NationMaster - Encyclopedia: February 5

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1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
1597 - A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.
1631 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston.
1778 - South Carolina becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
1782 - Spanish defeat British forces and capture Minorca.
1818 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
1859 - Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza as the United Principalities.
1885 - King Léopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
1900 - The United States and the United Kingdom sign treaty for Panama Canal
1917 - The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
1917 - The Congress of the United States passes a law, over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, banning most Asian immigration to the United States.
1918 - Stephen W. Thompson shot down a German airplane. It was the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
1919 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.
1924 - The Royal Greenwich Observatory begin broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal or the "BBC pips".
1945 - World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila.
1946 - The Chondoist Chongu Party is founded in North Korea.
1958 - Gamel Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.
1958 - A hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb is lost by the US Air Force off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, never to be recovered.
1962 - French President Charles De Gaulle calls for allowing Algeria to be an independent nation.
1968 - Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh begins.
1971 - Apollo program: Apollo 14 Mission - Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell aboard LM, Antares land on the Moon at Fra Mauro formation.
1972 - Bob Douglas becomes the first African American elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
1974 - John Murtha becomes the first Vietnam War veteran elected to the Congress of the United States.
1988 - Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.
1988 - Comic Relief holds the first "Red Nose Day", which raises £15 million in the United Kingdom for charity.
1994 - Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
1994 - During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than 60 people are killed and some 200 wounded as a mortar shell slams into a downtown marketplace in Sarajevo.
1997 - The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
2004 - Twenty-three Chinese people drown when a group of 35 cockle-pickers are trapped by rising tides in Morecambe Bay, England. Twenty-one bodies are recovered.
2004 - Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
2008 - A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States leaves at least 58 dead, the most since the May 31, 1985 outbreak that killed 88.

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The Panama Canal is a waterway in Central America which joins the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... This article is about the current Political Constitution of the United Mexican States. ... The Federal Republic of Germany and its sixteen BundeslÃ¤nder (federal states) A federal republic is a federation of states with a republican form of government. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... The Asiatic Barred Zone as defined by the Immigration Act of 1917. ... For other uses, see President (disambiguation). ... Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856â€”February 3, 1924), was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... On February 5, 1918 Stephen W. Thompson (1894-1977), a member of the American 1st Aero Squadron, became the first person wearing a U.S. military uniform to shoot down an enemy aircraft. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Charles Chaplin redirects here. ... For the Katie Melua song, see Mary Pickford (Used to Eat Roses). ... Douglas Fairbanks (May 23, 1883 â€“ December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer, who became noted for his swashbuckling roles in silent movies such as The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and The Black Pirate (1926). ... David Lewelyn Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 - July 23, 1948) was an American film director (commonly known as D. W. Griffith) probably best known for his film The Birth of a Nation. ... This article is about the film studio. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Royal Observatory, Greenwich The original site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO), which was built as a workplace for the Astronomer Royal, was on a hill in Greenwich Park in Greenwich, London, overlooking the River Thames. ... Graph of the six pips The Greenwich Time Signal (abbreviated GTS) or BBC pips is a time code heard on some BBC radio stations at the start of the hour, most notably on Radio 4 and the World Service. ... The Greenwich Time Signal or BBC pips is a time code heard on some BBC radio programs at the start of the hour, most notably on Radio 4 and the World Service. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the American general; for the municipality in the Philippines, see General MacArthur, Eastern Samar. ... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Jan. ... Gamal Abdel Nasser (Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر) Gamal Abdel Nasser (January 15, 1918 - September 28, 1970) was the second President of Egypt after Muhammad Naguib and is considered one of the most important Arab leaders in history. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 lifted nuclear fallout some 18 km (60,000 feet) above the epicenter. ... Mark 15 bomb The Tybee Bomb is a 7,600 pound (3,500 kg) Mark 15, Mod 0 hydrogen bomb that was lost in the waters off Savannah, Georgia on February 5, 1958. ... USAF redirects here. ... Savannah redirects here. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the political and administrative structures of the French government. ... This article is about the person. ... 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Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. ... For other persons named Alan Shepard, see Alan Shepard (disambiguation). ... This article is about Earths moon. ... The Fra Mauro formation (or Frau Mauro Highlands) on the Moon is the location of the Apollo 14 landing site. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert L. Douglas (b. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Basketball Hall of Fame Logo The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... John Patrick â€œJackâ€ Murtha, Jr. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam Peopleâ€™s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Congress in Joint Session. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... For other persons named Noriega, see Noriega (disambiguation). ... 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The 2004 Haiti rebellion was a conflict fought for several weeks in Haiti during February 2004 that resulted in the premature end of President Jean-Bertrand Aristides second term, and the installment of an interim government led by Gerard Latortue. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Historic Southern United States. ... 1Time from first tornado to last tornado 2Maximum windspeed of most powerful tornado The U.S. - Canadian Outbreak was a rash of tornados that occurred in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, Canada on May 31, 1985. ...

