Page 9: Historical Events In February - 05

1972  US airlines begin mandatory inspection of passengers &baggage on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 05 marianne Moore, US poetess (Pulitzer 1951), dies at 84   

1973  Comic strip "Hagar The Horrible" debuts on February - 05.   

1973  On this day in history funeral for LC William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War   

1973  On this day in history juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders   

1973  On February - 05 george Morrison, dies at 82   

1974  British miner's strike on this day in history.   

1974  On February - 05 mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win   

1974  On February - 05 maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph   

1974  US Mariner 10 returns first close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure on this day in history.   

1976  Australia complete 5-1 series drubbing of West Indies on February - 05.   

1976  On this day in history last day of Test Cricket for Lance Gibbs &Ian Redpath   

1976  Roger Livesey, actor (Drum, Vice Versa, Col Blimp), dies at 69 on February - 05.   

1977  "CB Savage" by Rod Hart peaks at #67 on February - 05.   

1977  General Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio on February - 05.   

1977  On this day in history sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his first pro fight   

1977  US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne on February - 05.   

1977  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner   

1977  Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1978  Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded on February - 05.   

1978  Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Omzien), dies at 83 on February - 05.   

1979  On February - 05 costliest single periodical ad, $3.2 million, Gulf + Western in Time   

1979  On February - 05 eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies   

1980  Egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history uSS Coral Sea relieved Midway which had been on contingency operations in the Arabian Sea since the Iranian hostage crisis broke out in November 1979.   

1981  On February - 05 largest Jell-O made (9,246 gallons of watermelon-flavor) in Brisbane   

1981  Military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history barend Barendse, Dutch sportscaster, dies at 73   

1982  On February - 05 dEA announces seizure of 3,192 tons of marijuana, 495 people   

1982  On February - 05 laker Airways collapse owing £270 million ($351 million)   

1982  Suriname President Chin A Sen resigns &flees to Netherlands on this day in history.   

1982  Dolores Moran, actress (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1983  Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial on February - 05.   

1983  Derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

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

1589  On February - 05 birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1591  On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

1658  On this day in history maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

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