Page 4: Historical Events In February - 05

1882  On this day in history felice Lattuada, composer   

1885  News of fall of Khartoum reaches London on this day in history.   

1887  On February - 05 snow falls on San Francisco   

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

1888  On February - 05 anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49   

1889  On February - 05 elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's)   

1891  Elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim Calif, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled) on February - 05.   

1892  George Saiko, writer on this day in history.   

1893  Alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica)   

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  Dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO on February - 05.   

1897  Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on February - 05.   

1900  On this day in history british troops under General Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal   

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 February - 05.   

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

1901  On this day in history pierpont Morgan forms US Steel   

1901  Pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp on February - 05.   

1902  Bronislaw Kaper, composer on February - 05.   

1903  Ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist on February - 05.   

1904  American occupation of Cuba ends on February - 05.   

1906  John Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling) on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history arnold Schoenberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna   

1907  Jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56) on this day in history.   

1907  On February - 05 ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45   

1909  Grazyna Bacewicz, composer on this day in history.   

1910  Martha van Och-Scholl, German/Dutch resistance fighter (WW II) on February - 05.   

1911  On this day in history society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam   

1911  On February - 05 petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies   

1912  Willard Parker, NYC, actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman) on this day in history.   

1913  On February - 05 rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger   

1914  Alan Hodgkin, British physicist (Nobel 1963) on this day in history.   

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0976  On February - 05 birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

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  On February - 05 birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

1589  On February - 05 birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on February - 05.   

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

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

1658  On February - 05 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 this day in history.   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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