Historical Events In February - 05

1915  On this day in history robert Hofstadter, US atomic physicist   

1916  On February - 05 enrico Caruso recorded "O Sole Mio" for the Victor Talking Machine Company   

1916  On February - 05 enrico Caruso recorded "O Solo Mio" for the Victor Talking Machine Co   

1917  On February - 05 congress overrides Wilson's veto, curtailing Asian immigration   

1917  On this day in history mexican constitution proclaimed   

1917  Mexico adopts it's constitution. The country now celebrates Constitution Day on February 5th to commemorate the event on February - 05.   

1917  On this day in history zsa Zsa Gabor, [Zsa Sari], Budapest, actress (Queen of Outer Space)   

1917  On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41   

1918  On February - 05 first US pilot to down an enemy airplane, Stephen W Thompson   

1918  Separation of church &state begins in USSR on February - 05.   

1918  On February - 05 1st US pilot to down an enemy airplane, Stephen W Thompson   

1918  On this day in history charles J "Tim" Holt, US actor (Treasure of Sierra Madre)   

1919  The birth of Red Buttons, American actor on this day in history.   

1919  NL pres John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team & threw games in collusion with gamblers on this day in history.   

1919  Andrea George Papandreou, Greek premier (1981-89, 93- ) on this day in history.   

1919  Vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62 on February - 05.   

1921  Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx for Yankee Stadium on February - 05.   

1921  Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium on this day in history.   

1921  On February - 05 john M Pritchard, London England, conductor   

1922  On this day in history reader's Digest magazine first published   

1922  The very first 'Readers Digest' appears on the shelves on February - 05.   

1922  On February - 05 reader's Digest magazine 1st published   

1922  Bernard Kalb, spokesman (State Dept)/actor (Dave) on February - 05.   

1922  James William Tate, composer, dies at 46 on February - 05.   

1923  General mine strike against wage cuts in Saar on this day in history.   

1923  Mass arrests of socialists &communists in Italy on February - 05.   

1923  On February - 05 stephen J Cannell, TV producer/writer   

1924  On this day in history the Royal Greenwich Observatory begin broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal or the "BBC pips".   

1924  Robert Lynn, anarchist on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83   

1926  Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, NYC, publisher (NY Times) on this day in history.   

1926  Andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69 on February - 05.   

1927  Buster Keaton's movie "The General" released &bombed on this day in history.   

1927  Buster Keaton's movie "The General" released & bombed on this day in history.   

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0976  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

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

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  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 February - 05.   

0995  On this day in history death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)   

1520  On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

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

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