A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on February 5 throughout history.
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Henry IV (French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry (le Bon Roi Henri) or Henry the Great (Henri le Grand), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from...
A group of early Japanese Christians, known as the 26 Martyrs, are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society
From 1885 to 1908, many atrocities were committed in the Congo Free State (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of Belgium.
WWII: US troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manila in the Philippines after a month-long battle, ending three years of Japanese military occupation
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
Modern Times is a 1936 American part-talkie satirical slapstick comedy film produced, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin.
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala Teatro in Milan, Italy, Verdi's first new opera for over 15 years
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major…
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853.
British actress Judi Dench (36) weds British actor Michael Williams (35) at St Mary's Catholic Church in Hampstead, London, until his death in 2001
British comic actor Rowan Atkinson (35) weds Sunetra Sastry in New York
French troops under Gaston de Foix rescue Bologna, which was under siege from a combined Papal-Spanish army
Beggars assault Oisterwijk in the Netherlands, drive nuns out
Connecticut passes the first US livestock branding law
The 1663 Charlevoix earthquake occurred on February 5 in New France (now the Canadian province of Quebec), and was assessed to have a moment magnitude of between 7.3 and 7.9.
The Peace of Ryswick, or Rijswijk, were a series of treaties signed in the Dutch city of Rijswijk between 20 September and 30 October 1697.
American British Colony of Georgia becomes 1st US territory to abolish both entail and primogeniture land and estate inheritance practices
British garrison in Menorca (western Mediterranean) surrenders to French and Spanish fleet as part of the American Revolutionary War
Earthquakes ravage Calabria in Italy, killing 30,000
Zealand, Netherlands, surrenders to French general Michaud
English explorer George Bass and crew set sail from Sydney to Tahiti and Chile - they're never seen again
First US gas company incorporates in Baltimore (coal gas for streetlights)
The House of Bernadotte is the royal family of Sweden, founded there in 1818 by King Charles XIV John. It was also the royal family of Norway between 1818 and 1905.
Hannah Lord Montague of NY creates the first detachable shirt collar
Jan van Speyk blows up his gunboat in Antwerp to avoid capture by the Belgian, killing about 30
The Oregon Spectator, was a newspaper published from 1846 to 1855 in Oregon City of what was first the Oregon Country and later the Oregon Territory of the United States.
D.D. Parmelee patents the first key-driven adding machine in New Paltz, NY
Wallachia is a geographical region of modern-day Romania, as well as one of the two historical Romanian principalities that laid the foundation for the establishment of the modern Romanian state.
The Kinematoscope (a.k.a. Motoscope) was patented in 1861 (United States Patent 31357), a protean development in the history of cinema.
Danish army begins its withdrawal from Danevirke to Dybbøl through driven snow, last time the Danes would occupy Danevirke, symbol of Danish identity
US Civil War: Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia (Armstrong's Mill, Dabney's Mill)
World's largest alluvial gold nugget, the Welcome Stranger, is found by John Deason and Richard Oates (weighing 97.14 kg) in Moliagul, Australia
First motion picture shown to a theater audience airs in Philadelphia
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan FRS (31 October 1828 – 27 May 1914) was an English physicist, chemist, and inventor.
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the...
Alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec)
Female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms
First showing of a motion picture in Hawaii takes place at the Hawaii Opera House
British troops under Gen Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal
"Loop-the-Loop" the first dual-tracked (racing) steel roller coaster opens on Coney Island, New York; designed and built by Edward Green and Edwin Prescott
American occupation of Cuba ends
Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam
Congress overrides Wilson's veto, curtailing Asian immigration
Separation of church and state begins in USSR
Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium
The Black Cat was an American fiction magazine launched in 1895 by Herman Umbstaetter, initially published in Boston, Massachusetts.
