Historical Events In February - 05

1972  On this day in history uS airlines begin mandatory inspection of passengers &baggage  

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 this day in history 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  Maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph on this day in history.  

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 February - 05.  

1976  Last day of Test Cricket for Lance Gibbs &Ian Redpath on this day in history.  

1976  Roger Livesey, actor (Drum, Vice Versa, Col Blimp), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded  

1978  On this day in history 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  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 on this day in history.  

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  Barend Barendse, Dutch sportscaster, dies at 73 on February - 05.  

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

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  On February - 05 dolores Moran, actress (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 56  

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

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

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

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

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  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 February - 05.  

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on February - 05.  

1520  On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)  

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 February - 05.  

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on February - 05.  

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.