Births

976 - Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)
1505 - Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)
1519 - René of Châlon, (d. 1544)
1534 - Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)
1589 - Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)
1608 - Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)
1626 - Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)
1650 - Anne-Jules, French general (d. 1708)
1703 - Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)
1725 - James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783)
1784 - Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818)
1788 - Robert Peel, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1850)
1795 - Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)
1804 - Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (d. 1877)
1808 - Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)
1810 - Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880)
1837 - Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist (d. 1899)
1840 - John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish inventor (d. 1921)
1840 - Hiram Stevens Maxim, American inventor (Maxim gun) (d. 1916)
1848 - Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author (d. 1907)
1848 - Belle Starr, American outlaw (d. 1889)
1848 - Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean war hero (d. 1882)
1878 - André Citroën, French automobile pioneer (d. 1935)
1880 - Gabriel Voisin, French aviation pioneer (d. 1973)
1889 - Ernest Tyldesley, British cricketer (d. 1962)
1900 - Adlai Stevenson, American politician (d. 1965)
1903 - Joan Whitney Payson, American heiress (d. 1975)
1906 - John Carradine, American actor (d. 1988)
1908 - Daisy and Violet Hilton, British conjoined twins (d. 1969)
1910 - Francisco Varallo, Argentine footballer
1910 - Charles Leblond, Canadian Cell Biologist (d. 2007)
1911 - Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (d. 1960)
1914 - William S. Burroughs, American author (d. 1997)
1914 - Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1998)
1915 - Robert Hofstadter, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1990)
1919 - Red Buttons, American actor (d. 2006)
1919 - Andreas Papandreou, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1996)
1919 - Tim Holt, American actor (d. 1973)
1920 - Frank Muir, British comedian (d. 1998)
1921 - John Pritchard, British conductor (d. 1989)
1922 - Alain de Changy, Belgian racing driver (d. 1994)
1923 - Claude King, American musician
1927 - Ruth Fertel, American entrepreneur (d. 2002)
1928 - Andrew Greeley, American priest and novelist
1929 - Luc Ferrari, French composer (d. 2005)
1929 - Fred Sinowatz, Austrian politician
1929 - Al Worthington, baseball player
1930 - John A. Gambling, American radio show host (d. 2004)
1932 - Cesare Maldini - Italian footballer and manager
1933 - Jörn Donner, Finnish writer/director
1934 - Don Cherry, Canadian hockey commentator
1934 - Hank Aaron, American baseball player
1937 - Stuart Damon, American actor
1937 - Wang Xuan, Chinese scientist (d. 2006)
1940 - H.R. Giger, Swiss artist
1941 - Jane Bryant Quinn, American journalist
1941 - Stephen J. Cannell, American television producer and writer
1941 - David Selby, American actor
1941 - Kaspar Villiger, Swiss Federal Councilor
1942 - Roger Staubach, American football player
1942 - Cory Wells, American singer (Three Dog Night)
1943 - Nolan Bushnell, American video game pioneer
1943 - Michael Mann, American film director
1943 - Craig Morton, American football player
1944 - Al Kooper, American musician
1946 - Charlotte Rampling, British actress
1947 - Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver
1948 - Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager
1948 - Christopher Guest, American actor
1948 - Barbara Hershey, American actress
1948 - Errol Morris, American film director
1952 - Daniel Balavoine, French singer and songwriter (d. 1986)
1953 - John Beilein, American basketball coach
1954 - Cliff Martinez, American musician
1955 - Mike Heath, baseball player
1956 - Hector Rebaque, Mexican racing driver
1956 - Betty Ong, flight attendant that died on September 11, 2001, on American Airlines Flight 11
1959 - Jennifer Granholm American Politician
1960 - Aris Christofellis, Greek countertenor
1961 - Savvas Kofidis, Greek footballer and manager
1961 - Tim Meadows, American actor and comedian
1962 - Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress
1963 - Steven Shainberg, American film director
1964 - Alexia, Cypriot singer
1964 - Laura Linney, American actress
1964 - Duff McKagan, American musician
1965 - Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer
1966 - Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier (d. 1993)
1966 - Apostolos Nanos, Greek archer
1967 - Chris Parnell, American actor
1968 - Roberto Alomar, baseball player
