Page 8: Historical Events In February - 05
Saturday, 03 January 2026
1959 Australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide on this day in history. 

1959 On this day in history gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies 

1960 Louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies on February - 05. 

1961 On this day in history anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73 

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

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

1962 On this day in history suit to bar Englewood NJ from "racial segregated" schools is filed 

1962 On February - 05 sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter &Saturn within 16º 

1962 On February - 05 jacques Ibert, French composer (Escales), dies at 71 

1963 Maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars on this day in history. 

1963 On this day in history soviet lunar probe failure 

1965 On this day in history beursschouwburg opens in Brussels 

1965 On February - 05 irving Bacon, actor (Fort Ti, Petticoat Fever), dies at 71 

1966 On this day in history bBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island 

1967 "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS (later ABC, NBC) on this day in history. 

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

1967 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Robert Penn Warren on this day in history. 

1967 On February - 05 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 February - 05 skater Kees Verkerk win Olympics gold in the 1500m 

1968 Luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history. 

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

1969 On February - 05 uS population reaches 200 million 

1969 On this day in history vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vice president, general manager &head coach of Redskins 

1969 On this day in history 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 February - 05. 

1970 On this day in history test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs Australia, Durban 

1970 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 05. 

1970 WSCV TV channel 51 in Ft Lauderdale FL (IND) suspends broadcasting on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

1971 The US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon on this day in history. 

1971 On this day in history mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78 

1972 "Another Puff" by Jerry Reed peaks at #65 on this day in history. 

1972 On February - 05 bob Douglas is first black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame 

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