Page 9: Historical Events In February - 05

1972  US airlines begin mandatory inspection of passengers &baggage on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 05 marianne Moore, US poetess (Pulitzer 1951), dies at 84   

1973  Comic strip "Hagar The Horrible" debuts on February - 05.   

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  Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win on February - 05.   

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  Roger Livesey, actor (Drum, Vice Versa, Col Blimp), dies at 69 on February - 05.   

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

1977  General Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio on this day in history.   

1977  Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his first pro fight on February - 05.   

1977  US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne on February - 05.   

1977  US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner on February - 05.   

1977  Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1978  On February - 05 fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded   

1978  On February - 05 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  Eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies on February - 05.   

1980  On this day in history egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 05.   

1981  Barend Barendse, Dutch sportscaster, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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  Dolores Moran, actress (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 56 on February - 05.   

1983  Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial on February - 05.   

1983  Derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67 on February - 05.   

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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  On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

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 this day in history.   

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  On February - 05 giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

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

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on February - 05.   

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on February - 05.   

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