Historical Events In February - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1959 Australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide on February - 05.
1959 On February - 05 gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies
1960 Louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73
1962 On February - 05 french President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence
1962 HSS-2 Sea King became the first helicopter to exceed 200 m.p.h. in an officially sanctioned trial on February - 05.
1962 On February - 05 suit to bar Englewood NJ from "racial segregated" schools is filed
1962 Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter &Saturn within 16º on this day in history.
1962 Jacques Ibert, French composer (Escales), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars
1963 On this day in history soviet lunar probe failure
1965 Beursschouwburg opens in Brussels on this day in history.
1965 On February - 05 irving Bacon, actor (Fort Ti, Petticoat Fever), dies at 71
1966 BBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island on February - 05.
1967 On February - 05 "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS (later ABC, NBC)
1967 On February - 05 anastasio Somoza elected President of Nicaragua
1967 On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Robert Penn Warren
1967 On this day in history herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87
1968 On February - 05 kDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth TX (IND) begins broadcasting
1968 Skater Kees Verkerk win Olympics gold in the 1500m on February - 05.
1968 Luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80 on February - 05.
1969 On February - 05 "Turn-On," debuts &cancelled by ABC after flopping so badly
1969 US population reaches 200 million on February - 05.
1969 Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vice president, general manager &head coach of Redskins on this day in history.
1969 Thelma Ritter, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 63 on this day in history.
1970 On this day in history first Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six
1970 On February - 05 test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs Australia, Durban
1970 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1970 On this day in history wSCV TV channel 51 in Ft Lauderdale FL (IND) suspends broadcasting
1971 On February - 05 apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro; Alan Shepard &Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours
1971 On this day in history the US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon
1971 On this day in history mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78
1972 "Another Puff" by Jerry Reed peaks at #65 on February - 05.
1972 Bob Douglas is first black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame on February - 05.
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