Page 4: Historical Events In February - 05

1882  Felice Lattuada, composer on this day in history.   

1885  News of fall of Khartoum reaches London on February - 05.   

1887  Snow falls on San Francisco on February - 05.   

1887  On February - 05 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy   

1888  On this day in history anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49   

1889  Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's) on this day in history.   

1891  Elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim Calif, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled) on February - 05.   

1892  On February - 05 george Saiko, writer   

1893  Alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec) on this day in history.   

1893  On February - 05 roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica)   

1894  On February - 05 female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms   

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

1897  On February - 05 dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO   

1897  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1900  On February - 05 adlai E Stevenson, (Gov-D-Ill), pres candidate (D) (1952, 1956)   

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

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

1901  On February - 05 pierpont Morgan forms US Steel Corp   

1902  Bronislaw Kaper, composer on February - 05.   

1903  Ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist on this day in history.   

1904  On February - 05 american occupation of Cuba ends   

1906  John Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling) on February - 05.   

1907  Arnold Schoenberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna on February - 05.   

1907  On February - 05 jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56)   

1907  On this day in history ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45   

1909  Grazyna Bacewicz, composer on February - 05.   

1910  Martha van Och-Scholl, German/Dutch resistance fighter (WW II) on February - 05.   

1911  Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

1912  Willard Parker, NYC, actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger   

1914  On this day in history alan Hodgkin, British physicist (Nobel 1963)   

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.   

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

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on February - 05.   

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

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  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

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