1968 - Eyþór Guðjónsson, Icelandic actor
1968 - Nir Kabaretti, Israeli conductor
1969 - Bobby Brown, American singer
1969 - Michael Sheen, Welsh actor
1971 - Sara Evans, American singer
1972 - Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
1972 - Koriki Chōshū, Japanese comedian
1973 - Richard Matvichuk, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 - Trijntje Oosterhuis, Dutch singer
1975 - Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch footballer
1975 - Adam Carson, American musician (AFI)
1976 - Tony Jaa, Thai actor
1976 - Abhishek Bachchan, Indian actor
1976 - John Aloisi, Australian footballer
1976 - Brian Moorman, American football player
1977 - Ben Ainslie, British sailor
1977 - Adam Everett, American baseball player
1977 - Ahmad Merritt, American football player
1978 - Shawn Reaves, American actor
1978 - Brian Russell, American football player
1980 - Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer
1980 - Prince Peter, American-born Yugoslav royalty
1980 - Jo Swinson, British politician
1980 - Robin Vik, Czech tennis player
1981 - Nora Zehetner, American actress
1981 - Loukas Vyntra, Greek football player
1982 - Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player (d. 2007)
1982 - Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine footballer
1982 - Kevin Everett, American football player
1982 - Tomas Kopecky, Ice hockey player
1984 - Carlos Tévez, Argentinine footballer
1984 - Nate Salley, American football player
1985 - Laurence Maroney, American football player
1985 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
1985 - Crystal Hunt, American actress
1985 - Lindsey Cardinale, American singer
1986 - Reed Sorenson, American racecar driver
1986 - Billy Sharp, English footballer
1986 - Manuel Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
1989 - Cristine Reyes, Filipino actress
1989 - Jeremy Sumpter, American actor

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RenÃ© of ChÃ¢lon (February 5, 1519 â€“ July 15, 1544), also known as Renatus of ChÃ¢lon, was a Prince of the House of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht and Gelre. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ... 1534 (MDXXXIV) was a common year in the 16th century. ... Giovanni de Bardi (February 5, 1534 – September 1612), Count of Vernio, was an Italian literary critic, writer, composer and soldier. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... Esteban Manuel de Villegas (5 February 1589 - 1669), a Spanish poet, was born at Matute (Logrono). ... // Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... Gaspar Schott (5 February 1608 - 22 May 1666) was a German scientist, specializing in the fields of physics, mathematics and natural philosophy, and known for his piety. ... 1666 is often called Annus Mirabilis. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de SÃ©vignÃ© (February 5, 1626 â€“ April 17, 1696), French letter-writer, was born at Paris. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Year 1650 (MDCL) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles (5 February 1650–2 October France towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV, and, after raising the regiment of Noailles in 1689, he commanded in Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession, and was made marshal of France in 1693. ... // Events March 23 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth July 1 - Tewoflos becomes Emperor of Ethiopia September 28 - Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya Kandahar conquered by Mir Wais In Masuria one third of the population die during the plague J... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... Portrait of Gilbert Tennent Gilbert Tennent (February 5, 1703, County Armagh, Ireland â€“ July 23, 1764, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) was a religious leader. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For the passenger train, see Nancy Hanks (passenger train). ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... Year 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For other people named Robert Peel, see Robert Peel (disambiguation). ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, (or Wilhelm von Haidinger) (February 5, 1795 - March 19, 1871), was an Austrian mineralogist, geologist and physicist. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... J.L. Runebergs autograph Johan Ludvig Runeberg (February 5, 1804, Jakobstad â€“ May 6, 1877, Porvoo) was a Finland-Swedish poet, and is held to be the national poet of Finland. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1808 (MDCCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Poor Poet, 1839. ... Year 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ole Bull Ole Bull Ole Borneman Bull (February 5, 1810 â€“ August 17, 1880) was a Norwegian violinist. