Historical Events In February - 05

1972  US airlines begin mandatory inspection of passengers &baggage on February - 05.   

1972  Marianne Moore, US poetess (Pulitzer 1951), dies at 84 on February - 05.   

1973  Comic strip "Hagar The Horrible" debuts on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history funeral for LC William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War   

1973  Juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders on February - 05.   

1973  On February - 05 george Morrison, dies at 82   

1974  On February - 05 british miner's strike   

1974  On this day in history mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win   

1974  Maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph on this day in history.   

1974  On February - 05 uS Mariner 10 returns first close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure   

1976  On this day in history australia complete 5-1 series drubbing of West Indies   

1976  On this day in history last day of Test Cricket for Lance Gibbs &Ian Redpath   

1976  On February - 05 roger Livesey, actor (Drum, Vice Versa, Col Blimp), dies at 69   

1977  "CB Savage" by Rod Hart peaks at #67 on this day in history.   

1977  General Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio on February - 05.   

1977  On February - 05 sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his first pro fight   

1977  US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne on this day in history.   

1977  US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner on this day in history.   

1977  Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67 on February - 05.   

1978  Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded on this day in history.   

1978  Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Omzien), dies at 83 on February - 05.   

1979  Costliest single periodical ad, $3.2 million, Gulf + Western in Time on February - 05.   

1979  Eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies on February - 05.   

1980  Egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel on this day in history.   

1980  On February - 05 uSS Coral Sea relieved Midway which had been on contingency operations in the Arabian Sea since the Iranian hostage crisis broke out in November 1979.   

1981  Largest Jell-O made (9,246 gallons of watermelon-flavor) in Brisbane on this day in history.   

1981  Military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy on this day in history.   

1981  On February - 05 barend Barendse, Dutch sportscaster, dies at 73   

1982  DEA announces seizure of 3,192 tons of marijuana, 495 people on this day in history.   

1982  On February - 05 laker Airways collapse owing £270 million ($351 million)   

1982  On this day in history suriname President Chin A Sen resigns &flees to Netherlands   

1982  On February - 05 dolores Moran, actress (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 56   

1983  On February - 05 former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial   

1983  Derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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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  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history 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 February - 05.   

1608  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)   

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  On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  On February - 05 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  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1705  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

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