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5th Feb

1991
Award
Mitchel, Joni
      Joni Mitchel is inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame
1942
Battle of Rzhev
Model, Otto Moritz Walter
   Rzhev   Begins to attack the Russians in order to hold Rzhev & stop the Russian advance
   Rzhev   Traps a large number of Russian units, the line is closed with 26,000 Russians dead
1807
Battle of Waltersdorf
Ney
   Waltersdorf   French corps under Ney decisively defeat a Prussian army during Napoleon's Friedland campaign
1804
Birth
Runeberg, Johan Ludvig
      Birth of Johan Ludvig Runeberg
1938
Birth
Guare, John
      Birth of John Guare, playwright
1723
Birth
Neefe, Christian Gottlob
      Birth of Christian Gottlob Neefe, omposer, conductor & tutor of Beethoven
1840
Birth
Dunlop, John Boyd
      Birth of John Boyd Dunlop
1914
Birth
Hodgkin, Alan
      Birth of Alan Hodgkin
1935
Birth
Harvey, Alex
      Birth of Alex Harvey
1788
Birth
Kisfaludy, Karoly
      Birth of Karoly Kisfaludy
1807
Campaign Friedland
Ney
   Friedland   French corps under Ney decisively defeat a Prussian army during Napoleon's Friedland campaign
1905
Captain
Ataturk
   Damascus   Appointed Captain in the 5th Army, Damascus
1419
Capture
Henry V
   Mantes   Captures Mantes
1782
Capture
Grillon
   Minorca   Captures all of Minorca except for Port Mahon
1991
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Barre, Siad
   Khartoum   Sudan decrees a federal system in order to end 7 years of civil war
1685
Death
Scott
   Hague, The   Present at the death of Charles II
1948
Death
Blaskowitz, Johannes von
   Nuremburg   Death of Johannes Blaskowitz, commits suicide
1985
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Pinochet, Augusto Jos‚ RamĒn
      The USAhalts its loan to Chile due to human rights abuse
1985
Diplomacy
Thatcher, Margaret Hilda
   Gibraltar   Free movement between Spain & Gibraltar returns
2003
Diplomacy
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud
      Iran makes an offer of negotiation with the USAthat covers Nuclear matters and Iran's support for Palestinian groups resisting Israeli occupation, the offer is spurned by the Bush administration
2006
Diplomacy
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud
      Iran says it will no longer allow snap inspections of its Nuclear sites, after the UN Nuclear watchdog vote to report Tehran to the Security Council
1972
Diplomacy
Meir, Golda
      the USA agrees to sell 42 F-4 Phantom jets to Israel
2007
Economy
Bush, George Walker
      President Bush says the $2.9 trillion budget will eliminate the federal deficit by 2012 without increasing taxes
1939
Exile of Franco Bahamonde
Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo
      The Republican Government retreats into France
1939
Exile of Negrin
Negrin, Juan
      Government politicians flee to France
1939
Exile
Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo
      Government politicians begin fleeing to France
1985
Government
Reagan, Ronald Wilson
      The USAhalts its loan to Chile due to human rights abuse
1811
Health
George III
      The Regency Act is passed making the Prince of Wales Prince Regent
1989
Invasion of Afghanistan
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich
      Russia announces that all but a small rear-guard contingent of its troops had left Afghanistan
1742
Invasion of Bohemia
Frederick II the Great
   Bohemia   1st day of the invasion of Bohemia
   Bohemia   French & Bavarian armies fail to assist Prussia
1940
Invasion of Finland
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
   Paris   Attends the Supreme War Council where it is decided to help Finland against Russia
1941
Invasion of Libya
Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen
      Lands the Afrika Korps in Libya to support the Italians
1941
Invasion of Libya
Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea
      Rommel lands in Libya with the Afrika Korps to support the failed Italian invasion
1940
Invasion of Norway
Chamberlain, Neville
   Narvik   The British Chiefs-of-Staff set 20th March as the date for a landing at Narvik
1940
Invasion of Sweden
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
   Paris   Attends the Supreme War Council which decides to control the Swedish iron-ore fields
1811
Legislation
George III
      The Regency Act is passed making the Prince of Wales Prince Regent
      The Regency Act is passed making the Prince of Wales Prince Regent
1811
Legislation
George IV
      The Regency Act is passed making the Prince of Wales Prince Regent
      The Regency Act is passed making the Prince of Wales Prince Regent
1644
Lieutenant
Cromwell, Oliver
   London   Signs the Covenant enabling him to take up the position of Lieutenant Colonel
   London   Signs the Covenant enabling him to take up the position of Lieutenant Colonel
2006
Nuclear Warfare
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud
      Iran says it will no longer allow snap inspections of its Nuclear sites, after the UN Nuclear watchdog vote to report Tehran to the Security Council
1515
Parliament
Henry VIII
   London   Opening of Henry VIII's 3rd Parliament
1979
Prime Minister
Bazargan, Mehdi
      Appointed Prime Minister of Iran
1998
Purchase Minnesota Vikings
Clancy, Tom
   Minnesota   Tom Clancy signs agreement to purchase Minnesota Vikings for slightly more than $200 million
1811
Regency
George IV
      Appointed Regent for George III during his bout of insanity
1955
Resignation
Mendes-France, Pierre
   Paris   The Government falls over the question of North-African insurgency
1992
Scandal
Ashdown, Paddy
      Admits affair with secretary
1757
Siege of Calcutta
Clive, Robert
   Calcutta   The Nawab marches again on Calcutta but is surprised by a dawn attack by the British
1757
Siege of Calcutta
Siraj-Ud-Daulah
   Calcutta   The Nawab marches again on Calcutta but is surprised by a dawn attack by the British
1898
Siege of Havana
McKinley, William
   Havana   The Spanish sink the USAbattleship Maine which triggers off the Spanish-American War
1885
Siege of Khartoum
Gladstone, William Ewart
   Khartoum   After Gordon's death Gladstone resigns
1960
Speech
Thatcher, Margaret Hilda
   London   Makes maiden speech in Parliament
1818
Succession
Charles XIV
   Stockholm   The Crown Prince Jean Bernadotte becomes the first Bernadotte King
1948
Suicide
Blaskowitz, Johannes von
   Nuremburg   Commits suicide after being indicted as a war criminal before being brought to trial
1136
Treaty of Durham
Stephen
   Durham   David I is granted Carlisle and Doncaster, with Carlisle went much of Cumberland and the honour of Lancaster
1136
Treaty of Durham
David I
   Durham   David I is granted Carlisle and Doncaster, with Carlisle went much of Cumberland and the honour of Lancaster
1948
Trial
Blaskowitz, Johannes von
   Nuremburg   Commits suicide after being indicted as a war criminal before being brought to trial
1983
Trial
Barbie, Klaus
      Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial
1988
Trial
Noriega, Manuel
      Indicted by the USAof taking millions of dollars in bribes from drug traficers
2003
United Nations
Powell, Colin
      Fails to gain support from UN Security Council members France, Germany & Russia

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