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02/05/1942
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"Woman of the Year," starring Hepburn and Tracy opens at Radio City
Type: Event
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02/05/1942
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Braves get Tommy Holmes from Yanks for Buddy Hassett and Gene Moore
Type: Event
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02/05/1942
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Cory Wells, Buffalo NY, rock vocalist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1942
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Roger Staubach, NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1942
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Susan Hill, English playwright (Magic Apple Tree)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1943
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Amsterdam resistance group CS-6 shoots nazi general Seyffardt
Type: Event
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02/05/1943
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Clandestine Radio Atlantiksender, Germany, 1st transmission
Type: Event
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02/05/1943
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Charles Winfield, Penn, rocker (Blood Sweat and Tears-Spinning Wheel)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1943
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Craig Morton, Flint Mich, NFL quarterback (Dallas, Denver)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1943
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Ivan Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, composer
Type: Birth
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02/05/1943
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Larry Tamblyn, rock guitarist (Standells-Dirty Water)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1943
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Michael Mann, Chicago IL, actor/director (Sexpot, Close Friends)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1943
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Nolan Bushnell, founder (Atari)/creator (Pong)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1943
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Sven Johnson, rocker (Tangerine Dream
Type: Birth
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02/05/1943
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Wim Gertenbach, Dutch resistance fighter (Slogan), shot by Nazis
Type: Death
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02/05/1944
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358 RAF-bombers attack Stettin
Type: Event
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02/05/1944
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Al Kooper, rock keyboards/vocalist (Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1944
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Cory Wells, rocker
Type: Birth
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02/05/1944
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J R Cobb, Birmingham Ala, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classic IV)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1944
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Robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79
Type: Death
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02/05/1945
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Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69t.6 kph (440 yd/20.8 s)
Type: Event
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02/05/1945
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British premier Churchill arrives in Yalta, the Krim
Type: Event
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02/05/1945
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US troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manilla
Type: Event
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02/05/1946
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Charlotte Rampling, England, actress (Zardoz, Night Porter, Verdict)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1946
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George Arliss, actor/writer (Dr Syn, Voltaire), dies at 77
Type: Death
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02/05/1947
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Bolewet Beirut becomes president of Poland
Type: Event
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02/05/1947
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Claude King, singer
Type: Birth
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02/05/1947
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David Ladd, LA Calif, actor (Raymie, Catlow, Misty, Deathline)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1947
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Mary Louise Cleave, Southampton NY, PhD/astronaut (STS 61-B, STS 30)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1947
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Ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed
Type: Death
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02/05/1947
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Hans Fallada, writer, dies at 53
Type: Death
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02/05/1948
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"Nature of Things" science show premieres on NBC prime time
Type: Event
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02/05/1948
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Dick Button becomes 1st US figure skating Olympic champion
Type: Event
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02/05/1948
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Gretchen Fraser becomes 1st US woman Olympic slalom champion
Type: Event
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02/05/1948
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Barbara Hershey, [Herzstein], Atlanta, (Stuntman, Shy People)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1948
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Christopher Guest, NYC, actor (SNL, Heartbeeps, This is Spinal Tap)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1948
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David Denny, rock guitarist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1948
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Elco [LC] Brinkman, Dutch minister WVC (CDA)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1948
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Nigel Tufnel, rocker (Spinal Tap)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1948
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Johann Blaskowitz, German gen (surrendered at Wageningen), dies at 64
Type: Death
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02/05/1949
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Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic
Type: Event
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02/05/1949
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David Sullivan, English softporno/newspaper publisher (Sunday Sport)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1949
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Maidarjabyn Ganzorig, Mongolia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 39 backup)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1949
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Nigel Olsson, rock guitarist/drummer (Elton John Band)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1949
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Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50
Type: Death
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02/05/1950
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Ann Sexton, US vocalist (You're Gone too Long)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1951
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Elizabeth Swados, Buffalo NY, composer/playwright (1972 TONY)
Type: Birth
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02/05/1952
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Reginald Allen, cricketer (uncle of Gubby, Test Aust v Eng 1887), dies
Type: Death
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02/05/1953
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"Peter Pan" by Walt Disney opens at Roxy Theater, NYC
Type: Event
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02/05/1953
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5th Emmy Awards: I Love Lucy, Thomas Mitchell and Helen Hayes wins
Type: Event
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