Page 8: Historical Events In February - 05

1959  On February - 05 australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide   

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 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  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  Suit to bar Englewood NJ from "racial segregated" schools is filed on February - 05.   

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

1962  On this day in history jacques Ibert, French composer (Escales), dies at 71   

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

1963  Soviet lunar probe failure on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 05 beursschouwburg opens in Brussels   

1965  On this day in history irving Bacon, actor (Fort Ti, Petticoat Fever), dies at 71   

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

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

1967  On this day in history anastasio Somoza elected President of Nicaragua   

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  On February - 05 kDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth TX (IND) begins broadcasting   

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  Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vice president, general manager &head coach of Redskins on February - 05.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on February - 05.   

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on February - 05.   

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  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on this day in history.   

1578  On February - 05 giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

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  On February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  On this day in history jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

1721  On this day in history james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47