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  Funeral for LC William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War on this day in history.  

1973  On February - 05 juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders  

1973  George Morrison, dies at 82 on February - 05.  

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  On this day in history "CB Savage" by Rod Hart peaks at #67  

1977  General Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio on this day in history.  

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

1977  On this day in history 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  Egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel on this day in history.  

1980  On February - 05 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 February - 05 military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy  

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

1982  DEA announces seizure of 3,192 tons of marijuana, 495 people on this day in history.  

1982  Laker Airways collapse owing £270 million ($351 million) on February - 05.  

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  On this day in history former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial  

1983  Derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67 on February - 05.  

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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 February - 05.  

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 February - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

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  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 February - 05 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  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.