Historical Events In February - 05

1959  On this day in history 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  On this day in history french President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence  

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

1962  Jacques Ibert, French composer (Escales), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

1963  Soviet lunar probe failure on February - 05.  

1965  Beursschouwburg opens in Brussels on February - 05.  

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

1966  BBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1967  Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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

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

1968  On this day in history luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80  

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 February - 05.  

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

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

1970  On this day in history 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 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 February - 05.  

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

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

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0976  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)  

1505  On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)  

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on February - 05.  

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.  

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  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on February - 05.  

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 February - 05.  

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  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1721  On February - 05 james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47