Page 8: Historical Events In February - 05

1959  Australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide on February - 05.   

1959  Gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies on this day in history.   

1960  On February - 05 louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies   

1961  Anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1962  French President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 05 hSS-2 Sea King became the first helicopter to exceed 200 m.p.h. in an officially sanctioned trial.   

1962  Suit to bar Englewood NJ from "racial segregated" schools is filed on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 05 sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter &Saturn within 16º   

1962  On February - 05 jacques Ibert, French composer (Escales), dies at 71   

1963  On this day in history maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars   

1963  Soviet lunar probe failure on February - 05.   

1965  Beursschouwburg opens in Brussels on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 05 irving Bacon, actor (Fort Ti, Petticoat Fever), dies at 71   

1966  On February - 05 bBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island   

1967  "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS (later ABC, NBC) on this day in history.   

1967  On February - 05 anastasio Somoza elected President of Nicaragua   

1967  On February - 05 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Robert Penn Warren   

1967  On February - 05 herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87   

1968  KDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth TX (IND) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1968  Skater Kees Verkerk win Olympics gold in the 1500m on February - 05.   

1968  On this day in history luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80   

1969  On February - 05 "Turn-On," debuts &cancelled by ABC after flopping so badly   

1969  US population reaches 200 million on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vice president, general manager &head coach of Redskins   

1969  Thelma Ritter, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 63 on February - 05.   

1970  On this day in history first Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six   

1970  On February - 05 test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs Australia, Durban   

1970  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1970  WSCV TV channel 51 in Ft Lauderdale FL (IND) suspends broadcasting on February - 05.   

1971  On this day in history apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro; Alan Shepard &Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours   

1971  On this day in history the US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon   

1971  Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78 on February - 05.   

1972  On February - 05 "Another Puff" by Jerry Reed peaks at #65   

1972  Bob Douglas is first black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame 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 this day in history.   

1534  On February - 05 birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on February - 05.   

1589  On this day in history birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

1608  On February - 05 birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)   

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

0995  On February - 05 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 February - 05.   

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on February - 05.   

1658  On this day in history 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 February - 05.   

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.