Historical Events In February - 05

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

1959  On this day in history gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies   

1960  On this day in history 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  On this day in history french President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence   

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

1962  On February - 05 suit to bar Englewood NJ from "racial segregated" schools is filed   

1962  Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter &Saturn within 16º on February - 05.   

1962  On this day in history 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 February - 05.   

1965  Irving Bacon, actor (Fort Ti, Petticoat Fever), dies at 71 on February - 05.   

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

1967  Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87 on February - 05.   

1968  On this day in history kDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth TX (IND) begins broadcasting   

1968  On this day in history skater Kees Verkerk win Olympics gold in the 1500m   

1968  Luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80 on February - 05.   

1969  On this day in history "Turn-On," debuts &cancelled by ABC after flopping so badly   

1969  On February - 05 uS population reaches 200 million   

1969  Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vice president, general manager &head coach of Redskins on February - 05.   

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  Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs Australia, Durban on this day in history.   

1970  On February - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1972  On this day in history bob Douglas is first black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame   

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

1505  On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)   

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.   

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

1626  On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

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 February - 05.   

1578  On this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

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

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on February - 05.   

1679  On February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

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 this day in history.