Page 8: Historical Events In February - 05

1959  On February - 05 australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide   

1959  Gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies on February - 05.   

1960  Louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies on this day in history.   

1961  Anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73 on February - 05.   

1962  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1962  Suit to bar Englewood NJ from "racial segregated" schools is filed on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 05 sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter &Saturn within 16º   

1962  Jacques Ibert, French composer (Escales), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1963  Maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars on February - 05.   

1963  Soviet lunar probe failure on February - 05.   

1965  On this day in history beursschouwburg opens in Brussels   

1965  Irving Bacon, actor (Fort Ti, Petticoat Fever), dies at 71 on February - 05.   

1966  On this day in history bBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island   

1967  On February - 05 "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS (later ABC, NBC)   

1967  On this day in history anastasio Somoza elected President of Nicaragua   

1967  On February - 05 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Robert Penn Warren   

1967  On February - 05 herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87   

1968  KDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth TX (IND) begins broadcasting on February - 05.   

1968  Skater Kees Verkerk win Olympics gold in the 1500m on February - 05.   

1968  On this day in history luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80   

1969  On February - 05 "Turn-On," debuts &cancelled by ABC after flopping so badly   

1969  On this day in history uS population reaches 200 million   

1969  On this day in history vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vice president, general manager &head coach of Redskins   

1969  On this day in history thelma Ritter, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 63   

1970  On this day in history first Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six   

1970  Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs Australia, Durban on February - 05.   

1970  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 05.   

1970  WSCV TV channel 51 in Ft Lauderdale FL (IND) suspends broadcasting on February - 05.   

1971  On this day in history apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro; Alan Shepard &Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours   

1971  The US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon on this day in history.   

1971  Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78 on February - 05.   

1972  On February - 05 "Another Puff" by Jerry Reed peaks at #65   

1972  On February - 05 bob Douglas is first black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame   

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.   

1505  On February - 05 birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)   

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on February - 05.   

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

1589  On February - 05 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 this day in history.   

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

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 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 February - 05 maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

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

1705  On this day in history jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

1721  On this day in history james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47