Historical Events In February - 05

1959  Australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide on this day in history.  

1959  Gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies on February - 05.  

1960  On February - 05 louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies  

1961  On February - 05 anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73  

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 February - 05.  

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

1962  Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter &Saturn within 16º on this day in history.  

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

1963  On this day in history 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  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 February - 05.  

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 February - 05.  

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

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

1969  US population reaches 200 million on February - 05.  

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

1969  On this day in history thelma Ritter, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 63  

1970  On this day in history first Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six  

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  WSCV TV channel 51 in Ft Lauderdale FL (IND) suspends broadcasting on February - 05.  

1971  On February - 05 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 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 this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history "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 this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)  

1519  On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)  

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

1589  On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet  

1589  On this day in history birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)  

1608  On this day in history 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 February - 05 death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)  

1520  On February - 05 death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)  

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

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on February - 05.  

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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

1705  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37  

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on this day in history.