Page 8: Historical Events In February - 05

1959  On this day in history australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide   

1959  Gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies on this day in history.   

1960  Louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies on this day in history.   

1961  Anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1962  French President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence on February - 05.   

1962  HSS-2 Sea King became the first helicopter to exceed 200 m.p.h. in an officially sanctioned trial on this day in history.   

1962  Suit to bar Englewood NJ from "racial segregated" schools is filed on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter &Saturn within 16º   

1962  Jacques Ibert, French composer (Escales), dies at 71 on February - 05.   

1963  On February - 05 maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars   

1963  Soviet lunar probe failure on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 05 beursschouwburg opens in Brussels   

1965  Irving Bacon, actor (Fort Ti, Petticoat Fever), dies at 71 on February - 05.   

1966  BBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island on February - 05.   

1967  On February - 05 "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS (later ABC, NBC)   

1967  Anastasio Somoza elected President of Nicaragua on February - 05.   

1967  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Robert Penn Warren on February - 05.   

1967  On this day in history herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87   

1968  KDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth TX (IND) begins broadcasting on February - 05.   

1968  On this day in history skater Kees Verkerk win Olympics gold in the 1500m   

1968  Luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80 on February - 05.   

1969  "Turn-On," debuts &cancelled by ABC after flopping so badly on this day in history.   

1969  US population reaches 200 million on this day in history.   

1969  On February - 05 vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vice president, general manager &head coach of Redskins   

1969  On February - 05 thelma Ritter, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 63   

1970  First Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six on this day in history.   

1970  Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs Australia, Durban on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1970  On February - 05 wSCV TV channel 51 in Ft Lauderdale FL (IND) suspends broadcasting   

1971  Apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro; Alan Shepard &Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours on February - 05.   

1971  On February - 05 the US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon   

1971  Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78 on February - 05.   

1972  On February - 05 "Another Puff" by Jerry Reed peaks at #65   

1972  Bob Douglas is first black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame on this day in history.   

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.   

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  On February - 05 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

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.