Historical Events In February - 05

1984  New Zealand beat England (82 &93) by an innings in 3 days on this day in history.   

1986  On February - 05 corazon Aquino &Ferdinand Marcos appear on "Nightline"   

1987  Dow Jones average closes above 2,200 for first time on February - 05.   

1987  Soyuz TM-2 launches on this day in history.   

1988  Arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Governor Evan Mecham on February - 05.   

1988  Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.   

1988  Panamanian General Manuel Noriega indicted by US grand jury for drugs on this day in history.   

1988  The first prime-time wrestling match in 30 years-Andre the Giant beats Hulk Hogan on this day in history.   

1989  On February - 05 kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes first NBA player to score 38,000 points   

1989  Joe Raposa, composer/songwriter (Sesame Street), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1991  A Michigan court bars Dr Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides on February - 05.   

1991  Dean Jagger, US actor (Mr Novak, Rawhide, Oscar), dies at about 87 on this day in history.   

1992  Jury selection begins in the Los Angeles cops beating Rodney King case on February - 05.   

1992  Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar on February - 05.   

1992  On February - 05 mike Whitney career-best 7-27 at WACA in Test Cricket win vs India   

1992  On this day in history donald Zimmerman, editor, dies   

1993  On this day in history grenade explodes in Sarajevo, killing 63 &injuring 160   

1993  On February - 05 r James Woolsey, becomes 16th director of CIA   

1993  Jack Young, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49, 17 wickets), dies on February - 05.   

1994  On this day in history "Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV   

1994  Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson MS, 30 years after the crime on February - 05.   

1994  On February - 05 fred de Bruyne, Flemish cyclist/gang leader (Paris-Nice), dies at 63   

1995  Japan's Shinshinto Party win local elections on this day in history.   

1995  On February - 05 courtenay E Benson, broadcaster, dies at 79   

1997  3 Swiss banks create $70 million Holocaust fund on February - 05.   

1997  Brook Lee, Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe) on February - 05.   

1998  Alberto Acciarito convicted of harassing his ex-wife Ingrid Rossellini on February - 05.   

1999  Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson is sentenced to a year in a Maryland jail for assaulting two motorists after a traffic accident on February - 05.   

2006  On this day in history the Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10.   

2009  e United ates Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal runs aground off Oahu, Hawaii, damaging e ship as well as a coral reef on February - 05.   

2012  On February - 05 quarterback Eli Manning wins his second Superbowl Most Valuable Player Award after leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Superbowl XLVI   

2013  UK House of Commons votes in favour of same-sex marriage on February - 05.   

2014  On February - 05 archaeologists decrypt the 13th C Viking jötunvillur runic code   

2017  African Cup of Nations 2017: Cameroon defeat Egypt 2-1 in Libreville 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  On this day in history birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on this day in history.   

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  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

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

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on February - 05.   

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

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 February - 05.