Page 9: Historical Events In February - 05

1972  US airlines begin mandatory inspection of passengers &baggage on February - 05.   

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

1973  On this day in history comic strip "Hagar The Horrible" debuts   

1973  On February - 05 funeral for LC William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War   

1973  On February - 05 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 February - 05.   

1974  On this day in history mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win   

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

1974  On February - 05 uS Mariner 10 returns first close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure   

1976  Australia complete 5-1 series drubbing of West Indies on this day in history.   

1976  Last day of Test Cricket for Lance Gibbs &Ian Redpath on February - 05.   

1976  On February - 05 roger Livesey, actor (Drum, Vice Versa, Col Blimp), dies at 69   

1977  "CB Savage" by Rod Hart peaks at #67 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history general Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio   

1977  Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his first pro fight on February - 05.   

1977  On February - 05 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne   

1977  On February - 05 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner   

1977  On February - 05 izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67   

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

1978  On February - 05 annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Omzien), dies at 83   

1979  Costliest single periodical ad, $3.2 million, Gulf + Western in Time on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies   

1980  On February - 05 egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel   

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 this day in history largest Jell-O made (9,246 gallons of watermelon-flavor) in Brisbane   

1981  On this day in history military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy   

1981  On February - 05 barend Barendse, Dutch sportscaster, dies at 73   

1982  DEA announces seizure of 3,192 tons of marijuana, 495 people on February - 05.   

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 February - 05.   

1983  Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67   

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on February - 05.   

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

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

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 February - 05.   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on February - 05.   

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  On this day in history 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  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  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on February - 05.   

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

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