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Dwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 - December 22, 1899), also known as D.L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher who founded the Moody Church, Northfield School and Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts (now the Northfield Mount Hermon School), the Moody Bible Institute and Moody Publishers. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other persons named John Dunlop, see John Dunlop (disambiguation). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, 1916 1895 . ... An early Maxim gun in operation with the Royal Navy 1895 . ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Joris-Karl Huysmans. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Wood engraving from The National Police Gazette. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Ignacio Carrera Pinto was born in Santiago, Chile in 1848. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... AndrÃ©-Gustave CitroÃ«n (Born February 2, 1878 and died July 3, 1935 in Paris) was a French entrepreneur of Dutch descent. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Gabriel Voisin (1880-1973) Gabriel Voisin (February 5, 1880 â€“ December 25, 1973) was a French aviation pioneer. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... (George) Ernest Tyldesley (born February 5, 1889, Roe Green, Worsley, Lancashire, England; died May 5, 1962, Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire, Wales) was the younger brother of Johnny Tyldesley and the leading batsman in Lancashires formidable batting sides of that late 1920s which broke Yorkshires inter-war monopoly on... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... This is about the mid-20th-century politician and diplomat; for other American politicians so named, see Adlai Stevenson (disambiguation). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Joan Whitney Payson (February 5, 1903 – October 4, 1975) was an American heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, patron of the arts and art collector, and a member of the prominent Whitney family. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... John Carradine (February 5, 1906 â€“ November 27, 1988) was a Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor, perhaps best known for his roles in horror films and Westerns. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Hilton twins were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the US sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930s. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Francisco Pancho Varallo (born February 5, 1910 in La Plata, Argentina) was a football player for Argentina and is the last survivor of the first World Cup Final, which took place in Montevideo, Uruguay on July 30, 1930. ... Charles Philippe Leblond (born February 5, 1910) is a former Canadian professor of anatomy and an electron microscopy researcher. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Johan Jonatan (5 February 1911 â€“ 9 September 1960) was a Swedish tenor and one of the most highly regarded opera singers of the 20th century. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: William S. Burroughs William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914) â€” August 2, 1997; pronounced ), more commonly known as William S. Burroughs, was an American novelist, essayist, social critic, painter and spoken word performer. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Alan Lloyd Hodgkin photo: taken 1963 Nobel prize photo Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, OM, KBE, FRS (February 5, 1914 â€“ December 20, 1998) was a British physiologist and biophysicist, who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with Andrew Fielding Huxley on the basis of nerve... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Robert Hofstadter (February 5, 1915 - November 17, 1990) was the winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his thereby achieved discoveries concerning the structure of the nucleons. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Red Buttons (February 5, 1919 â€“ July 13, 2006) was the stage name of American comedian and actor Aaron Chwatt. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andreas Georgiou Papandreou (Greek: ) (5 February 1919 â€“ 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a major figure in Greek politics. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Tim Holt (February 5, 1919 â€“ February 15, 1973) was an American film actor. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Muir (5 February 1920 - 2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Sir John Michael Pritchard CBE (February 5, 1921 â€“ December 5, 1989) was an English conductor. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alain de Changy was a professional race car driver from Belgium. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Claude King (born February 5, 1923 in Keithville, Louisiana near the city of Shreveport) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ruth Fertel (February 2, 1927 - April 16, 2002) is the founder of Ruths Chris Steak Houses. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rev. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Luc Ferrari (February 5, 1929 â€“ August 22, 2005) was a French composer, particularly noted for his tape music. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fred Sinowatz (born February 5, 1929 in Neufeld an der Leitha, Burgenland) is a former Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Ã–sterreichs, SPÃ–). He was Chancellor of Austria from 1983 to 1986. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Al Worthington, born Allan Fulton Worthington ( February 5, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama), also nicknamed Red, was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Giants (New York, 1953-54, 1956-57 and San Francisco, 1958-59), Boston Red Sox (1960), Chicago White Sox (1960), Cincinnati Reds (1963-64... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cesare Maldini (born February 5, 1932) is an Italian football coach and former player. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... JÃ¶rn Donner (born 1933), is a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer and politician associated with several different political parties, and has at different times been a member both of the Finnish parliament and the European Parliament. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other individuals named Don Cherry, see Don Cherry. ... Henry Louis Hank Aaron (born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama), nicknamed Hammer, Hammerin Hankâ€, or Bad Henryâ€, is a retired American baseball player whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned the 1950s through the 1970s. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stuart Damon (born Stuart Michael Zonis on February 5, 1937) is an American actor. ... Wang Xuan (February 5, 1937 - February 13, 2006), born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, innovator of the Chinese printing industry, was an academician at both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Birth machine Hans Ruedi Giger (pronounced: GEE-ger) (born at Chur, Grisons canton, February 5, 1940) is a Swiss painter best known for his design work on the film Alien. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | People stubs ... Stephen Joseph Cannell, known professionally as Stephen J. Cannell (born February 5, 1941), (IPA pronunciation: ), rhymes with channel, is an Emmy award winning American television producer, writer, novelist and occasional actor from the United States. ... David Selby (born February 5, 1941 in Morgantown, West Virginia) is an American character actor, best known for playing Quentin Collins from 1968-1971 on the ABC-TV cult serial Dark Shadows, and as Jane Wymans evil and compassionate TV son, Richard Channing, on the long-running, primetime CBS... Kaspar Villiger (pronounced Caspar Veeleeger) (born February 5, 1941) is a Swiss industrialist and politician. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roger Thomas Staubach (born February 5, 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and former American professional football player where he was the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys for most of the 1970s during their reign as Americas Team. ... Cory Wells (born February 5, 1942 in Buffalo, New York) is an American singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night. ... Three Dog Night is an American rock band, best known for their music from 1968â€“1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nolan K. Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur who founded both Atari and the Chuck E. Cheeses Pizza-Time Theaters chain. ... Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943 in Chicago) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. ... Craig Morton Larry Craig Morton (born February 5, 1943) was a quarterback in the National Football League for three teams: the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rampling modeling on a Mickey Spillane book cover, 1972. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a three-time former NASCAR Winston Cup champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, and current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... (IPA: , born 7 April 1948) is a association football manager, currently with Manchester City F.C. of the English Premier League. ... For the Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, see Christopher Guest, Baron Guest. ... Barbara Hershey is an American actress, known for her many film roles. ...

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