General mine strike against wage cuts in Saar Territory (previous part of Germany occupied by Allied forces after WWI)
They'll Do It Every Time was a newspaper comic strip, created by Jimmy Hatlo. It was published for almost eight decades, first appearing on February 4, 1929, and ending on February 3, 2008.
5th Aliyah to Israel begins
American speed skater Jack Shea wins the 1,500m at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics; clinches sprint double after also taking out the 500m
Crew of Dutch "7 Provinces" mutiny after pay cuts
Hans Engnestangen skates world record 500m (41.8 sec)
General Winckelman replaces Gen Reijnders as Dutch supreme commander
Dutch Premier De Geer returns from Lisbon to Netherlands
Amsterdam resistance group CS-6 shoots nazi general Seyffardt
Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69t.6 kph (440 yd/20.8 s)
The Chondoist Chongu Party is a political party in North Korea allied with the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) that is affiliated with the Ch'ŏndogyo religion. The party was founded on 8...
Bolewet Beirut becomes President of Poland
"Nature of Things" science show premieres on NBC prime time
Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic
"Peter Pan," an animated film by Walt Disney, opens at the Roxy Theater in NYC
WCDC-TV channel 19 in Adams, Massachusetts (ABC) begins broadcasting
Finland goes 1-2 in the ski jumping at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics; Antti Hyvärinen takes gold ahead of teammate Aulis Kallakorpi
Clifton R Wharton confirmed as 1st US African American foreign minister (to Romania)
Black and White parents stage an overnight sit-in after school board denies transfer requests of nine Black families for their children to be transferred to newer school facility in Englewood, New Jersey
Maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars
Beursschouwburg opens in Brussels
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean.
The Smothers Brothers were the American duo of brothers Tom and Dick Smothers, who performed music and comedy.
The Hull triple trawler tragedy was the sinking of three trawlers from the British fishing port of Kingston upon Hull during January and February 1968.
"Turn-On," debuts and cancelled by ABC after flopping so badly
1st Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six
Funeral held for US Army Lt. Col. William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War
John Patrick Murtha Jr. ( MUR-thə; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 was a catastrophic, historic nor'easter that struck New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the New York metropolitan area.
Costliest single periodical ad, $3.2 million, Gulf + Western in Time
Egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel
British airline Laker Airways collapses owing 270M pounds ($351M)
NZ beat England (82 & 93) by an innings in 3 days
Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 2,200 for 1st time
Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes 1st NBA player to score 38,000 points
Notre Dame becomes 1st team to sell its game to a major network (NBC)
Super Bowl LII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2017 season.
Markale massacre: A 120-millimeter military mortar shell mortar explode in civilian marketplace in Sarajevo, of Bosnia and Herzegovina kills 68 and injures 144; tribunal determines attack was launched from Serbian held territory
"Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV
Japan's Shinshinto Party wins local elections
British supermarket chains stock genetically modified tomato puree, the first GM food sold in the country
Japan's Ministry of Finance announces plans to cut import tariffs on crude oil and most petroleum products
Alberto Acciarito convicted of harassing his ex-wife Ingrid Rossellini
Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion
Super Bowl XL, Ford Field, Detroit, MI: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Seattle Seahawks, 21-10; MVP: Hines Ward, Pittsburgh, WR
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.
The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal runs aground off Oahu, Hawaii, damaging the ship as well as a coral reef
Same-sex marriage is legal in all parts of the United Kingdom. As marriage is a devolved legislative matter, different parts of the United Kingdom legalised at different times; it has been recognised...
Archaeologists decrypt the 13th C Viking jötunvillur runic code
Computer hackers try to steal 1 billion from Federal Reserve Bank of New York using Bangladesh banking codes, steal 81 million before a typo alerts authorities
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the...
