Page 9: 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  Comic strip "Hagar The Horrible" debuts on this day in history.   

1973  Funeral for LC William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War on this day in history.   

1973  Juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders on this day in history.   

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

1974  On February - 05 british miner's strike   

1974  Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win on February - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1979  Eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history 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  On this day in history military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy   

1981  Barend Barendse, Dutch sportscaster, dies at 73 on February - 05.   

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

1982  Laker Airways collapse owing £270 million ($351 million) on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 05.   

1589  On this day in history birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

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 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  On this day in history 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  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.