Page 9: 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 this day in history.   

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

1973  Funeral for LC William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War on February - 05.   

1973  Juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders on this day in history.   

1973  George Morrison, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history british miner's strike   

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

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

1976  Last day of Test Cricket for Lance Gibbs &Ian Redpath on February - 05.   

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

1977  On February - 05 "CB Savage" by Rod Hart peaks at #67   

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

1977  On this day in history 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 February - 05.   

1977  On February - 05 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner   

1977  On this day in history izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67   

1978  On this day in history fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded   

1978  On this day in history annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Omzien), dies at 83   

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

1979  On this day in history eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies   

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

1980  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 on February - 05.   

1981  On February - 05 largest Jell-O made (9,246 gallons of watermelon-flavor) in Brisbane   

1981  On this day in history military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy   

1981  On this day in history 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  Laker Airways collapse owing £270 million ($351 million) on this day in history.   

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  On February - 05 derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

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

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  On February - 05 birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

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 February - 05 death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)   

1520  On February - 05 death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on February - 05.   

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

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