Romanian government scraps corruption degree after 6 days of mass demonstrations
China’s first science fiction blockbuster, “The Wandering Earth” premieres, directed by Frant Gwo, based on a story by Liu Cixin
Ocean life is being drowned out by human noise, especially shipping, construction, sonar and seismic surveys according to new research [1]
Body of five-year old Moroccan boy Rayan Oram retrieved from the well he fell down four days previously after huge rescue effort [1]
Thailand cuts power to several areas bordering Myanmar in an effort to curtail the large scam-factories located there, that house thousands of employees held against their will [1]
Last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia expires; the countries have no limits on their arsenal size for the first time since 1972 [1]
John Witherspoon, American founding father and minister, known for american founding father and minister, was born on 1723-02-05.
Robert Peel is born
Adlai Stevenson II, American politician and diplomat, known for american politician and diplomat, was born on 1900-02-05.
Robert Hofstadter, American physicist, known for american physicist, was born on 1915-02-05. Robert Hofstadter (February 5, 1915 – November 17, 1990) was an American physicist.
Nicolae Ceaușescu is born
Nolan Bushnell, American businessman and engineer, known for american businessman and engineer, was born on 1943-02-05. Nolan Kay Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer.
Don Cherry is born
Darrell Waltrip, American athlete, known for american racing driver and commentator, was born on 1947-02-05.
Ben Ainslie is born
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese athlete, known for portuguese footballer, was born on 1985-02-05.
Neymar, Brazilian athlete, known for brazilian footballer, was born on 1992-02-05.
Adam Ondra, Czech athlete, known for czech climber, was born on 1993-02-05. Adam Ondra is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing.
André Citroën is born
Elizabeth Ryan is born
William S. Burroughs writer and visual artist, known for american writer and visual artist, was born on 1914-02-05.
Jane Geddes is born
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher, known for scottish essayist, historian and philosopher, died on 1881-02-05.
Ben Enwonwu, Nigerian nigerian painter and sculptor, known for nigerian painter and sculptor, died on 1994-02-05.
Gnassingbé Eyadéma dies
Kirk Douglas, American actor, known for american actor, died on 2020-02-05. Kirk Douglas was an American actor and filmmaker.
Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor, known for canadian actor, died on 2021-02-05. Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor.
French troops under Gaston de Foix rescue Bologna, which was under siege from a combined Papal-Spanish army
Beggars assault Oisterwijk in the Netherlands, drive nuns out
Henry IV (French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry (le Bon Roi Henri) or Henry the Great (Henri le Grand), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from...
A group of early Japanese Christians, known as the 26 Martyrs, are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society
Connecticut passes the first US livestock branding law
The 1663 Charlevoix earthquake occurred on February 5 in New France (now the Canadian province of Quebec), and was assessed to have a moment magnitude of between 7.3 and 7.9.
The Peace of Ryswick, or Rijswijk, were a series of treaties signed in the Dutch city of Rijswijk between 20 September and 30 October 1697.
John Witherspoon, American founding father and minister, known for american founding father and minister, was born on 1723-02-05.
American British Colony of Georgia becomes 1st US territory to abolish both entail and primogeniture land and estate inheritance practices
British garrison in Menorca (western Mediterranean) surrenders to French and Spanish fleet as part of the American Revolutionary War
Earthquakes ravage Calabria in Italy, killing 30,000
Robert Peel is born
Zealand, Netherlands, surrenders to French general Michaud
English explorer George Bass and crew set sail from Sydney to Tahiti and Chile - they're never seen again
First US gas company incorporates in Baltimore (coal gas for streetlights)
The House of Bernadotte is the royal family of Sweden, founded there in 1818 by King Charles XIV John. It was also the royal family of Norway between 1818 and 1905.
Hannah Lord Montague of NY creates the first detachable shirt collar
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853.
Jan van Speyk blows up his gunboat in Antwerp to avoid capture by the Belgian, killing about 30
The Oregon Spectator, was a newspaper published from 1846 to 1855 in Oregon City of what was first the Oregon Country and later the Oregon Territory of the United States.
D.D. Parmelee patents the first key-driven adding machine in New Paltz, NY
Wallachia is a geographical region of modern-day Romania, as well as one of the two historical Romanian principalities that laid the foundation for the establishment of the modern Romanian state.
