Historical Events In February - 05

1972  US airlines begin mandatory inspection of passengers &baggage on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 05 marianne Moore, US poetess (Pulitzer 1951), dies at 84   

1973  Comic strip "Hagar The Horrible" debuts on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history funeral for LC William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War   

1973  Juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders on February - 05.   

1973  George Morrison, dies at 82 on February - 05.   

1974  British miner's strike on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win   

1974  Maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph on this day in history.   

1974  US Mariner 10 returns first close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure on February - 05.   

1976  On February - 05 australia complete 5-1 series drubbing of West Indies   

1976  Last day of Test Cricket for Lance Gibbs &Ian Redpath on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history roger Livesey, actor (Drum, Vice Versa, Col Blimp), dies at 69   

1977  On this day in history "CB Savage" by Rod Hart peaks at #67   

1977  On February - 05 general Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio   

1977  On this day in history sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his first pro fight   

1977  US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne on February - 05.   

1977  On February - 05 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner   

1977  Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1978  On February - 05 fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded   

1978  On February - 05 annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Omzien), dies at 83   

1979  On this day in history costliest single periodical ad, $3.2 million, Gulf + Western in Time   

1979  On this day in history eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies   

1980  Egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel on February - 05.   

1980  On this day in history uSS Coral Sea relieved Midway which had been on contingency operations in the Arabian Sea since the Iranian hostage crisis broke out in November 1979.   

1981  Largest Jell-O made (9,246 gallons of watermelon-flavor) in Brisbane on February - 05.   

1981  On February - 05 military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy   

1981  On February - 05 barend Barendse, Dutch sportscaster, dies at 73   

1982  On this day in history dEA announces seizure of 3,192 tons of marijuana, 495 people   

1982  Laker Airways collapse owing £270 million ($351 million) on this day in history.   

1982  Suriname President Chin A Sen resigns &flees to Netherlands on this day in history.   

1982  Dolores Moran, actress (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 56 on February - 05.   

1983  On this day in history former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial   

1983  On February - 05 derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67   

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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 this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

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  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  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  On this day in history 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  On February - 05 james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47