Birthday February 05, 1723 John Witherspoon, clergyman & signer of Declaration of Independence
Birthday February 05, 1744 John Jeffries, colonial physician & meteorologist
Birthday February 05, 1778 Sir Robert Peel, (C) British P.M. (1834-46) & founder of Tories
Birthday February 05, 1837 Evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody
Birthday February 05, 1840 John Boyd Dunlop, developed pneumatic rubber tire
Birthday February 05, 1848 Belle Starr, of the wild west
Birthday February 05, 1878 Andre-Gustave Citron, French auto maker
Birthday February 05, 1878 The French Henry Ford born
Birthday February 05, 1900 Adlai Stevenson, (D) Ill gov & pres candidate
Birthday February 05, 1906 John Carradine, Actor
Birthday February 05, 1907 Norton Simon, business executive
Birthday February 05, 1914 William Burroughs, U.S. novelist (Naked Lunch)
Birthday February 05, 1919 Red Buttons, comedian/Actor
Birthday February 05, 1926 Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, publisher (NY Times)
Birthday February 05, 1928 Andrew Greeley is born
Birthday February 05, 1934 Hank Aaron is born
Birthday February 05, 1934 Hank Aaron, baseball player (record 755 HR's)
Birthday February 05, 1939 Jane Bryant Quinn, newscaster
Birthday February 05, 1946 Charlotte Rampling, in England
Birthday February 05, 1948 Barbara Hershey, in Atlanta Georgia
Birthday February 05, 1951 Elizabeth Swados, American composer & playwright
History February 05, 1631 Roger Williams arrives in America
History February 05, 1663 Earthquake in Canada
History February 05, 1777 Georgia constitution abolishes primogeniture and entail
History February 05, 1783 Earthquake devastates southern Italy
History February 05, 1826 Millard Fillmore marries Abigail Powers
History February 05, 1865 Battle of Dabney's Mill (Hatcher's Run)
History February 05, 1883 Southern Pacific Railroad completes Sunset Route
History February 05, 1887 Snow falls on SF
History February 05, 1917 Present Mexican constitution adopted
History February 05, 1917 Immigration act passed over Wilson's veto
History February 05, 1917 Mexican constitution proclaimed
History February 05, 1918 U.S. steamship Tuscania is torpedoed and sinks
History February 05, 1919 United Artists created
History February 05, 1921 Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx for Yankee Stadium
History February 05, 1937 Roosevelt announces court-packing plan
History February 05, 1937 FDR proposes enlarging Supreme Court - plan failed "court packing"
History February 05, 1941 Hitler to Mussolini: Fight harder!
History February 05, 1953 Walt Disney's "Peter Pan" released
History February 05, 1957 The American Invasion begins, as Bill Haley and the Comets storm Britain
History February 05, 1960 South Vietnam requests more support
History February 05, 1963 Maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars
History February 05, 1971 US Apollo 14 - 3rd manned expedition to moon - lands near Fra Mauro
History February 05, 1974 US Mariner 10 returns 1st close-up photos of Venus's cloud structure
History February 05, 1975 North Vietnamese begin preparations for offensive
History February 05, 1979 According to Census Bureau - US population reaches 200 million
History February 05, 1988 Noriega indicted on U.S. drug charges
History February 05, 1989 The last Soviet troops leave Kabul
History February 05, 1994 Medger Evers' killer is convicted
History February 05, 2012 Husband of missing Utah woman kills self and two young sons
February 05, 1723 John Witherspoon, clergyman & signer of Declaration of Independence
February 05, 1744 John Jeffries, colonial physician & meteorologist
February 05, 1778 Sir Robert Peel, (C) British P.M. (1834-46) & founder of Tories
February 05, 1837 Evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody
February 05, 1840 John Boyd Dunlop, developed pneumatic rubber tire
February 05, 1848 Belle Starr, of the wild west
February 05, 1878 Andre-Gustave Citron, French auto maker
February 05, 1878 The French Henry Ford born
February 05, 1900 Adlai Stevenson, (D) Ill gov & pres candidate
February 05, 1906 John Carradine, Actor
February 05, 1907 Norton Simon, business executive
February 05, 1914 William Burroughs, U.S. novelist (Naked Lunch)
February 05, 1919 Red Buttons, comedian/Actor
February 05, 1926 Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, publisher (NY Times)
February 05, 1928 Andrew Greeley is born
February 05, 1934 Hank Aaron is born
February 05, 1934 Hank Aaron, baseball player (record 755 HR's)
February 05, 1939 Jane Bryant Quinn, newscaster
February 05, 1946 Charlotte Rampling, in England
February 05, 1948 Barbara Hershey, in Atlanta Georgia
February 05, 1951 Elizabeth Swados, American composer & playwright
February 05, 1631 Roger Williams arrives in America
February 05, 1663 Earthquake in Canada
February 05, 1777 Georgia constitution abolishes primogeniture and entail
February 05, 1783 Earthquake devastates southern Italy
February 05, 1826 Millard Fillmore marries Abigail Powers
February 05, 1865 Battle of Dabney's Mill (Hatcher's Run)
February 05, 1883 Southern Pacific Railroad completes Sunset Route
February 05, 1887 Snow falls on SF
February 05, 1917 Present Mexican constitution adopted
February 05, 1917 Immigration act passed over Wilson's veto
February 05, 1917 Mexican constitution proclaimed
February 05, 1918 U.S. steamship Tuscania is torpedoed and sinks
February 05, 1919 United Artists created
February 05, 1921 Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx for Yankee Stadium
February 05, 1937 Roosevelt announces court-packing plan
February 05, 1937 FDR proposes enlarging Supreme Court - plan failed "court packing"
February 05, 1941 Hitler to Mussolini: Fight harder!
February 05, 1953 Walt Disney's "Peter Pan" released
February 05, 1957 The American Invasion begins, as Bill Haley and the Comets storm Britain
February 05, 1960 South Vietnam requests more support
February 05, 1963 Maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars
February 05, 1971 US Apollo 14 - 3rd manned expedition to moon - lands near Fra Mauro
February 05, 1974 US Mariner 10 returns 1st close-up photos of Venus's cloud structure
February 05, 1975 North Vietnamese begin preparations for offensive
February 05, 1979 According to Census Bureau - US population reaches 200 million
February 05, 1988 Noriega indicted on U.S. drug charges
February 05, 1989 The last Soviet troops leave Kabul
February 05, 1994 Medger Evers' killer is convicted
February 05, 2012 Husband of missing Utah woman kills self and two young sons