On This Day — February 5

🕰️ Notable Events on February 5

• 2017 — The New England Patriots win Superbowl LI after coming back down 25 to win 34-28 in overtime. It is the first such overtime game in Superbowl history. Tom Brady wins 4th Super Bowl MVP award. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion. Wikipedia ↗
• 2000 — Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Markale massacres, more than 60 people are killed and some 200 wounded as a mortar shell explodes in a downtown marketplace in Sarajevo. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Ugo Vetere, then the mayor of Rome, and Chedli Klibi, then the mayor of Carthage meet in Tunis to sign a treaty of friendship officially ending the Third Punic War which lasted 2,131 years. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Riots break in Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike the day before. The uprising (locally known as the Limazo) is bloodily suppressed by the military dictatorship. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — A hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb is lost by the US Air Force off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, never to be recovered. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: Allied forces begin the Battle of Keren to capture Keren, Eritrea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Mutiny on Royal Netherlands Navy warship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën off the coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — SS Tuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto. Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Greek military aviators, Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane. Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — In Mexico, the General Hospital of Mexico is inaugurated, started with four basic specialties. Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession. Wikipedia ↗
• 1869 — The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexandru Ioan Cuza as the United Principalities, an autonomous region within the Ottoman Empire, which ushered the birth of the modern Romanian state. Wikipedia ↗
• 1852 — The New Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, opens to the public. Wikipedia ↗
• 1849 — University of Wisconsin-Madison's first class meets at Madison Female Academy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1818 — Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway. Wikipedia ↗
• 1810 — Peninsular War: Siege of Cádiz begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1807 — HMS Blenheim (1761) and HMS Java disappear off the coast of Rodrigues. Wikipedia ↗
• 1783 — In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1782 — Spanish defeat British forces and capture Menorca. Wikipedia ↗
• 1778 — South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1597 — A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society. Wikipedia ↗
• 1576 — Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion. Wikipedia ↗
• 756 — An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang Dynasty, declares himself emperor and establishes the state of Yan. Wikipedia ↗
• Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on February 5

• 2016 — Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese prince Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Patrick Roberts, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Stina Blackstenius, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Adnan Januzaj, Belgian-Albanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Leilani Latu, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Ty Rattie, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Stefan de Vrij, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Neymar, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Nabil Bahoui, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Gerald Tusha, Albanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Dmitry Andreikin, Russian chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Jordan Rhodes, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Marina Melnikova, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Karin Ontiveros, Mexican model Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Darren Criss, American actor, singer, and entrepreneur Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Curtis Jerrells, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Alex Kuznetsov, Ukrainian-American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Linus Omark, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Donald Sanford, American-Israeli sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Vedran Ćorluka, Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Sekope Kepu, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Billy Sharp, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Reed Sorenson, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Carlos Villanueva, Chilean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Lloyd Johansson, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Laurence Maroney, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Carlos Tevez, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Anja Hammerseng-Edin, Norwegian handball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Laura del Rio, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kevin Everett, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Tomáš Kopecký, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Rodrigo Palacio, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mia Hansen-Løve, French director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Loukas Vyntra, Czech-Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer, created LiveJournal Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jo Swinson, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Nate Holzapfel, American entrepreneur and television personality Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Brian Russell, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Samuel Sánchez, Spanish cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Ben Ainslie, English sailor Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Adam Dykes, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Adam Everett, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — John Aloisi, Australian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Michael Maguire, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Richard Matvichuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Trijntje Oosterhuis, Dutch singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Luke Ricketson, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Brad Fittler, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Michel Breistroff, French ice hockey player (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Sara Evans, American country singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Jean-Marc Jaumin, Belgian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Darren Lehmann, Australian cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Bobby Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Michael Sheen, Welsh actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Derek Stephen Prince, American voice actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Roberto Alomar, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Marcus Grönholm, Finnish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Chris Parnell, American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — José María Olazábal, Spanish golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Tarik Benhabiles, Algerian-French tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Keith Moseley, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Laura Linney, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Duff McKagan, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Steven Shainberg, American film director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress, screenwriter, producer and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Savvas Kofidis, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Tim Meadows, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Aris Christofellis, Greek soprano and musicologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Bonnie Crombie, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 6th Mayor of Mississauga Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Jennifer Granholm, Canadian-American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Michigan Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Jüri Tamm, Estonian hammer thrower and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Vinnie Colaiuta, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Héctor Rebaque, Mexican race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — David Wiesner, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Mao Daichi, Japanese actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Mike Heath, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Cliff Martinez, American drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Frank Walker, Australian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Freddie Aguilar, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — John Beilein, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Gustavo Benítez, Paraguayan footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Daniel Balavoine, French singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Vladimir Moskovkin, Ukrainian-Russian geographer, economist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Nikolay Merkushkin, Mordovian engineer and politician, 1st Head of the Republic of Mordovia Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jonathan Freeman, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Rafael Puente, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Kurt Beck, German politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Yvon Vallières, Canadian educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Christopher Guest, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Barbara Hershey, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Errol Morris, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Tom Wilkinson, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Mary L. Cleave, American engineer and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Clemente Mastella, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Justice Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Amnon Dankner, Israeli journalist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Charlotte Rampling, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Douglas Hogg, English lawyer and politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — J. R. Cobb, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Henfil, Brazilian journalist, author, and illustrator (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Al Kooper, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Tamanoumi Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Nolan Bushnell, American engineer and businessman, founded Atari, Inc. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Michael Mann, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Craig Morton, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Roger Staubach, American football player, sportscaster, and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Stephen J. Cannell, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Henson Cargill, American country music singer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — David Selby, American actor and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Barrett Strong, American soul singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Kaspar Villiger, Swiss engineer and politician, 85th President of the Swiss Confederation Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Cory Wells, American pop-rock singer (Three Dog Night) (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Luke Graham, American wrestler (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Brian Luckhurst, English cricketer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Rafael Nieto Navia, Colombian lawyer, jurist, and diplomat Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Stuart Damon, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Larry Hillman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Gaston Roelants, Belgian runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Alar Toomre, Estonian-American astronomer and mathematician Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Wang Xuan, Chinese computer scientist and academic (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — K. S. Nissar Ahmed, Indian poet and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Alex Harvey, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Hank Aaron. American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Don Cherry, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Jörn Donner, Finnish director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — B.S. Johnson, English author, poet, and critic (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Hal Blaine, American session drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Luc Ferrari, French pianist and composer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Fred Sinowatz, Austrian politician, 19th Chancellor of Austria (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Andrew Greeley, American priest, sociologist, and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — P. J. Vatikiotis, Israeli-American historian and political scientist (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Robert Allen, American pianist and composer (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch captain and pilot (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Indian cardinal (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Claude King, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — James E. Bowman, American physician and academic (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Ken Adam, German-born English production designer and art director (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Red Buttons, American actor (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Tim Holt, American actor (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Isuzu Yamada, Japanese actress (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Robert Hofstadter, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, English physiologist, biophysicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Francisco Varallo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on February 5 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on February 5

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Kashmir Solidarity Day (PK)