February 5 in History

Historical Events on February 5

1810 Peninsular War: Siege of Cádiz begins.

1849 University of Wisconsin-Madison's first class meets at Madison Female Academy.

1917 The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.

1919 Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists.

1939 Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain.

1941 World War II: Allied forces begin the Battle of Keren to capture Keren, Eritrea.

1945 World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila.

1958 Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.

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.

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Famous Birthdays on February 5

1947 Darrell Waltrip

1953 John Beilein

1985 Cristiano Ronaldo

1992 Neymar

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Famous Deaths on February 5

1661 Shunzhi Emperor

1881 Thomas Carlyle

2008 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

2010 Harry Schwarz

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