage cuts in Saar.   

1923  Mass arrests of socialists and communists in Italy   

1923  Stephen J Cannell, TV producer/writer.   

1924  The Royal Greenwich Observatory begin broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal or the "BBC pips".   

1924  Robert Lynn, anarchist.   

1924  Alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83   

1926  Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, NYC, publisher (NY Times).   

1926  Andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69   

1927  Buster Keaton's movie "The General" released and bombed.   

1927  Robert Brown, Herbrides Is, actor (Here Come the Brides, Primus).   

1927  Inayat Khan, Indian sufi   

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0976  Sanjō: Emperor of japan   

1505  Aegidius tschudi: Swiss historian   

1519  René of châlon:   

1534  Giovanni de' bardi: Italian writer   

1589  Honorat de brueil seigneur de racan: French playwright/poet   

1589  Esteban manuel de villegas: Spanish poet   

1608  Gaspar schott: German mathematician   

1626  Marie de rabutin-chantal: Marquise de sévigné, french author   

0995  Death of William iv: Duke of aquitaine (b. 937)   

1520  Death of Sten sture the younger: Regent of sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  Giovanni b moroni: Italian portrait painter,   

1591  Death of Gerard de jode: Flemish publisher,   

1658  Maria margaretha van angels: Dutch prioress at oirschot,   

1679  Death of Joost van den vondel: Dutch poet (gysbreght van aemstel),   

1705  Jean gilles: Composer,   

1721  Death of James stanhope 1st earl of stanhope: English general,