Historical Events In February - 05

1882  Felice Lattuada, composer on February - 05.   

1885  On February - 05 news of fall of Khartoum reaches London   

1887  Snow falls on San Francisco on February - 05.   

1887  On February - 05 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy   

1888  On this day in history anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49   

1889  Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's) on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim Calif, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled)   

1892  George Saiko, writer on this day in history.   

1893  Alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec) on February - 05.   

1893  Roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica) on February - 05.   

1894  On this day in history female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms   

1897  On this day in history marcel Proust meets Jean Lorrain in a pistol duel   

1897  On February - 05 dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO   

1897  On February - 05 hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42   

1900  British troops under General Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal on February - 05.   

1900  British troops under Gen Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal on February - 05.   

1900  Adlai E Stevenson, (Gov-D-Ill), pres candidate (D) (1952, 1956) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history loop-the-loop centrifugal RR (roller coaster) patented by Ed Prescot   

1901  Pierpont Morgan forms US Steel on February - 05.   

1901  On this day in history pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp   

1902  Bronislaw Kaper, composer on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist   

1904  On February - 05 american occupation of Cuba ends   

1906  On February - 05 john Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling)   

1907  Arnold Schoenberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna on February - 05.   

1907  Jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56) on February - 05.   

1907  Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 on February - 05.   

1909  Grazyna Bacewicz, composer on February - 05.   

1910  Martha van Och-Scholl, German/Dutch resistance fighter (WW II) on this day in history.   

1911  On February - 05 society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam   

1911  Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on February - 05.   

1912  Willard Parker, NYC, actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman) on February - 05.   

1913  On February - 05 rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger   

1914  On this day in history alan Hodgkin, British physicist (Nobel 1963)   

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0976  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on February - 05.   

1519  On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

1534  On February - 05 birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

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

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on February - 05.   

1578  On February - 05 giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on February - 05.   

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1679  On February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

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.