The Kinematoscope (a.k.a. Motoscope) was patented in 1861 (United States Patent 31357), a protean development in the history of cinema.
Danish army begins its withdrawal from Danevirke to Dybbøl through driven snow, last time the Danes would occupy Danevirke, symbol of Danish identity
US Civil War: Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia (Armstrong's Mill, Dabney's Mill)
World's largest alluvial gold nugget, the Welcome Stranger, is found by John Deason and Richard Oates (weighing 97.14 kg) in Moliagul, Australia
First motion picture shown to a theater audience airs in Philadelphia
André Citroën is born
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan FRS (31 October 1828 – 27 May 1914) was an English physicist, chemist, and inventor.
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the...
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher, known for scottish essayist, historian and philosopher, died on 1881-02-05.
From 1885 to 1908, many atrocities were committed in the Congo Free State (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of Belgium.
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala Teatro in Milan, Italy, Verdi's first new opera for over 15 years
Elizabeth Ryan is born
Alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec)
Female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms
First showing of a motion picture in Hawaii takes place at the Hawaii Opera House
British troops under Gen Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal
Adlai Stevenson II, American politician and diplomat, known for american politician and diplomat, was born on 1900-02-05.
"Loop-the-Loop" the first dual-tracked (racing) steel roller coaster opens on Coney Island, New York; designed and built by Edward Green and Edwin Prescott
American occupation of Cuba ends
Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam
William S. Burroughs writer and visual artist, known for american writer and visual artist, was born on 1914-02-05.
Robert Hofstadter, American physicist, known for american physicist, was born on 1915-02-05. Robert Hofstadter (February 5, 1915 – November 17, 1990) was an American physicist.
Congress overrides Wilson's veto, curtailing Asian immigration
Separation of church and state begins in USSR
Nicolae Ceaușescu is born
Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium
The Black Cat was an American fiction magazine launched in 1895 by Herman Umbstaetter, initially published in Boston, Massachusetts.
General mine strike against wage cuts in Saar Territory (previous part of Germany occupied by Allied forces after WWI)
They'll Do It Every Time was a newspaper comic strip, created by Jimmy Hatlo. It was published for almost eight decades, first appearing on February 4, 1929, and ending on February 3, 2008.
5th Aliyah to Israel begins
American speed skater Jack Shea wins the 1,500m at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics; clinches sprint double after also taking out the 500m
Crew of Dutch "7 Provinces" mutiny after pay cuts
Don Cherry is born
Modern Times is a 1936 American part-talkie satirical slapstick comedy film produced, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin.
Hans Engnestangen skates world record 500m (41.8 sec)
General Winckelman replaces Gen Reijnders as Dutch supreme commander
Dutch Premier De Geer returns from Lisbon to Netherlands
Amsterdam resistance group CS-6 shoots nazi general Seyffardt
Nolan Bushnell, American businessman and engineer, known for american businessman and engineer, was born on 1943-02-05. Nolan Kay Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer.
WWII: US troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manila in the Philippines after a month-long battle, ending three years of Japanese military occupation
Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69t.6 kph (440 yd/20.8 s)
The Chondoist Chongu Party is a political party in North Korea allied with the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) that is affiliated with the Ch'ŏndogyo religion. The party was founded on 8...
Bolewet Beirut becomes President of Poland
Darrell Waltrip, American athlete, known for american racing driver and commentator, was born on 1947-02-05.
"Nature of Things" science show premieres on NBC prime time
Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic
"Peter Pan," an animated film by Walt Disney, opens at the Roxy Theater in NYC
WCDC-TV channel 19 in Adams, Massachusetts (ABC) begins broadcasting
Finland goes 1-2 in the ski jumping at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics; Antti Hyvärinen takes gold ahead of teammate Aulis Kallakorpi
Clifton R Wharton confirmed as 1st US African American foreign minister (to Romania)
Jane Geddes is born
Black and White parents stage an overnight sit-in after school board denies transfer requests of nine Black families for their children to be transferred to newer school facility in Englewood, New Jersey
Maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars
Beursschouwburg opens in Brussels
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean.
