Historical Events In February - 05

1882  Felice Lattuada, composer on this day in history.   

1885  News of fall of Khartoum reaches London on this day in history.   

1887  Snow falls on San Francisco on February - 05.   

1887  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy on this day in history.   

1888  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1889  Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's) on February - 05.   

1891  On February - 05 elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim Calif, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled)   

1892  George Saiko, writer on February - 05.   

1893  On February - 05 alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec)   

1893  On this day in history roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica)   

1894  Female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms on February - 05.   

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

1897  Dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO on February - 05.   

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

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

1900  British troops under Gen Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal on February - 05.   

1900  Adlai E Stevenson, (Gov-D-Ill), pres candidate (D) (1952, 1956) on February - 05.   

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

1901  On February - 05 pierpont Morgan forms US Steel   

1901  Pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp on this day in history.   

1902  Bronislaw Kaper, composer on February - 05.   

1903  Ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist on February - 05.   

1904  On February - 05 american occupation of Cuba ends   

1906  On February - 05 john Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling)   

1907  On this day in history arnold Schoenberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna   

1907  Jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56) on February - 05.   

1907  On February - 05 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 February - 05.   

1911  On February - 05 petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies   

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

1913  Rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger on this day in history.   

1914  Alan Hodgkin, British physicist (Nobel 1963) on February - 05.   

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0976  On February - 05 birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

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

1519  On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on this day in history.   

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 February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  On this day in history jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

1721  On this day in history james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47