437 Historic Events for February 5
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Grazyna Bacewicz, composer
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Martha van Och-Scholl, German/Dutch resistance fighter (WW II)
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| 1911 |
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Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam
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| 1911 |
Death |
Petrus A Cronj‚, Transvaal Boer general, dies
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Zoltan Pongracz, composer
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Willard Parker, NYC, actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman)
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Alan Hodgkin, British physicist (Nobel 1963)
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| 1914 |
Birth |
William S Burroughs, St Louis, novelist (Naked Lunch)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Robert Hofstadter, US atomic physicist
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| 1916 |
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Enrico Caruso recorded "O Solo Mio" for the Victor Talking Machine Co
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| 1917 |
Death |
Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41
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| 1917 |
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Congress overrides Wilson's veto, curtailing Asian immigration
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| 1917 |
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Morosco Theater opens at 217 W 45th St NYC (demolished 1982)
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| 1917 |
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Present Mexican constitution adopted
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Zsa Zsa Gabor, [Zsa Sari], Budapest, actress (Queen of Outer Space)
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| 1918 |
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1st US pilot to down an enemy airplane, Stephen W Thompson
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Tim Holt, Beverly Hills CA, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children)
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Kara Abulfazogli Karayev, composer
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Charles J "Tim" Holt, US actor (Treasure of Sierra Madre)
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| 1918 |
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Separation of church and state begins in USSR
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| 1919 |
Death |
Vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62
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| 1919 |
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NL pres John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team and threw games in collusion with gamblers
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Andrea George Papandreou, Greek premier (1981-89, 93- )
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Red Buttons, [Aaron Chwatt], Bronx NYC, comedian/actor (Sayonara)
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