The Smothers Brothers were the American duo of brothers Tom and Dick Smothers, who performed music and comedy.
The Hull triple trawler tragedy was the sinking of three trawlers from the British fishing port of Kingston upon Hull during January and February 1968.
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
"Turn-On," debuts and cancelled by ABC after flopping so badly
1st Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six
British actress Judi Dench (36) weds British actor Michael Williams (35) at St Mary's Catholic Church in Hampstead, London, until his death in 2001
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major…
Funeral held for US Army Lt. Col. William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War
John Patrick Murtha Jr. ( MUR-thə; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Ben Ainslie is born
The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 was a catastrophic, historic nor'easter that struck New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the New York metropolitan area.
Costliest single periodical ad, $3.2 million, Gulf + Western in Time
Egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel
British airline Laker Airways collapses owing 270M pounds ($351M)
NZ beat England (82 & 93) by an innings in 3 days
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese athlete, known for portuguese footballer, was born on 1985-02-05.
Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 2,200 for 1st time
Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes 1st NBA player to score 38,000 points
British comic actor Rowan Atkinson (35) weds Sunetra Sastry in New York
Notre Dame becomes 1st team to sell its game to a major network (NBC)
Super Bowl LII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2017 season.
Neymar, Brazilian athlete, known for brazilian footballer, was born on 1992-02-05.
Markale massacre: A 120-millimeter military mortar shell mortar explode in civilian marketplace in Sarajevo, of Bosnia and Herzegovina kills 68 and injures 144; tribunal determines attack was launched from Serbian held territory
Adam Ondra, Czech athlete, known for czech climber, was born on 1993-02-05. Adam Ondra is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing.
"Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV
Ben Enwonwu, Nigerian nigerian painter and sculptor, known for nigerian painter and sculptor, died on 1994-02-05.
Japan's Shinshinto Party wins local elections
British supermarket chains stock genetically modified tomato puree, the first GM food sold in the country
Japan's Ministry of Finance announces plans to cut import tariffs on crude oil and most petroleum products
Alberto Acciarito convicted of harassing his ex-wife Ingrid Rossellini
Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion
Gnassingbé Eyadéma dies
Super Bowl XL, Ford Field, Detroit, MI: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Seattle Seahawks, 21-10; MVP: Hines Ward, Pittsburgh, WR
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.
The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal runs aground off Oahu, Hawaii, damaging the ship as well as a coral reef
Same-sex marriage is legal in all parts of the United Kingdom. As marriage is a devolved legislative matter, different parts of the United Kingdom legalised at different times; it has been recognised...
Archaeologists decrypt the 13th C Viking jötunvillur runic code
Computer hackers try to steal 1 billion from Federal Reserve Bank of New York using Bangladesh banking codes, steal 81 million before a typo alerts authorities
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the...
Romanian government scraps corruption degree after 6 days of mass demonstrations
China’s first science fiction blockbuster, “The Wandering Earth” premieres, directed by Frant Gwo, based on a story by Liu Cixin
Kirk Douglas, American actor, known for american actor, died on 2020-02-05. Kirk Douglas was an American actor and filmmaker.
Ocean life is being drowned out by human noise, especially shipping, construction, sonar and seismic surveys according to new research [1]
Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor, known for canadian actor, died on 2021-02-05. Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor.
Body of five-year old Moroccan boy Rayan Oram retrieved from the well he fell down four days previously after huge rescue effort [1]
Thailand cuts power to several areas bordering Myanmar in an effort to curtail the large scam-factories located there, that house thousands of employees held against their will [1]
Last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia expires; the countries have no limits on their arsenal size for the first time since 1972 [1]