Historical Events In February - 05

1882  Felice Lattuada, composer on February - 05.   

1885  On this day in history news of fall of Khartoum reaches London   

1887  On this day in history 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  Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's) on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim Calif, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled)   

1892  On this day in history george Saiko, writer   

1893  On this day in history alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec)   

1893  On February - 05 roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica)   

1894  Female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history marcel Proust meets Jean Lorrain in a pistol duel   

1897  On February - 05 dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO   

1897  On February - 05 hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42   

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

1900  On February - 05 british troops under Gen Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal   

1900  Adlai E Stevenson, (Gov-D-Ill), pres candidate (D) (1952, 1956) on this day in history.   

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

1901  On February - 05 pierpont Morgan forms US Steel   

1901  On February - 05 pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp   

1902  On this day in history bronislaw Kaper, composer   

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 February - 05 arnold Schoenberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna   

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

1907  On this day in history 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  Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies   

1912  On February - 05 willard Parker, NYC, actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman)   

1913  On this day in history rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger   

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

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

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

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

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.   

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on February - 05.   

1589  On this day in history birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

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 February - 05.   

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.   

1520  On February - 05 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  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 this day in history.   

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on this day in history.