February 5
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February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 329 days remaining until the end of the year (330 in leap years).
[change] Events
- 1638 - The city of Rheinfelden, Switzerland was attacked.
- 1924 - The Winter Olympics in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France end.
- 2006 - Super Bowl XL: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Seattle Seahawks to win their 5th Super Bowl championship.
[change] Births
- 1788 - Robert Peel, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1850)
- 1914 - William S. Burroughs, American writer (d. 1997)
- 1934 - Hank Aaron, American Baseball Hall of Famer
- 1941 - David Selby, American actor
- 1948 - Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager
- 1959 - Jennifer Granholm, Canadian-born American politician, Governor of Michigan
- 1972 - Mary E. Donaldson, Crown Princess of Denmark
- 1985 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer