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  On February - 05 gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies   

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

1961  Anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73 on February - 05.   

1962  French President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1963  On this day in history maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars   

1963  Soviet lunar probe failure on February - 05.   

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 February - 05 bBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island   

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

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

1967  On February - 05 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Robert Penn Warren   

1967  On February - 05 herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87   

1968  On this day in history kDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth TX (IND) begins broadcasting   

1968  Skater Kees Verkerk win Olympics gold in the 1500m on this day in history.   

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  US population reaches 200 million on this day in history.   

1969  Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vice president, general manager &head coach of Redskins on this day in history.   

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

1970  On February - 05 first Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six   

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

1970  On February - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

1971  On this day in history apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro; Alan Shepard &Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours   

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

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 February - 05.   

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0976  On February - 05 birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on February - 05.   

0995  On this day in history death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)   

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on February - 05.   

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on February - 05.   

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

1658  On February - 05 maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on February - 05.   

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