437 Historic Events for February 5
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Susan Hill, English playwright (Magic Apple Tree)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Roger Staubach, NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Cory Wells, Buffalo NY, rock vocalist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World)
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| 1942 |
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"Woman of the Year," starring Hepburn and Tracy opens at Radio City
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| 1942 |
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Braves get Tommy Holmes from Yanks for Buddy Hassett and Gene Moore
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| 1943 |
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Amsterdam resistance group CS-6 shoots nazi general Seyffardt
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| 1943 |
Death |
Wim Gertenbach, Dutch resistance fighter (Slogan), shot by Nazis
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Larry Tamblyn, rock guitarist (Standells-Dirty Water)
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| 1943 |
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Clandestine Radio Atlantiksender, Germany, 1st transmission
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Michael Mann, Chicago IL, actor/director (Sexpot, Close Friends)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Charles Winfield, Penn, rocker (Blood Sweat and Tears-Spinning Wheel)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Craig Morton, Flint Mich, NFL quarterback (Dallas, Denver)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Sven Johnson, rocker (Tangerine Dream
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Nolan Bushnell, founder (Atari)/creator (Pong)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Ivan Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, composer
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| 1944 |
Death |
Robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79
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| 1944 |
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358 RAF-bombers attack Stettin
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Al Kooper, rock keyboards/vocalist (Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Cory Wells, rocker
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| 1944 |
Birth |
J R Cobb, Birmingham Ala, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classic IV)
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| 1945 |
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British premier Churchill arrives in Yalta, the Krim
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| 1945 |
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Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69t.6 kph (440 yd/20.8 s)
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| 1945 |
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US troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manilla
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| 1946 |
Death |
George Arliss, actor/writer (Dr Syn, Voltaire), dies at 77
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Charlotte Rampling, England, actress (Zardoz, Night Porter, Verdict)
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