Historical Events In February - 05

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

1534  On this day in history birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

1589  On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on February - 05.   

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