Page 8: 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 this day in history.   

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 February - 05.   

1962  HSS-2 Sea King became the first helicopter to exceed 200 m.p.h. in an officially sanctioned trial on February - 05.   

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  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  Beursschouwburg opens in Brussels on this day in history.   

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

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

1968  On February - 05 kDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth TX (IND) begins broadcasting   

1968  Skater Kees Verkerk win Olympics gold in the 1500m on February - 05.   

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

1969  "Turn-On," debuts &cancelled by ABC after flopping so badly on February - 05.   

1969  On this day in history uS population reaches 200 million   

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

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

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

1970  On February - 05 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  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  The US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon on this day in history.   

1971  Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78 on February - 05.   

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

1972  On this day in history bob Douglas is first black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame   

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

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.   

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

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on February - 05.   

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  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.