February 5 in History
February 5 is the birthday of Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (2016) and the anniversary of the death of Irv Gotti (2025). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for February 5, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Sanjō, emperor of Japan was born in 976, while Avitus of Vienne, Gallo-Roman bishop died in 523.
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What happened on February 5
- 2020
United States President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.
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Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193 overshoots the runway at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and crashes, killing three people and injuring 179.
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Pope Francis becomes the first Pope in history to visit and perform papal mass in the Arabian Peninsula during his visit to Abu Dhabi.
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New Zealand politician Steven Joyce is hit by a flung rubber dildo in a Waitangi Day protest.
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Cybercriminals initiate the Bangladesh Bank robbery, using the SWIFT network to fraudulently transfer $101 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York account of Bangladesh Bank.
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A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57.
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Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
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Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya.
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The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
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Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
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Markale massacres, more than 60 people are killed and some 200 wounded as a mortar shell explodes in a downtown marketplace in Sarajevo.
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Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.
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Ugo Vetere, then the mayor of Rome, and Chedli Klibi, then the mayor of Carthage, meet in Tunis to sign a treaty of friendship officially ending the Third Punic War which lasted 2,131 years.
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Operation Soap: The Metropolitan Toronto Police Force raids four gay bathhouses in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, arresting just under 300, triggering mass protest and rallies.
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Riots break out 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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Editor's picks
Born on February 5
- 976 — Sanjō, emperor of Japan (died 1017)
- 1321 — John II, marquess of Montferrat (died 1372)
- 1438 — Philip II, duke of Savoy (died 1497)
Died on February 5
- 523 — Avitus of Vienne, Gallo-Roman bishop
- 994 — William IV, duke of Aquitaine (born 937)
- 1015 — Adelaide, German abbess and saint
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for February 5
Quick answers
Who was born on February 5? Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (2016), Jisung (2002), Taehyun (singer) (2002).
Who died on February 5? Irv Gotti (2025), Toby Keith (2024), Pervez Musharraf (2023).
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