February 5

Events

 * - converts to  in order to ensure his right to the throne of.
 * - A group of early are killed by the new government of  for being seen as a threat to Japanese.
 * - emigrates to.
 * - becomes the first state to ratify the.
 * - defeat  forces and capture.
 * - ascends to the thrones of  and.
 * - and  are united under  as the.
 * - King establishes the  as a personal possession.
 * - The and the  sign treaty for
 * - The of  is adopted, establishing a  with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
 * 1917  - The  passes a, over  's veto, banning most n immigration to the.
 * -, , , and launch.
 * - The begin broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the  or the "".
 * - releases the last movie of the silent film era,.
 * -  proposes a.
 * - :  returns to.
 * - The is founded in.
 * - is nominated to be the first president of the.
 * 1958  - A  known as the  is lost by the  off the coast of, never to be recovered.
 * -  calls for allowing  to be an independent nation.
 * - : begins.
 * - : Mission -   and Edgar Mitchell aboard LM, Antares land on the  at.
 * - becomes the first  elected to the.
 * - becomes the first  veteran elected to the.
 * - is indicted on  and  charges.
 * 1988  -  holds the first "", which raises £15 million in the  for.
 * - is convicted of the  murder of  leader.
 * - During the more than 60 people are killed and some 200 wounded as a mortar shell slams into a downtown marketplace in.
 * - The so-called in  announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid  survivors and their families.
 * - Twenty-three people drown when a group of 35 -pickers are trapped by rising tides in, . Twenty-one bodies are recovered.
 * 2004  -  from the  capture the city of, starting the.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, Swiss historian (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Italian writer (d. )
 * -, Spanish poet (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, Irish-born religious leader (d. )
 * -, American lawyer and patriot (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Austrian mineralogist (d. )
 * -, Finnish poet (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, Norwegian violinist (d. )
 * -, American evangelist (d. )
 * -, Scottish inventor (d. )
 * 1840  -, American inventor  (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * 1848  -, American outlaw (d. )
 * 1848  -, Chilean war hero (d. )
 * -, French automobile pioneer (d. )
 * -, French aviation pioneer (d. )
 * -, British cricketer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American heiress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, British conjoined twins (d. )
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * 1910  -, Canadian Cell Biologist (d. )
 * -, Swedish tenor (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1914  -,  (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1919  -, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. )
 * 1919  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, British comedian (d. )
 * -, British conductor (d. )
 * -, Belgian racing driver (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, American entrepreneur (d. )
 * -, American priest and novelist
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * 1929  -, Austrian politician
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American radio show host (d. )
 * -, Finnish writer/director
 * -, Canadian hockey commentator
 * 1934  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * 1937  -, Chinese scientist
 * -, Swiss artist
 * -, American journalist
 * 1941  -, American actor
 * 1941  -, Swiss Federal Councilor
 * -, American football player
 * 1942  -, American singer
 * -, American video game pioneer
 * 1943  -, American film director
 * 1943  -, American football player
 * -, American musician
 * -, British actress
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, Swedish football manager
 * 1948  -, American actor
 * 1948  -, American actress
 * 1948  -, American film director
 * -, French singer and songwriter (d. )
 * -, American basketball coach
 * -, American musician
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Portuguese-American superstar singer
 * -, Mexican racing driver
 * -, Greek countertenor
 * -, Greek footballer and manager
 * -, American actress
 * -, American film director
 * -, Cypriot singer
 * 1964  -, American actress
 * 1964  -, American musician
 * -, Romanian footballer
 * -, Slovenian skier (d. )
 * 1966  -, Greek archer
 * -, baseball player
 * 1968  -, Icelandic actor
 * -, American singer
 * 1969  -, Welsh actor
 * -, American singer
 * 1972  -, Japanese comedian
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1973  -, Dutch singer
 * -, Dutch footballer
 * 1975  -, American musician (AFI)
 * -, Thai actor
 * 1976  -, Indian actor
 * 1976  -, Australian footballer
 * 1976  -, American football player
 * -, British sailor
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * 1977  -, American football player
 * -, American actor
 * 1978  -, American football player
 * -, American programmer
 * 1980  -, American-born Yugoslav royalty
 * 1980  -, British politician
 * 1980  -, Czech tennis player
 * -, American actress
 * 1981  -, Greek football player
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * 1982  -, American football player
 * -, Argentinine footballer
 * 1984  -, American football player
 * -, American football player
 * 1985  -, Portuguese footballer
 * 1985  -, American actress
 * 1985  -, American singer
 * -, American racecar driver
 * 1986  -, English footballer
 * 1986  -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, regent of Sweden (b. )
 * -, Italian painter
 * -, German theologian (b. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (b. )
 * -, German Catholic theologian (b. )
 * -, Scottish physician and chemist (b. )
 * -, Corsican patriot and military leader (b. )
 * -, Scottish writer and historian (b. )
 * -, Swedish novelist (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Emir of (b. )
 * -, Croatian inventor (b. )
 * 1922  -, South African general (b. )
 * -, Indian sufi
 * -, Russian-born writer (b. )
 * -, German jurist (b. )
 * -, Australian poet, author of "Walzing Matilda" (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, German general (b. )
 * -, Lebanese surgeon (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, American department store founder (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Swedish physicist (b. )
 * -, Governor of Connecticut (b. )
 * -, Mexican wrestler and film actor (b. )
 * -, Quebec politician (b. )
 * -, American film and stage actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Brazilian physiologist (b. )
 * -, American writer, producer, and director (b. )
 * 1993  -, American actor and stuntman (parachuting accident) (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English-born American diplomat (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Russian economist, (b. )
 * -, French film director (b. )
 * -, American Central Intelligence Agency officer
 * -, American animator (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican actress and comedian (b. )
 * 2006  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Austrian investigative journalist (b. )
 * 2007  -, American politician and 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California (1983–1995) (b. )