Page 8: Historical Events In February - 05

1959  Australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide on this day in history.   

1959  Gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies on February - 05.   

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

1961  On this day in history anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73   

1962  On February - 05 french President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence   

1962  HSS-2 Sea King became the first helicopter to exceed 200 m.p.h. in an officially sanctioned trial on this day in history.   

1962  Suit to bar Englewood NJ from "racial segregated" schools is filed on February - 05.   

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

1962  Jacques Ibert, French composer (Escales), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1963  On February - 05 soviet lunar probe failure   

1965  On this day in history beursschouwburg opens in Brussels   

1965  On this day in history irving Bacon, actor (Fort Ti, Petticoat Fever), dies at 71   

1966  BBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island on this day in history.   

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

1967  Anastasio Somoza elected President of Nicaragua on February - 05.   

1967  On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Robert Penn Warren   

1967  Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 05 kDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth TX (IND) begins broadcasting   

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

1968  On February - 05 luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80   

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

1969  On this day in history uS population reaches 200 million   

1969  On February - 05 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 this day in history.   

1970  On February - 05 first Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six   

1970  Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs Australia, Durban on February - 05.   

1970  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 05.   

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

1971  Apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro; Alan Shepard &Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours on February - 05.   

1971  The US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon on February - 05.   

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

1972  On this day in history "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 February - 05.   

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

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  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on February - 05.   

1626  On this day in history 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  On February - 05 death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on February - 05.   

1591  On February - 05 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

1658  On February - 05 maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

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