Historical Events In February - 05

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

1972  Marianne Moore, US poetess (Pulitzer 1951), dies at 84 on February - 05.   

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

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 this day in history george Morrison, dies at 82   

1974  On February - 05 british miner's strike   

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

1974  On this day in history 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  On this day in history roger Livesey, actor (Drum, Vice Versa, Col Blimp), dies at 69   

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  Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his first pro fight on this day in history.   

1977  US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne on this day in history.   

1977  US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner on February - 05.   

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

1978  Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded on this day in history.   

1978  Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Omzien), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1979  Costliest single periodical ad, $3.2 million, Gulf + Western in Time on February - 05.   

1979  Eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies on February - 05.   

1980  On this day in history egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel   

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

1981  Military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy on February - 05.   

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

1982  On this day in history dEA announces seizure of 3,192 tons of marijuana, 495 people   

1982  On this day in history laker Airways collapse owing £270 million ($351 million)   

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

1982  On this day in history dolores Moran, actress (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 56   

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 this day in history.   

1505  On February - 05 birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)   

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on February - 05.   

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

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on this day in history.   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 05.   

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

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 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