This Day in History
05 Feb 1488
Roman catholic German emperor Maximilian I caught in Belgium
05 Feb 1512
French troops under Gaston de Foix rescues Bologna
05 Feb 1572
Beggars assault Oisterwijk Neth drive nuns out
05 Feb 1597
A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society
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Roosevelt announces court-packing plan
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Roger Williams arrives in America
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Noriega indicted on U.S. drug charges
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Mexican constitution proclaimed
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Immigration act passed over Wilson’s veto
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Beckwith convicted of killing Medgar Evers
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Hitler to Mussolini: Fight harder!
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South Vietnam requests more support
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North Vietnamese begin preparations for offensive
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Hank Aaron is born
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Millard Fillmore marries Abigail Powers
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Southern Pacific Railroad completes Sunset Route
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The American Invasion begins, as Bill Haley and the Comets storm Britain
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Andrew Greeley is born
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